Our flag number, with 1197 flags in full colors and 300 additional illustrations in black and white (1917)
National Geographic Society (U.S.), McCandless, Byron, 1881-, Grosvenor, Gilbert Hovey, 1875-1966 · Washington, National Geographic Society · leaf 55
old, and enlarged from time to time with costly silk, until itwas twenty-two feet long, and fifteen broad ; and was decoratedwith gems of inestimable value. With this standard the fateof the kingdom was believed by superstitious Persians to beconnected. This standard was victorious over the Moslems… … Assyrian Standards. FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES. 45 from the timely arrival of reenforcements. To the soldier whocaptured it thirty thousand pieces of gold was paid by commandof Saad, and the jewels with which it was studded were put withthe other booty. In this battle, which is as famous among…
Flags -- United States · Flags
Internet Archive · New York Public Library · Public Domain Mark 1.0. Free to use for anything.
