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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 with Wood Stand
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
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American Flag with Wood Stand

Artifact IDMO 1970.10
Object Type Flag
Maker
MediumTextile (silk or rayon), Wood
Dimensionsoverall H 11 1/8 in x W 5 1/4 in x D 2 7/8 in (28.3 cm x 13.3 cm x 7.3 cm )
Physical DescriptionA small, handmade 48-star American flag. The flag is made up of embroidered French knots of red, white, and blue silk or rayon with a rayon backing. The flag is attached to a black-painted wood staff on a darkly-stained circular wood base.
Historical NoteThis small American flag appeared on FDR's Oval Office desk for a number of years. On the evening of April 12, 1945, U.S. Army Colonel Egbert White was among a small group of people admitted to the Oval Office by White House reception clerk William D. Simmons to take a last look at the office as FDR maintained it. White said Simmons told the group they could each take an item from the desk if they wished. Colonel White selected this flag. In September 1969, he presented it as a gift to the Roosevelt Library. The flag is on display in the FDR’S OVAL OFFICE exhibit in the Museum’s APRIL 12, 1945 gallery.”
Additional Details
Credit LineGift of Egbert White
National Archives Catalog CollectionFranklin D. Roosevelt Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 735948)
National Archives Catalog SeriesPersonal Possessions of the Roosevelt Family (National Archives Identifier 782689)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestricted
CopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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