The Star-Spangled Banner flag postcard with blossoms – Historic Reproduction
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This vintage postcard of The Star-Spangled Banner flag postcard with blossoms brings a moment of history to your wall. Drawn from the Snapshots of the Past archive, it is an authentic piece of documented history.
Framed, it is ready for the wall; unframed, it is ready for the frame you choose. Perfect for a home, office, library or classroom wall, and a gift with a story behind it. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Since 2001, Snapshots of the Past has shipped historic prints to tens of thousands of customers around the world.
The Star-Spangled Banner flag postcard with blossoms
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Stars and Stripes rise above a cluster of blossoms here, a pairing common on patriotic postcards of the early twentieth century. The title points to the Star-Spangled Banner, the flag that flew over Fort McHenry in Baltimore during the British bombardment of September 1814 and inspired Francis Scott Key's poem, which became the national anthem in 1931. Cards like this were mailed to mark Independence Day and other patriotic occasions, turning a national symbol into a sentimental greeting. The flowers soften the martial theme, showing how such imagery was designed to appeal to ordinary households.
| Original scan | 953 × 622 px |
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| Reference | Patriotic (25) |
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