Francis Hopkinson
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Francis Hopkinson was an American Founding Father, lawyer, jurist, author, and composer. He designed Continental paper money and two early versions of flags, one for the United States and one for the
A 1785 portrait of Hopkinson by Robert Edge Pine
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
Francis Hopkinson
…9, 1791) was an American Founding Father, lawyer, jurist, author, and composer. He designed Continental paper money and two early versions of flags, one for the United States and one for the United States Navy. He was a signer of the Declaration of Independence in July 1776 as a delegate from New Jersey. Hopkinson served 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.