Description: The flag of South Carolina consists of a blue field bearing a white crescent in its canton and a white palmetto tree at center. The palmetto ( the official state tree) refers to the attack on Sullivan's Island by the British fleet on June 28, 1776. Fortifications utilized palmetto logs which are dense and fibrous lending flexibility to the structure. British cannons could not penetrate the fort at Charleston commanded by Colonel William Moultrie, who later designed the original state flag. The stronghold was later named Fort Moultrie. South Carolina seceded from the Union on Dec. 20, 1860. A month later the palmetto was added to Moultrie's crescent to form the flag's longstanding design. Maker's mark indicates this cotton flag was manufactured by Annin & Co. with Defiance cotton bunting. Considered America's oldest and largest flag maker, Founder Alexander Annin began making flags on the New York City waterfront in the 1820’s. Defiance bunting was implemented in 1914 but use declined after the implementation of Bulldog bunting around 1925. Both steadily declined after the invention of nylon in the Second World War. Typically, after the war the use of cotton flags was favored for official events held by prestigious organizations and the U.S. government (artifact acquired 1950-1970). View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: H65254_001
Subjects: Ceremonial artifact; Communication artifact; Military flags; State flags--South Carolina; Civil War 1861-1865; Textile--cotton; Fort Moultrie; Botany-- Palmetto
Places: Charleston, South Carolina
 

Description: This flag is made of textile (cotton) with one white and two blue horizontal stripes of equal width. It is overlaid by a C surrounding a yellow circle whose diameter equals the width of the center (white) stripe. The dimensions of the flag are 95 by 155 cm. Maker's mark indicates it was manufactured by Dettra's Flags in Pennsylvania. Bulldog bunting was first used by the Dettra Flag Company after 1925, and the use of cotton in flag production tapered off after WWII. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: H65489_001
Subjects: Ceremonial artifact; Communication artifact; Military flags; state flags--Colorado;
Places: Colorado (United States)
 

Description: Ohio state flag dates from 1969. The swallowtail flag has three red and two white stripes, and a triangular blue canton. There are seventeen appliqued white stars surrounding a red circle with a white border. At the hoist edge there are two brass grommets. Jim Lundgard was from Port Clinton, Ottawa County, Ohio. He served in the Army from March 1968 to March 1970 and was deployed to Vietnam in January 1969. After watching soldiers in his unit from California fly the California flag, he wrote Governor James A. Rhodes to request an Ohio flag. The governor's office sent this flag. The donor flew the flag over his base camp 6 miles outside of Ben Tre in the Mekong Delta. Lundgard served in the 9th Infantry Division Company B. His unit was the first combined Army/Navy unit since the Civil War. The donor was wounded on Friday, June 13, 1969 at 9:00 am. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: H82022_001
Subjects: Flags--Ohio; State Flags; Ceremonial artifact
Places: Ohio
 

Description: The flag of the state of Ohio is the only swallowtail state flag. The colors are red, white and blue. It has five stripes in red and white and seventeen stars in a blue field. The stripes signify the roads and water ways and the stars are represent Ohio as the seventeenth state admitted to the union. The dimensions are 150 by 242 and the fabric is wool. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: H65275_001
Subjects: Flags--Ohio; State Flags; Communication artifacts; Ceremonial artifact
Places: Ohio
 

Description: This flag of Ohio has seventeen white stars on a blue triangular-shaped field adjacent to red and white stripes. This swallowtail flag is made of cotton and dates from approximately 1967. During the Vietnam War, Governor James A. Rhodes sent this flag to the Chapel of Flags in Da Nang, South Vietnam, where it hung with flags of the other 49 states until 1972. The dimensions of the flag are 58.5 by 96 cm. The flag was donated to the Ohio Historical Society, now Ohio History Connection, in 1985 by Richard Jeffries. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: H43641_001
Subjects: Flags--Ohio; State Flags; Ceremonial artifact
Places: Ohio
 

Description: The flag of Ohio is a swallowtail flag. It has seventeen white stars signifying that Ohio was the seventeenth state admitted to the Union. The thirteen stars surrounding the "O" are for the original thirteen colonies. The "O" is for Ohio. The five red and white strips represent the roads and waterways. It was designed in 1901 and in 1902 it became the official flag of Ohio. Prior to that time, there was not an official flag for the state. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: H65278_001
Subjects: Flags--Ohio; State Flags; Ceremonial artifact
Places: Ohio
 

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
 

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: 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: The Ohio flag, a swallowtail, was adopted in 1902. The blue triangle represents the hills and valleys. The red and white stripes are for the roads and waterways. Thirteen stars around the circle represent the original thirteen colonies and four stars are added representing Ohio was the seventeenth state added to the Union. The white circle is for Ohio and also for the Buckeye. This flag is made of wool and measures 120 by 135 cm. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: H65047_001
Subjects: Flags--Ohio; Ceremonial artifact; Communication artifacts; State Flags
Places: Ohio
 

Description: This cotton Montana State Flag was acquired between 1950 and 1970. Design consists of the state seal on a blue field with gold fringe. Maker's mark indicates it was made by Emerson Manufacturing Company The state seal, designed in 1865, pictures a plow, pickaxe, and shovel, below which is a scroll. The text reads: "Oro y Plata", Spanish for 'gold and silver'. In the background lie the Rocky Mountains, a river, and forests illuminating Montana's contribution of agriculture and stores of natural resources. Montana's (in Spanish, montaña) nicknames are Treasure State, and Big Sky Country. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: H65497_001
Subjects: Ceremonial artifact; Communication artifact; Textile--cotton; State Flags --Montana;
Places: Montana; United States
 

Description: The state flag of Hawaii is red, white and blue with a British Union Jack canton. It is made of cotton and the dimensions are 95 by 155 cm. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: H65488_001
Subjects: State Flags; Ceremonial artifact; Communication artifacts
Places: Hawaii