Antique Framed Cotton Gauze 48 Star American Flag in Antique Walnut Frame

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Beautiful condition
gorgeous
100 years old.
Nicely preserved in this antique walnut frame.
Flag is about 6” x 9”
Frame … Read more Beautiful condition
gorgeous
100 years old.
Nicely preserved in this antique walnut frame.
Flag is about 6” x 9”
Frame is 14” x 12”

nicely preserved in this antique walnut frame.
Please forgive the reflection from the glass in some of the photos

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The 48 Star Flag: On July 4,1912, the U.S. flag grew to 48 stars with the addition of New Mexico (January 6th, 1912) and Arizona (February 14, 1912) Executive Order of President Taft dated June 24, 1912 - established the proportions of the flag and provided for arrangement of the stars in six horizontal rows of eight each, a single point of each star to be upward. This flag was official for 47 years, longer than any other flag, through two World Wars and the emergence of the United States of America as the leading nation of the world. Eight Presidents served under this flag; William H. Taft (1909-1913), Woodrow Wilson (1913-1921), Warren Harding (1921-1923), Calvin Coolidge (1923-1929), Herbert Hoover (1929-1933), Franklin D. Roosevelt (1933-1945), Harry S.Truman (1945-1953), Dwight D. Eisenhower (1953-1961)

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