Star-Spangled Banner

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Object Details

Author

Unknown

Subject

Star-Spangled Banner (Flag)

Summary

The Star-Spangled Banner, undated. Note that the "A" sewn into the flag has been whited out in the image The Star-Spangled Banner was the Garrison flag of Ft. McHenry, Baltimore, during the bombardment of the fort by the British, September 13-14, 1814, when it was successfully defended by Colonel George Armistead. The flag was presented to the United States National Museum, Washington, D.C., by Mr. Eben Appleton of New York, the grandson of Colonel George Armistead.

Contained within

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 54a, Folder: 22

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Date

Date unknown, probably c. 1940

Standard number

35079 or MAH-35079

Restrictions & Rights

No restrictions

Type

Photographic print

Object

Physical description

Color: Black and White; Size: 8 x 10; Type of Image: Object; Medium: Photographic print

Data Source

Smithsonian Archives - History Div

Topic

Flags

National Collections

Metadata Usage

Usage conditions apply

Record ID

siris_sic_9740