140th Flag Day

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140th Flag Day

Title: 140th flag day, 1777-1917 The birthday of the stars and stripes, June 14th, 1917. Date Created/Published: 1917.

Medium: 1 print (poster) : lithograph, color ; 101 x 65 cm. Summary: Poster showing a man raising the American flag, with a minuteman cheering and an eagle flying above.
Reproduction Number: LC-USZC4-6262 (color film copy transparency)

Rights Advisory: No known restrictions on reproduction.

Call Number: POS - WWI - US, no. 412 (C size) [P&
and P] Repository: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA


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