Collection Highlights
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Date:
1864
Object Number:
PR.011.5
Medium:
Albumen print mounted on card (Carte de Visite)
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Luce Center
Flag
Object Number:
2042
Date:
1896-1907
Medium:
Silk
Dimensions:
Overall: 56 x 69 in. ( 142.2 x 175.3 cm )
Description:
Silk U.S. Regimental flag of the 39th Regiment U.S. Infantry Volunteers with forty-five gold painted stars in the canton (three rows of eight stars interspaced with three rows of seven stars); thirteen red and white stripes, center stripe inscribed, "39th. REGIMENT INFANTRY U.S. VOLUNTEERS" in gold paint; gold silk fringe trim along the three fly edges.
Gallery Label:
This flag may have been used during the Spanish American War.
Credit Line:
Gift of Lieutenant General Robert Lee Bullard
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
