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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

Artifact IDMO 2005.146
Object Type Flag
Maker
Date1942
MediumTextile (cotton)
Dimensionsoverall H 25 1/2 in x W 11 in (64.8 cm x 27.9 cm )
Physical DescriptionA red, white, and blue crocheted 48-star American flag with crocheted stars (one has separated). A gold-colored crocheted cord, with a white crocheted decorative piece and a gold-colored tassel on either end, is attached along the flag's left edge. The letters "U" and "S" are crocheted in gold at the center of the decorative pieces.

Stitched to the reverse of the flag is a light piece of fabric on which is a handwritten ink message that reads: Victory / is ours __ if you and you and you / will it. Nothing we at home / may do can Equal the hard- / ships and sacrifices of our / boys in uniform. Let us be / worthy of them – and of / Victory. / YOLA V. BUCK / BOX 214 R.F.D. – A / Cloverdale / California / May 5 - / 1942.
Historical NoteThis handmade flag was sent to Franklin Roosevelt by the maker, Yola V. Buck of Cloverdale, California.
Additional Details
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 StatusUnrestricted
CopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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