Collection Highlights
"Columbia Demands Her Children"
Date:
1864
Object Number:
PR.010.1864.30
Medium:
Paper
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Banner
Object Number:
1954.104
Date:
ca. 1898
Medium:
Cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 32 3/8 x 33 1/8 in. ( 82.2 x 84.1 cm )
Marks:
printed: center: "BATALLONE CAZA...RES/ DE/ ALFONSO XIII No_30."
painted: underside: "B.H.L."
Description:
Cotton copperplate-printed banner from the Battle of Coamo, Puerto Rico of the Spanish-American War; red and ochre stripe with crowned bugle printed in black ink in the center.
Gallery Label:
This banner was picked up from an open field during the Battle of Coamo, Puerto Rico, during the Spanish American War. It is believed to be a regimental handkerchief issued to all Spanish soldiers.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Association of Ex-Members of Squadron A, through Mr. Abel I. Smith
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
