Collection Highlights
Draft wheel
Date:
ca. 1863
Object Number:
1865.6
Medium:
Wood, metal
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Flag
Object Number:
1944.71
Date:
ca. 1918
Medium:
Wool, cotton, metal grommets
Dimensions:
Overall: 27 1/2 x 50 1/2 in. ( 69.8 x 128.3 cm )
Marks:
printed: on hoist: "Universal Flag Co."
sewn: in canton: "RE"
Description:
Wool Real Estate Board flag with a blue triangle canton along the hoist with the white cotton letters "RE" in its center; seven red and white striped field; white cotton hoist with metal grommets at each end.
Gallery Label:
This flag was used during the Liberty Loan drives during World War One.
Credit Line:
Gift of John V. Irwin
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
