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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.
Needlework American Flag
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Needlework American Flag

Object numberMO 1942.200.9
Name Flag
Maker
Date1941
MediumTextile (cotton)
Dimensionsoverall H 31 1/2 in x W 37 in (80 cm x 94 cm )
DescriptionA red, white, and blue crocheted 48-star American flag with crocheted stars. A red, white, and blue twisted rope with a tassel on either end is threaded through a hole in the upper left corner of the flag. In the lower left corner of the flag, embroidered white text reads: MADE BY MRS. J. C. SNOOTS / FOR PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT 1941.
Label TextThis handmade flag was sent to Franklin Roosevelt in February 1942 by the maker and her husband, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Snoots of Alexandria, Virginia.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteDeposited at the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum by Franklin D. Roosevelt on February 28, 1942. It was donated as a bequest of FDR to the Library in 1947.
Credit LineEstate of Franklin D. Roosevelt
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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