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In this installment, Seattle Municipal Archives' Audiovisual Archivist Libby Hopfauf presents a 1987 public service announcement produced by Seattle City Light featuring an energy conservation rap.

View more from the "Favorite Archival Object" series here. 

Seattle Municipal Archives MATERIAL CITATIONS:
– "Reduce Your Chills & Cut Your Bills" (1987), Item 5542, Record Series 1204-05

All of the videos from the "Favorite Archival Object" series feature the following:
– Background used for all object reveals: Agreement between the Board of Park Commissioners of Seattle and Olmsted Brothers (April 30, 1904), Item 5801_01_53_15_001, Record Series 5801-01: Don Sherwood Parks History Collection, Seattle Municipal Archives
– Footage in introduction titles: Seattle Channel, Item cs_112119_3071924V
– Music: "The Plan's Working" by Cooper Cannellis from YouTube's Audio Library (Creative Commons)