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Description
During the ice storm of January 1998, people frequently placed hand-written signs near their property to let utility crews know that they still needed to be reconnected to the power grid.
This sign, saved by a Central Maine Power Co. crew, reads, "Need Power!!! 9-month baby inside."
About This Item
- Title: 'Need power' sign, 1998
- Creation Date: 1998
- Subject Date: 1998
- Media: Paint on masonite
- Local Code: 2004.090.0406
- Collection: Central Maine Power Company collection
- Object Type: Physical Object
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Standardized Subject Headings
- Assistance
- Blizzards--Maine
- Central Maine Power Company
- Electric power failures
- Electricity--Maine
- Power shortages--Maine
- Public utility companies
- Signs (Notices)
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Maine Historical Society485 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101
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