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Flags and banners in American heritage on Flag Day
A retrospective explores the President and Vice President flags, their histories and design changes, from the early naval signals to the 1916 standard flag. It outlines the battles over colors, the 1902 accord, and notes other official flags and state emblems tied to U S history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Nance Garner
Texas
Essors
United States Coat of Arms
Woodrow Wilson
Wilson
Gideon Wells
Secretary of the Navy
William E. Chandler
Chester Alan Arthur
United States
Army of
Conti
Army
Navy
Secretary of War
States of the Union
White House
McKinley
Chicago
Philadelphia
War Department
State Department
The
Department of State
Taft
Navy Department
Byron McCandless
Lim
Bureau of Construction and Repair
McCandless
Secretary of the Treasury
Secretary of Commerce
Secretary of Labor
Department of Labor
Secretary of the Interior
Commonwealths
Ohio
Vermont
New Mexico
Roosevelt
Fisg
Alabama
Mississippi
North Carolina
Tennessee
Missouri
Arkansas
Georgia
Florida
Lone Star Republic
California
California Republic
Territory of
Hawaii
St. Andrew
St. George
St. Patrick
United Colonies of America
Continental Arty