Description: United States Shipping Board flag bears a U.S. shield and an anchor. The gray, blue and red wool flag dates from 1916-1930.The United States Shipping Board was established in September 1916 as an emergency effort to build more ships for the U.S. merchant fleet during World War I. Miss Carrie M. Allen of Plain City, Ohio, donated this flag in 1931. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: H65304_001
Subjects: Communication artifacts; Flag--support; Textile--wool
 

Description: This Imperial Chinese flag dates from 1872 to 1890. The wool flag depicts a blue five-toed dragon reaching for a red sun on a yellow triangular field. The halyard edge is pink. Lieutenant General Adna Romanza Chaffee acquired this flag during his service in the Boxer Rebellion. The triangular pennant flag measures 170 by 285 cm. From 1899-1901, the Chinese Society of Right and Harmonious Fists launched an uprising against foreign influences in China. Westerners referred to members of the society as "Boxers" because they practiced martial arts and calisthenics. Targets of the Boxers' violence were foreign builders, diplomats and Christians, both foreign and Chinese. The United States and other countries with interests in China sent troops to rescue their citizens who were under siege in the legation compound of Beijing (then Peking). This international force, known in the United States as the China Relief Expedition, suppressed the rebellion and imposed reparations on China. Alcott Farrar Elwell of East Hebron, New Hampshire, donated this flag to the Ohio Historical Society in 1962. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: H65299_001
Subjects: China--History--Boxer Rebellion, 1899-1901; Communication artifacts; Pennant
 

Description: The Utah state flag background is blue and in the center is the seal of Utah with a gold circle around it. The seal contains a bald eagle which is the national bird signifying protection in peace and war. The flowers in the seal are lilies and represent peach. The state motto, Industry, in written on the seal. The beehive represents progress and hard work and the United States flag shows commitment and support of the United States. The year 1847 was the year that the Mormons entered Salt Lake valley and the year Utah was admitted to the union was 1896. The flag is made of cotton and measures 90 by 155 cm. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: H65288_001
Subjects: State Flags; Ceremonial artifact; Communication artifacts
Places: Utah
 

Description: The Puerto Rico flag has three vertical red stripes separated by two vertical white strips. There is one white star in the triangular blue canton. The dimensions of the wool flag are 125 by 180 cm. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: H65253_001
Subjects: Ceremonial artifact; Flag--support; Communication artifacts
Places: Puerto Rico
 

Description: This Louisiana flag has a blue background with gold fringe around the edges. In the center is a white pelican with three babies in a nest. This is taken from the state seal. Under the nest is a banner with the working "Union Justice Confidence". The shape is rectangular and the dimensions are 100 by 160 cm. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: H65509_001
Subjects: State Flags; Ceremonial artifact; Communication artifacts
 

Description: This Pennsylvania flag has the state seal embroidered on a blue background. It shows a sailing ship, a plow, three sheaf's of grain, corn and berries. There is a white horse on each side with an eagle on the top. It has gold fringe on three sides. Below the seal, there is a banner with the words "Virtue Liberty and Independence" The dimensions are 125 by 190 cm and the shape is rectangular. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: H65508_001
Subjects: State Flags; Ceremonial artifact; Communication artifacts
Places: Pennsylvania
 

Description: This North Carolina flag has a blue vertical field with a horizontal red field and white field. On the blue field an "N" and a "C" are in gold with a white star in between. Above is a banner with the date May 20, 1775 which is the date of the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence. Below is a banner with the date April 12, 1776 which is the date of the Hallifax Resolves. The fabric is cotton and the dimenstions are 90 by 155 cm. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: H65292_001
Subjects: State Flags; Ceremonial artifact; Communication artifacts
Places: State/Province :Pennsylvania, Town/City :Philadelphia
 

Description: This flag has a white background with red letters spelling Peace appliqued on it. it has a blue halyard edge on the rectangular shaped flag. The dimensions are 135 cm by 235 cm. The flag is made of wool. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: H65547_001
Subjects: Communication artifacts; Ceremonial artifact; Textile--wool
 

Description: Regimental colors of the 12th Ohio Volunteer Cavalry. The flag has deteriorated, making it difficult to describe. There is a bird in the center with a red banner below. It is holding a red banner in it's mouth with "E pluribus unum" written on it. The field is blue. This item is not cataloged. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL01853
Subjects: Flags--Ohio; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Ceremonial artifact; Communication artifacts
Places: Ohio
 

Description: Indiana Flag with the makers stamp on the edge. The background is blue with gold decorations appliqued. One large and eighteen small stars, torch in center with Indiana on the top. the shape is rectangular and the textile is cotton. The dimensions are 90 cm by 152 cm. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: H65263_001
Subjects: Communication artifacts; Ceremonial artifact; Textile--cotton
Places: Indiana
 

Description: Missouri flag is a field of red white and blue with the shield of Missouri in the center. In the center of a circle of blue with white stars is a bear with a star above his head on the left and the Missouri Coat of Arms on the right. Two grizzly bears are standing on a banner that reads "Salus Populi Suprema Lex Esto" and they are holding a banner that reads "United we stand, divided we fall". The flag is made of rayon and measures 120 by 170 cm. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: H65262_001
Subjects: State Flags; Communication artifacts; Ceremonial artifact
Places: Missouri
 

Description: This Washington state flag is gold with gold fringe. In the center is a circle with "The Seal of the State of Washington" in black letters. Inside the circle is a portrait of George Washington with the date "1889" underneath. The flag is made of nylon and measures 100 by 160. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: H65507_001
Subjects: Ceremonial artifact; Communication artifacts; State Flags
Places: Washington