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 49
ora-tors have vied with one another in settingforth the significance of the red, thewhite, and the blue of the Star SpangledBanner. In the words of Henry WardBeecher: A thoughtful mind, when itsees a nations flag, sees not the flag, butthe nation itself. And whatever may beits symbols, its… … Photograph by Central News Photo ServiceFLAGS WHICH SIGNALIZED AMERICANS ENTRANCE INTO THE WORLD CONFLICT BEINGBORNE INTO ST. PAULS CATHEDRAL BY THE FIRST AMERICAN TROOPS TOREACH LONDON AFTER THE DECLARATION OF WAR WITH GERMANY These Stars and Stripes were blessed in the great English shrine and…
Flags -- United States
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