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Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
American Flag from Presidential Inauguration, 1937
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

American Flag from Presidential Inauguration, 1937

Object numberMO 2002.11.1
Name Flag
Maker
Dateca. 1937
Mediumflag: fabric
case: wood (cherry), plastic (acrylic), metal (brass)
Dimensionsoverall (flag in case) H 6 in x W 28 in x D 24 in (15.2 cm x 71.1 cm x 61 cm )
 object (flag unfolded) H 90 in x W 156 in (228.6 cm x 396.2 cm )
DescriptionA 48-star American flag. The flag has been folded into approximately a square 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: "American Flag which was flown over the east / front of the U.S. Capitol . . . 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. 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.
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