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

Western Hemisphere Flag

Artifact IDMO 1941.11.3a
Object Type Flag
Maker
Gifter
Dateca. 1940
Mediumflag: fabric (silk)
staff: wood, paint
Dimensionsoverall H 10 1/4 in x W 8 1/2 in (26 cm x 21.6 cm )
Physical DescriptionA small, multicolored flag representing the Western Hemisphere. The flag is formed from six horizontal strips of silk fabric, each a different color, sewn together. From top to bottom the colors are: purple, blue, green, yellow, orange, and red.

The flag is attached to a black-painted wood staff with a gold-painted finial. Handwritten on a strip of white paper attached to the staff are the words "Western hemisphere." Also attached to the staff is an adhesive sticker with a typed number: D-40-2-b.


Historical NoteThis flag is one of two flags (see also MO 1941.11.3) 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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