140th flag day, 1777-1917 – Antique 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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Few images capture their era like this vintage poster of 140th flag day, 1777-1917. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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140th flag day, 1777-1917
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Few flag-day posters from the First World War era tie a holiday so directly to a date, and this one does it in its title: "140th Flag Day, 1777-1917." The Flag Resolution of June 14, 1777, adopted the stars and stripes as the national flag, and by 1917 the United States was newly at war in Europe, which gave such displays added weight. The poster was issued around 1917 as a color lithograph, a medium that let printers reproduce bold red, white, and blue for public display. It is part of the Willard and Dorothy Straight Collection at the Library of Congress.
| Created / published | c. 1917 |
|---|---|
| Medium | poster, lithograph, color, 101 x 65 cm. |
| Notes | The birthday of the stars and stripes, June 14th, 1917. Forms part of: Willard and Dorothy Straight Collection, Library of Congress |
| Source | Library of Congress |
| Original scan | 2,500 × 3,923 px · prints to 8 × 13 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-219856 |
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