Signal flag with pole
Object Details
- Created by
- United States Army Signal Corps, American, founded 1860
- Used by
- United States Army, American, founded 1775
- Description
- Signal flag on a wooden pole. Singal flag is red and white cut across the diagnol. The red section has three ties that attach the flag to the pole.
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Alan Laird
- early 20th century
- Object number
- 2017.111.19
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- Type
- flags
- Medium
- thread on fabric and wood
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 24 × 17 1/2 × 1 in. (61 × 44.5 × 2.5 cm)
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Textiles and Quilts
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Topic
- African American
- Military
- World War I
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2017.111.19
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5e6785fdd-cb71-47d4-a5a3-184ab13af859
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