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Fort McHenry flag
Photo of David Rafferty David Rafferty
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06/02/2016
Fort McHenry flag
Flag flown over Ft McHenry during War of 1812 immortalized in Francis Scott Key's "Star Spangled Banner."
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Photo of AncientFaces AncientFaces
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07/02/2019
15 star - and 15 stripes - flag that flew over Fort McHenry during the War of 1812 and inspired Francis Scott Key's poem "Defence of Fort M'Henry"
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Photo of David Rafferty David Rafferty
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06/02/2016
Suspect this was taken at Baltimore after the battle.
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Photo of Daniel Pinna Daniel Pinna
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07/10/2019
Brilliant photo!
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Photo of Vickie Hatton Smyers Vickie Hatton Smyers
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07/02/2019
Love this! !
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Photo of Donna Richwalski Winski Donna Richwalski Winski
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07/02/2019
🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
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Photo of Cathy Weatherby Cathy Weatherby
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07/02/2019
It's backwards, but maybe the rules for proper display hadn't been established then.
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Photo of AncientFaces AncientFaces
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07/02/2019
Or it's the photographic process . . .
Photo of Cathy Weatherby Cathy Weatherby
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07/02/2019
AncientFaces Or that.
Photo of Michael Preissig Michael Preissig
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07/03/2019
Both theories could very well be true. Remember the union or the star field must always face forward. If you look at a soldiers uniform it appears backwards because the union must never look as though it is retreating.
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07/02/2019
I remember seeing that flag at the Smithsonian -- its HUGE! 30 feet high. Still on display.
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Photo of Sharon Kay McNamara Sharon Kay McNamara
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07/02/2019
I've seen it too! It's magnificent!
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07/02/2019
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Photo of Don Stapleton Don Stapleton
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07/02/2019
Not enough stars for Campernick!
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Photo of Jenny Barr Herstein Jenny Barr Herstein
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07/02/2019
If you ever have a chance to visit Fort McHenry, do so! It's such an amazing piece of history.
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07/02/2019
13 strips. And I believe the national anthem
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Photo of Dee Gallo Dee Gallo
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07/03/2019
To Anacreon in Heaven - the original melody
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Photo of MariaElisa Alexandrino MariaElisa Alexandrino
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07/03/2019
15 stripes, 15 stars! Can't you count? Or read?
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Photo of MariaElisa Alexandrino MariaElisa Alexandrino
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07/03/2019
Nan-nan-nan naaaan-naaan?
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Photo of MariaElisa Alexandrino MariaElisa Alexandrino
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07/03/2019
The anthem of yours?
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Photo of Colleen Waggoner Colleen Waggoner
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07/03/2019
50 stars 13 stripes and the poem became the national anthem
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Photo of Michael Preissig Michael Preissig
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07/03/2019
I've been to both Ft. McHenry and the flag on display in D.C. Awe inspiring!
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C Ollis
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05/30/2024
Not likely.
Photography was in its infancy at the time.
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