January
SI Accessions "Star Spangled Banner"
Year:
1912
Month:
december
Day:
17
Date:
Tue, 1912-12-17
SIA Image reference:
The Star Spangled Banner is accessioned into the permanent collection of the U.S. National Museum. The flag was first loaned to the Museum on July 9, 1907, by Eben Appleton, grandson of Major George Armistead, the defender of Fort McHenry, where the flag flew during the War of 1812. In 1912, Appleton decides to make the flag a permanent gift to the Museum.