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Flags in History

The people, textiles, and artifacts behind flag history — from a war-of-1812 relic and its seamstress to a soapstone bird and a stitched tapestry.

Star-Spangled Banner (flag)

Star-Spangled Banner (flag)

Betsy Ross

Betsy Ross

Francis Scott Key

Francis Scott Key

William Driver

William Driver

Bayeux Tapestry

Bayeux Tapestry

Oriflamme

Oriflamme

Great Zimbabwe

Great Zimbabwe

Kente cloth

Kente cloth

Manuel Belgrano

Manuel Belgrano

Marcela Agoncillo

Marcela Agoncillo

Roald Amundsen

Roald Amundsen