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National Geographic Society (U.S.), McCandless, Byron, 1881-, Grosvenor, Gilbert Hovey, 1875-1966 · Washington, National Geographic Society · leaf 53
y had its particular standard which representeda sacred subject, a kings name, asacred boat, an animal or some em-blematical device. Among theEgyptian sculptures and paintingsthere also appear standards whicheither resemble at top a roundedheaded table-knife, or an expandedsemi-circular fan.… … Standards of Pharaoh. 1 Ten Thousand Wonderful Things. FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES. 43 The Greeks set up a piece of armor at the end of a spearas a rallying signal, though Homer makes Agamemnon after-wards use a purple vail with which to rally his men. The Athe-nians bore an owl, the emblem of…
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