Showboat banner ca 1930   Save
Eisenbarth Family Collection
Description: This rectangular banner is made of cotton and resembles an American flag with seven red and white horizontal stripes and 48 white stars against a blue field. The banner is stamped "6" and has brass grommets and white cotton twill on one side. This banner was displayed on showboats and dates from around 1930. The dimensions are 60 cm by 200 cm. Mrs. E. E. Eisenbarth of Marietta, Ohio, donated this banner to the Ohio Historical Society in 1986 View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: H59933_001
Subjects: Cultural Ohio--Popular Culture; Ohio River; Traveling shows; Theater--Ohio; Showboats
Places: Eisenbarth Family Collection