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ZFC0030

U.S. 45 star flag - (Utah statehood 1896)

Sub-collection: Star Spangled Banner Flag House

U.S. 45 star flag - (Utah statehood 1896)
45-Star silk. Framed (outside dimensions 42.25 x 46.5).
On July 4th, 1896, following Utahs entry into the Union as its forty-fifth state six months before, Americas 45-star flag became official. That flag graced the ships of the countrys new steel navy that two years later was to engage Spanish fleets in the Caribbean Sea and in Pacific Ocean at Manila Harbor. It would be carried by the regular army and the volunteers who served in the brief land campaigns of the Spanish-American War in Cuba,
Puerto Rico, and the Philippines. The flag of 45 stars was also involved in peaceful
international contacts between the United States and the other major powers of the world. Beginning at the turn of the 20th century and over the next decade, for example, numerous international expositions were held throughout the world and in the United States.
The Stars & Stripes was widely displayed and many, purchased by private individuals, were made in decorative silk like this well preserved example. The United States acquired American Samoa, Guam, Hawaii, Palmyra Island, the Philippines, Puerto Rico, and Wake Island under the 45-star flag, which saw service during the presidencies of Grover Cleveland, William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt.


Exhibition History
First Presidio Exhibit

Second Presidio Exhibit, 2003 - GALLERY VI

Publication History:

Madaus, Howard M., Dr, Whitney Smith, The American Flag: Two Centuries of Concord and Conflict. Santa Cruz: VZ Publications, 2006, p. 108.







ZFC Noteworthy Flag
Item is framed



Hoist & Fly

Width of Hoist 32.5
Length of Fly 46

Union/Canton

Width of Union/Canton 17
Length of Union/Canton 17.5

Stars

Size of Stars 2

Stripes

Width of 1st Stripe 2.75
Width of 3rd Stripe 2.5
Width of 8th Stripe 2.5
Width of Last Stripe 2.75
Size of Hoist 0.25

Frame

Is it framed? yes
Frame Height 39
Frame Length 53

Stars

Number of Stars 45
How are the stars embeded? Printed
Are there stars on obverse? yes
Are there stars on reverse? yes
Star Field Design
  • Rectilinear - Horizontal

Stripes

Number of Stripes 13
Color of Top Stripe Red
Color of Bottom Stripe Red
Has a Blood Stripe? no

Nationality

Nation Represented United States

Fabric

Fabric Silk

Stitching

Stitching Machine

Attachment

Method of Attachment Headings & Grommets

Applica

Applique Sides Single Faced = Mirror Image Reverse

Documentation

Documents

Drawings
All original documents and drawings are held in the Zaricor Flag Collection Archives.

Condition

Condition Excellent
Damage Used
Displayable yes

Date

Date 1896-1908

Exhibits

Exhibition Copy Exhibition History
First Presidio Exhibit
(ZFC0030)
45-STAR UNITED STATES FLAG
Date: 1896-1907
Medium: Printed on silk
Comment: On July 4th, 1896, consequent to Utahs entering the Union as the forty-fifth state seven months prior, the new forty-five star flag became official. The forty-five star U.S. flag would grace the ships of the new steel navy that would engage the Spanish fleets in the Gulf of Mexico and in Manila Harbor, and it would be carried by the regular army and the volunteers in the campaigns in Cuba and the Philippines. The forty-five star flag would also serve more pacific international contacts between the United States and the other major powers of the world. Beginning at the turn of the twentieth century and for the next decade, numerous international expositions were held throughout the world and in the United States, and the U.S. flag was freely displayed and purchased in decorative silk, such as this example.
Provenance: Acquired by the Zaricor Flag Collection (ZFC0030) in 1996 from the Star-Spangled Banner Flag House Collection of Baltimore, MD.


Second Presidio Exhibit, 2003 - GALLERY VI
(ZFC0030)
45-Star United States Flag

Date: 18961908 45 Stars: July 4, 1896-July 3, 1908 (Utah statehood January 4, 1896)
Medium: Printed on silk
Comment: On July 4th, 1896, following Utahs entry into the Union as its forty-fifth state six months before, Americas 45-star flag became official. That flag graced the ships of the countrys new steel navy that two years later was to engage Spanish fleets in the Gulf of Mexico and in Manila Harbor. It would be carried by the regular army and the volunteers who served in the brief land campaigns of the Spanish-American War in Cuba and the Philippines. The flag of 45 stars was also involved in pacific international contacts between the United States and the other major powers of the world. Beginning at the turn of the 20th century and over the next decade, for example, numerous international expositions were held throughout the world and in the United States. The Stars and Stripes was widely displayed and many, purchased by private individuals, were made in decorative silk like this example. The use of leaded salts in processing that silk often resulted in a fragile flag.
Provenance: Acquired by the Zaricor Flag Collection (ZFC0030) in 1996 from the Star-Spangled Banner Flag House Collection of Baltimore, MD.

Publications

Publication Copy Publication History:

Madaus, Howard M., Dr, Whitney Smith, The American Flag: Two Centuries of Concord and Conflict. Santa Cruz: VZ Publications, 2006, p. 108.

45-Star United States Flag

On July 4th, 1896, following Utahs entry into the Union as its forty-fifth state six months before, Americas 45-star flag became official. That flag graced the ships of the countrys new steel navy that two years later was to engage Spanish fleets in the Caribbean Sea and in Pacific Ocean at Manila Harbor. It would be carried by the regular army and the volunteers who served in the brief land campaigns of the Spanish-American War in Cuba,
Puerto Rico, and the Philippines. The flag of 45 stars was also involved in peaceful
international contacts between the United States and the other major powers of the world. Beginning at the turn of the 20th century and over the next decade, for example, numerous international expositions were held throughout the world and in the United States.
The Stars & Stripes was widely displayed and many, purchased by private individuals, were made in decorative silk like this well preserved example. The United States acquired American Samoa, Guam, Hawaii, Palmyra Island, the Philippines, Puerto Rico, and Wake Island under the 45-star flag, which saw service during the presidencies of Grover Cleveland, William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt.

Date: 1896 1908
Size: 32.5" hoist x 46" fly
45 Stars: July 4, 1896 July 3, 1908 (Utah statehood January 4, 1896)
Medium: Printed silk
Provenance: Acquired by the Zaricor Flag Collection in 1996 from the Star-Spangled Banner Flag House Collection of Baltimore, MD.
ZFC0030