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Author:
Unknown  Search this
Subject:
Appleton, Eben  Search this
Star-Spangled Banner (Flag)  Search this
United States National Museum  Search this
National Museum of American History (U.S.) (NMAH)  Search this
Physical description:
Color: Black and White; Size: 8w x 10h; Type of Image: Object; Medium: Photographic print
Type:
Photographic print
Object
Date:
Date of image is unknown, perhaps c. 1940
Category:
Historic Images of the Smithsonian
Notes:
This is a copy negative and the partial "A" that was sewed onto the flag was whited out on the photograph the negative was made from, so it is also missing on the negative.
Summary:
The Star-Spangled Banner was the Garrison flag of Ft. McHenry, Baltimore, during the bombardment of the fort by the British, September 13-14, 1814, when it was successfully defended by Colonel George Armistead. The flag was presented to the United States National Museum, Washington, D.C., by Mr. Eben Appleton of New York, the grandson of Colonel George Armistead.
Contained within:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 41, Folder 1
Contact information:
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
Topic:
Flags  Search this
Gifts  Search this
Exhibitions  Search this
Artifacts  Search this
National Collections  Search this
Standard number:
91-3680
Restrictions & Rights:
No restrictions
Data Source:
Smithsonian Archives - History Div
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sic_8321