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Flag of Fort McHenry, 1814, The original Star Spangled Banner
Flag of Fort McHenry, 1814, The original Star Spangled Banner. In 1814, the U.S. Army decided that a flag should be erected over Fort McHenry to boost residents' spirits after British forces burned Washington, D.C. during the War of 1812. Lieutenant Colonel George Armistead commiss...
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| Collection: | Historical Society of Pennsylvania photograph collection (#V59) |
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| Date: | 1814 |
| Box Number: | Box 34 |
| Folder Number: | Folder 5 |
| Format: | Electronic |
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| Copyright: | Public Domain |
| Online Access: | https://digitallibrary.hsp.org/index.php/Detail/objects/4735 |
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