Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Presidential Flag from Presidential Inauguration, 1937
Object numberMO 2002.11.2
Name
Flag
Maker
Unknown
Dateca. 1937
Mediumflag: fabric
case: wood (cherry), plastic (acrylic), metal (brass)
case: wood (cherry), plastic (acrylic), metal (brass)
Dimensionsoverall (flag in case) H 6 in x W 31 1/2 in x D 28 in (15.2 cm x 80 cm x 71.1 cm )
object (flag unfolded) H 54 in x W 78 in (137.2 cm x 198.1 cm )
object (flag unfolded) H 54 in x W 78 in (137.2 cm x 198.1 cm )
DescriptionA flag of the President of the United States of America. The flag has been folded into approximately a square - so the eagle is prominent - and placed inside a custom-made cherry wood display case designed for ceiling mounting. On one side of the case is an oval brass plaque with engraved text that reads: "President's Flag which was flown over the / Inaugural stand on the occasion of my second / Inauguration on January 20th, 1937" / Franklin D. Roosevelt / February 10, 1937.
Label TextThis is one of two flags (MO 2002.11.1 and MO 2002.11.2) from the 1937 presidential inauguration that Franklin D. Roosevelt gave to his son and daughter-in-law, Elliott and Ruth, that same year. See MO 2002.11.3 for a memo written by FDR regarding the flags.Additional Details
Custodial History NoteDonated to the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum by Donald S. and Mary D. Carmichael in 2022.
Credit LineGift of Donald S. and Mary D. Carmichael
National Archives Catalog CollectionFranklin D. Roosevelt Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 735948)
National Archives Catalog SeriesGift Items and Commemorative Artifacts (National Archives Identifier 782690)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.Collections
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