The Star-Spangled Banner
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ID: 91-3680
Creator: Unknown
Form/Genre: Photographic print
Date: Date of image is unknown, perhaps c. 1940
Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 41, Folder 1
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.
Historic Images of the Smithsonian
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.
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 41, Folder 1
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
Date of image is unknown, perhaps c. 1940
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91-3680
Color: Black and White; Size: 8w x 10h; Type of Image: Object; Medium: Photographic print