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hand-held American flag
- Creator:
- unknown
- Location:
- unknown
- Origin Date:
- Unknown
- Materials:
- cloth
- Measurements:
- overall: 10 in x 7 1/2 in
- Item ID:
- 71.2009.082.0030
- Holding Institution:
- Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
- Available for Viewing:
- No
- Category:
- Textiles
Description
Small hand-held American flag features a starched white cotton field printed with red stripes (for a total of thirteen stripes) and a small blue field in a top corner with thirty-four stars. One side of the flag is pressed between two halves of a dowel rod. This flag was used at Abraham Lincoln's first inauguration as president of the United States. For more information on the flags in this collection, see "Lincoln Lore" Number 1522, December 1964. Part of The Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
