Collection Highlights
Broadway, A.T. Stewart Dry Goods Store
Date:
1851
Object Number:
PR.020.FF.28
Medium:
1896 photo-mechanical color reproduction of an engraving
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Flag: 48 Star American
Object Number:
1952.22
Date:
1939-1945
Medium:
Silk, cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 1/2 x 12 3/4 in. ( 21.6 x 32.4 cm )
Description:
Silk kerchief with a U.S. flag printed in the center; forty-eight stars in the blue printed canton (six rows of eight stars); thirteen red and white stripes; image surrounded by a black rectangle; backed with white cotton.
Gallery Label:
This flag kerchief was carried by Lieutenant Roy Stigberg while he flew the military transport route from India to China, known as the "Hump," during World War II.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. Charles T. Miller
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
