Flag of the United States
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The national flag of the United States of America, often referred to as the American flag or the U.S. flag, consists of thirteen horizontal stripes, alternating red and white, with a blue rectangle in
Oil painting depicting the 39 historical U.S. flags
Our Banner in the Sky (1861) by Frederic Edwin Church
Flower wreath placed by Joe Biden at the John McCain Memorial Marker in Hanoi, designed with the three colors of the national flag.
An American flag on the U.S. embassy in Warsaw during a German air raid in September 1939.
Star-Spangled Banner (flag)
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The Star-Spangled Banner, or the Great Garrison Flag, was the garrison flag that flew over Fort McHenry in Baltimore Harbor during the naval portion of the Battle of Baltimore during the War of 1812.
Flag of the United States
…flag is now among the most widely recognized symbols in the world. Well-known nicknames for the flag include "the Stars and Stripes", "Old Glory", "the Star-Spangled Banner", and "the Red, White and Blue". The Pledge of Allegiance and the holiday Flag Day are dedicated to it. The number of stars on the flag is increased…
Star-Spangled Banner flag on display at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History, c. 1964
Mary Pickersgill and her nieces sewing the flag at Brown's Brewery. Artist's rendition by Robert McGill Mackall, 1962.
The fort and the banner depicted on a 2013 America the Beautiful quarter
The flag photographed in 1873 in the Boston Navy Yard by George Henry Preble