Object Details
Description
Students at the Lanphier High School in Springfield, Illinois, carried this flag in a procession to the Illinois State Capitol on the first National Earth Day, on April 22, 1970. The flag, which measures 61 by 36.5 inches, has green stripes symbolizing a clean Earth, white stripes symbolizing clean air, and the Greek letter theta symbolizing death. LHS science teacher Ray Bruzan turned Room 308 into the school’s “Environmental Action Center” during the 1969-70 school year. The flag was sewn by the mother of one of his students.
Credit Line
Raymond Bruzan, Lanphier High School, Springfield, Illinois
date made
1969-1970
ID Number
1994.0146.01
catalog number
1994.0146.01
accession number
1994.0146
Object Name
Flag, Earth Day
Physical Description
fabric (overall material)
Measurements
average spatial: 91.4 cm x 151.1 cm; x 36 in x 59 1/2 in
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Medicine and Science: Biological Sciences
Data Source
National Museum of American History
associated subject
Environmental Movement
Environmental Movement
related event
Earth Day
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_1165107