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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.
Flag of Western Hemisphere Countries
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Flag of Western Hemisphere Countries

Object numberMO 1941.11.3
Name Flag
Maker
Gifter
Dateca. 1940
Mediumflag: fabric (silk), cord
staff: wood, paint
Dimensionsoverall H 30 1/2 in x W 24 7/8 in (77.5 cm x 63.2 cm )
DescriptionA flag representing various countries and territories in the Western Hemisphere. The flag is formed from the small, individual silk flags of 24 countries and territories sewn together. The flags represented are: the United States, Alaska, Canada, Bermuda, Hawaii, Mexico, Cuba, Haiti, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Venezuela, Bolivia, Ecuador, Colombia, Brazil, Peru, Chile, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay. The flag has a yellow fringe on three sides.

The flag is tied to a black-painted wood staff with a gold-painted finial.
Label TextThis flag is one of two flags (see also MO 1941.11.3a) relating to the Western Hemisphere sent to Franklin D. Roosevelt in July 1940 by the maker, Blanche M. L. Agnew of Hollywood, California.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteDonated as a bequest of Franklin D. Roosevelt to the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum 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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