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Object Details

Subject

National Museum of History and Technology (U.S.)

Summary

This is the garrison flag which flew over Fort McHenry in Baltimore, Maryland, during the attack by the British fleet in 1814 and inspired Francis Scott Key (a Georgetown, D.C. lawyer) to write the words to what is now the U.S. National Anthem.

Cite as

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 285, Image No. SIA2010-3454

Repository Loc.

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507; 600 Maryland Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20024-2520

Date

Undated

Local number

SIA RU000285 [SIA2010-3454]

Restrictions & Rights

No access restrictions Many of SIA's holdings are located off-site, and advance notice is recommended to consult a collection. Please email the SIA Reference Team at osiaref@si.edu

Type

Black-and-white photographs

Physical description

7.5X9.5

Data Source

Smithsonian Institution Archives

Topic

Flags

Metadata Usage

CC0

Record ID

siris_arc_311171