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memorial flags

Creator:
unknown
Location:
unknown
Origin Date:
Unknown
Materials:
cloth
Measurements:
overall: 3 1/2 in x 9 1/2 in
Item ID:
71.2009.082.0052
Holding Institution:
Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
Available for Viewing:
No
Category:
Textiles

Description

Two silk US flags that measure 1.50 x 1". Both flags are adhered to a newsprint piece of paper and that paper is adhered to a browned piece of torn paper. The newsprint paper has a handwritten note that reads, "This little flag I had pined on my apron with an Eagle pin at school in Albany, N.Y. when Abraham Lincolns body passed thro the City- "AlbanyFemale Academy" Pearl Street- (The other little (flag) I wore when he was elected Pres. of the U. States." One flag has 13 stars and 13 stripes. The other flag has 13 stars and 9 stripes. Part of the Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum