Collection Highlights
Abraham Lincoln
Date:
April, 1865
Object Number:
PR.011.10
Medium:
Albumen print, carte-de-visite photograph
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Flag: 45 stars
Object Number:
1942.548
Date:
1896-1902
Medium:
Wool, cotton, metal grommets
Dimensions:
Overall: 55 x 91 1/2 in. ( 139.7 x 232.4 cm )
Description:
Wool machine-sewn U.S. flag with forty-five cotton stars applied to both sides of the blue canton (three rows of eight stars interspaced with three rows of seven stars); thirteen red and white stripes; white hoist with metal grommets a each end.
Gallery Label:
This was the last U.S. flag to be lowered at the palace in Havana, Cuba, when the American troops evacuated the city in 1902.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. Samuel L. Israel
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
