Collection Highlights
Napoleon's Authorization for the Sale of the Louisiana Territory
Date:
April 24, 1803
Object Number:
MSS.Y1803
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Flag
Object Number:
1946.22
Date:
1941-1945
Medium:
Rayon, silk
Dimensions:
Overall: 48 x 75 1/2 in. ( 121.9 x 191.8 cm )
Description:
Rayon and silk Service flag of the New York Historical Society; red rayon ground with a central white silk rectangular field with nine blue silk stars sewn in rows of three.
Gallery Label:
The stars on this flag represent the nine members of the New York Historical Society who served in the armed forces during World War II: William R. Baillie, Army; Laidslaw Csierny, Army; Joseph Gymory, Army; H. Maxson Holloway, Navy; George Henry Johnson, Army; Vincent J. Marshall, Army; Charles T. Miller, Army; George Takacs, Army; Alexander J. Wall, Jr., Army.
Credit Line:
Gift of George A. Zabriskie
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
