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ZFC3088

U.S. 37-Star Crepe Flag - Nebraska's Statehood.

Sub-collection: U.S. 37 Star Flags

U.S. 37 Star Flag representing Nebraska's admission to the Union.
The journey for statehood for Nebraska had been a tedious process. In 1854, the territories of Kansas and Nebraska had been proposed to allow for the potential admission of one as a slave state and one as a free state, under the doctrine of popular sovereignty that would let the settlers decide which way the state would go. As a result, for the rest of the 1850s Kansas Territory became a battle ground between pro-slavery and abolitionist settlers. Meanwhile the settling of Nebraska was virtually ignored.

However, as the Union Pacific railroad extended across the continent after the War, settlers were drawn to Nebraska Territory. Still no attempt was made to achieve statehood until the winter of 1866-1867, when its vote was considered imperative for the ratification of the Radical Republicans constitutional amendments.

Initially vetoed by President Andrew Johnson, Nebraskas admission bill was finally adopted despite Johnsons veto on March 1st, 1867, and her star was officially added to the Union on July 4th, 1867. Thirty-seven star flags, despite its official use for a decade, show very little imagination in the arrangement of the stars. Most thirty-seven star flags tend to have their stars arranged in simple rows, even though thirty-seven is not a number readily divisible into five, six, or seven rows. As the centennial approached, there was a renewed interest in the United States flag. This flag's is Star Pattern is 7-8-8-8-6.



Hoist & Fly

Width of Hoist 94
Length of Fly 162

Union/Canton

Width of Union/Canton 48
Length of Union/Canton 81

Stars

Comments on Star Measurements 7-8-8-8-6 horizontal rows
Size of Stars 5

Stripes

Width of 1st Stripe 6.5
Width of 3rd Stripe 6.5
Width of 8th Stripe 7.5
Width of Last Stripe 7.25

Stars

Number of Stars 37
How are the stars embeded? Applique
Are there stars on obverse? yes
Are there stars on reverse? yes

Stripes

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

Fabric

Fabric Wool

Stitching

Stitching Combination
Comments on Stitching Hand & Machine stitching

Thread

Type of Thread needs analysis
Thread Material needs analysis

Weave

Type of Weave Crepe

Attachment

Method of Attachment NONE

Applica

Applique Sides Single Faced = Mirror Image Reverse

Documentation

Documents
All original documents and drawings are held in the Zaricor Flag Collection Archives.
Drawings
All original documents and drawings are held in the Zaricor Flag Collection Archives.
Research Documents
All original documents and drawings are held in the Zaricor Flag Collection Archives.
Public Copy & Signs
All original documents and drawings are held in the Zaricor Flag Collection Archives.

Condition

Condition Good
Damage Used, worn & light mothing.
Displayable yes

Date

Date 1867-1877