The Human Flag, Altoona, Pa. Photo by A.R. Bardsley – Historic Photo Reproduction
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This rare historic photograph captures The Human Flag, Altoona, Pa. Photo by A.R. Bardsley in remarkable detail. It comes from the Snapshots of the Past collection, curated over 25 years for its historical value.
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The Human Flag, Altoona, Pa. Photo by A.R. Bardsley
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Few pictures make the idea of a human flag as clear as this one from Altoona, Pennsylvania, where people have been arranged into the stripes and stars of the national flag. Photographed around 1912 by A.R. Bardsley, it reflects a popular custom of the early twentieth century, when communities staged living tableaux at festivals, parades and patriotic gatherings. Altoona, a railroad town built around the Pennsylvania Railroad's shops, had a large working population to draw on for such displays. The design only reads as a flag from a high enough vantage point, which is worth keeping in mind when looking at how precisely the figures fill each section.
| Created / published | c. 1912 |
|---|---|
| Medium | photographic print |
| Original scan | 3,500 × 2,500 px · prints to 12 × 8 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-143592 |
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