Our flag. Origin and progress of the flag of the United States of America, with an introductory account of the symbols, standards, banners and flags of ancient and modern naitons (1872)
Preble, George Henry · Albany, J. Munsell · leaf 154
set. The same is true ofships at anchor. Ships coming to anchoror getting under way before or after theregular hours hoist their colors if therebe sufficient light for them to be seen.Unless there are good reasons to the con-trary, ships display their colors when fall-ing in with other men-of-war… … Photograph by Brown Brothers CUTTING FLAG STARS BY MACHINERY Five-pointed stars are used exclusively on our national flags today, but in the early daysof the Republic the six-pointed star frequently appeared. Until 1842 the stars of the GreatSeal of the United States were six-pointed, and they are…
Flags -- United States
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