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1. Bag, Ditty - World War I ditty bag

   Khaki cloth ditty bag from World War I. Has a thirteen star flag on the front. Drawstring closure.

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2. Banner - Service flag

   Miniature United States silk service flag from World War I or World War II. Also called a blue star service banner. The flag or banner has a white field with a red border and a single blue star representing a family member in active military duty. The service flag can be of any size as long as it has the proportions of the US flag and is no larger that the US flag when flown together. Members currently serving in the US military are repre...

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3. Flag - 13 star flags

   Set of seven small 13 star American Flags on wooden dowels. Each flag has 13 horizontal stripes of red (top & bottom) alternating with white, with a rectangular blue field at the upper left (hoist) bearing 13 stars in a 3-2-3-2-3 pattern. The Flag Resolution of 1777 was the first documented meeting, discussion, or debate by Congress about a national flag. The wording of the Flag Resolution of 1777 did not design a new flag, but confirmed popu...

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4. Flag - 38 star American flag

   United States flag of 38 stars from 1876 (Colorado was the 38th state to join the union). Belonged to Riley C. Dwinnell and later Grant Dwinnell who lived in the house at 419 4th Ave SW, Hutchinson. Grant Dwinnell was a former mayor of Hutchinson. Later the house was owned by Herman E. Wendorff. The flag was found in the dugout type basement area of the house. The museum has a photo of this flag on display with other artifacts #2007-0154-007.

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5. Flag - 45 star American flag, 1896-1908

   American Flag with 45 stars. Fastened on a wooden dowel rod 27" long. This flag became the Official United States Flag on July 4, 1896. A star was added for the admission of Utah on January 4, 1896, and was to last for 12 years. The Presidents to serve under this flag were Grover Cleveland (1893-1897), William McKinley (1897-1901) and Theodore Roosevelt (1901-1909). Consists of thirteen equal horizontal stripes of red (top & bottom) altern...

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6. Flag - 48 star American display flag

   United States 48 star flag. Made of nylon. Mounted on a wooden staff painted gold with finials on both ends with a gold cord across the staff. Intended to be hung on a wall. Consists of thirteen equal horizontal stripes of red (top & bottom) alternating with white, with a blue rectangle at the upper left (hoist) bearing 48 small white five-pointed stars arranged in six horizontal rows of eight each, a single point of each star pointed upward...

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7. Flag - 48 star American flag

   American Flag with 48 stars. Consists of thirteen equal horizontal stripes of red (top & bottom) alternating with white, with a blue rectangle at the upper left (hoist) bearing 48 small white five-pointed stars arranged in six horizontal rows of eight each, a single point of each star pointing upward. Made of very thin treated cotton cloth and mounted on wooden dowel. On July 4,1912, the U.S. flag grew to 48 stars with the addition of New Me...

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8. Flag - 48 star American flag

   American Flag with 48 stars. Consists of thirteen equal horizontal stripes of red (top & bottom) alternating with white, with a blue rectangle at the upper left (hoist) bearing 48 small white five-pointed stars arranged in six horizontal rows of eight each, a single point of each star pointing upward. Made of very thin treated cotton cloth and mounted on a wooden dowel. On July 4,1912, the U.S. flag grew to 48 stars with the addition of New ...

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9. Flag - 48 star American flag

   United States 48 star silk flag. Consists of thirteen equal horizontal stripes of red (top & bottom) alternating with white, with a blue rectangle at the upper left (hoist) bearing 48 small white five-pointed stars arranged in six horizontal rows of eight each, a single point of each star pointing upward. On July 4,1912, the U.S. flag grew to 48 stars with the addition of New Mexico (January 6th, 1912) and Arizona (February 14, 1912) by Execu...

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10. Flag - 48 star American flag

    United States 48 star flag on a 38" wooden staff. Probably used in a cemetery on Memorial Day. The flag consists of thirteen equal horizontal stripes of red (top & bottom) alternating with white, with a blue rectangle at the upper left (hoist) bearing 48 small white five-pointed stars arranged in six horizontal rows of eight each, a single point of each star pointed upward. On July 4,1912, the U.S. flag grew to 48 stars with the addition of Ne...

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11. Flag - 48 star American flag

    American Flag with 48 stars. Consists of thirteen equal horizontal stripes of red (top & bottom) alternating with white, with a blue rectangle at the upper left (hoist) bearing 48 small white five-pointed stars arranged in six horizontal rows of eight each, a single point of each star pointing upward. Made of very thin treated cotton cloth and mounted on wooden dowel. On July 4,1912, the U.S. flag grew to 48 stars with the addition of New Me...

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12. Flag - 48 star American flag

    United States 48 star flag. Made of cotton. Consists of thirteen equal horizontal stripes of red (top & bottom) alternating with white, with a blue rectangle at the upper left (hoist) bearing 48 small white five-pointed stars arranged in six horizontal rows of eight each, a single point of each star turned upward. On July 4,1912, the U.S. flag grew to 48 stars with the addition of New Mexico (January 6th, 1912) and Arizona (February 14, 1912) ...

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13. Flag - 48 star American flag

    Forty-eight star American flag No.1916. High grade wool bunting. Belonged to Boy Scout Troop 246, Hutchinson, MN. Flag is attached with grommets to top half of two piece wooden flagpole with gold colored finial receptacle and two gold ropes with tassels. Stored in brown oilcloth bag. Donor Arthur James Benjamin was Scoutmaster of Troop 246.

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14. Flag - 4-H desk flag-Biscay Wheelers 4-H Club

    Small 4-H Club desk flag on black wooden staff. Used with stand #2008-0346-009 by Biscay Wheelers 4-H Club. The Biscay Wheelers 4-H Club started before the 1960s and ended in the 1990s. Club members during those years included surnames Pohlmeier, Krcil, Svoboda (from Koniska), Urban, Jergens, Brecht, and others. Richard Pohlmeier was president c.1968-1970. Duane Brecht became the mayor of Biscay. 4-H is an organization dedicated to providin...

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15. Flag - 50 star American flag

    American 50 star flag. Consists of thirteen equal horizontal stripes of red (top & bottom) alternating with white, with a blue rectangle in the canton (referred to specifically as the "union") bearing fifty small white, five-pointed stars arranged in nine offset horizontal rows of six stars (top & bottom) alternating with rows of five stars. Made of 100% nylon bunting by Nyl-Glo. This flag appears to have an incorrect ratio in too short a fly....

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16. Flag - '76 Bennington flag

    Red, White & Blue 13 star and 13 stripe '76 Bennington flag. Brass grommets. All cotton. The Bennington Flag is a version of the American Flag associated with the American Revolution Battle of Bennington, from which it derives its name. It is easily identified by a large "76" in the canton (upper left) recalling the year 1776 when the Declaration of Independence was signed. Another distinctive feature of the Bennington flag is the arrangemen...

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17. Flag - 8th Army 24 Division flag, Okayama Japan, 1946

    Flag wall hanging for the 8th Army, 24th Division, 3rd Engineering Combat Battalion, Okayama, Japan, 1946. The division symbol is at the top and Raymond Mrkvicka's name is written above the symbol for an Engineer Corps. The background is a red sun & sixteen red & white rays with yellow fringe on three sides. The design is similar to the Rising Sun Flag, the military flag of Japan, adopted in 1870. It was used as the war flag of the Imperial Ja...

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18. Flag - American 48 star desk flag

    United States desk flag with 48 stars. Belonged to donor Melvin Wolter.

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19. Flag - American 48 star flag

    American 48 star flag. Label: "Defiance cotton bunting, two ply-moth proof. The name Annin guarantees quality." Cotton; two grommets. Used by Silver Lake Degree of Honor Lodge No.182.

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20. Flag - American desk flag-Biscay Wheelers 4-H Club

    Small American 50-star desk flag on black wooden staff. Used with stand #2008-0346-007 by Biscay Wheelers 4-H Club. The Biscay Wheelers 4-H Club started before the 1960s and ended in the 1990s. Club members during those years included surnames Pohlmeier, Krcil, Svoboda (from Koniska), Urban, Jergens, Brecht, and others. Richard Pohlmeier was president c.1968-1970. Duane Brecht became the mayor of Biscay.

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