140th flag day, 1777-1917 The birthday of the stars and stripes, June 14th, 1917. – Vintage Wall Art
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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A window into the past: 140th flag day, 1777-1917 The birthday of the stars and stripes, June 14th, 1917., preserved in this vintage poster. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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140th flag day, 1777-1917 The birthday of the stars and stripes, June 14th, 1917.
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Printed in 1917 for the 140th anniversary of the Continental Congress's June 14, 1777 resolution adopting the stars and stripes, this color lithograph is titled as the flag's birthday. It appeared the same year the United States entered the First World War, so it turns a holiday into wartime messaging, pairing the flag with a line from "The Star-Spangled Banner." The artist's monogram remains unidentified, but the poster belongs to a broader group of American war posters from the 1910s that used patriotic symbols to rally support at home. It is part of the Willard and Dorothy Straight Collection.
| Created / published | 1917 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph, color ; 101 x 65 cm. |
| Genre | War posters American 1910-1920.Lithographs Color 1910-1920. |
| Notes | Text continues: 'Tis the Star Spangled Banner, oh, long may it wave, o'er the land of the free and the home of the brave! Monogram unidentified. Forms part of: Willard and Dorothy Straight Collection. |
| Subjects | Flag Day--1910-1920. World War, 1914-1918--Communications--United States. Flags--American--1910-1920. Holidays--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,605 × 4,466 px · prints to 12 × 15 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 896_140th_flag_day_17771917_1917 |
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