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Showing results 1 - 10 of 12 for the tag: Americana.
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The 51-Star Flag of the United States (8/4/08)
 It is the longest-serving national flag of the United States. Since July 4, 1960, after the addition of Hawaii as the 50th state, the flag of the United States with its 50 stars has served longer than the 48-star flag, the national standard from 1912 to 1959.
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American Presidential Experience Exhibits (7/28/08)
 Exhibit Details—listed alphabetically
American Presidential Experience notes that exhibits are subject to change.
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Air Force One
Visitors can tour a full-scale replica of the fuselage of Air Force One and receive keepsake photos of the experience.
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hankerchief from war (5/31/08)
if anyone knows anything regarding silk hankerchief titled “STARS AND STRIPES PACIFIC” please e-mail me @ jonsey74 [at] yahoo [dot] com
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Antique American Flags (3/19/08)
Hello fellow Worthpointers and visitors. I hope you find the photos and descriptions of some of my more interesting flags to your liking. I would be happy to correspond with others regarding collecting antique flags.
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Early Americana, Hand-Painted Furniture and Fabulous Fantasies (2/26/08)
 I recently visited one of my favorite New England towns, Salem, Massachusetts, and stumbled upon this fabulous, early American, hand-painted, dressing screen. It is a decorative item now on display at “Sophia’s Gifts of Artistry & Elegance,” www.sophiasofsalem.com. I spoke with the shop proprietor, Marie Cardillo, and we both learned something new.
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Unique 37 star U.S. flag (2/6/08)
 The 37 star U.S. flag was created in 1867 for the admission of Nebraska as a state. It lasted until the admission of Colorado in 1876.
This flag, though, was quite unique. It was made using a patented resist-dye process on wool bunting. You can see the silk screen-like look in the stars in the closeup photos.
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13 Star Flags: How to Identify an Authentic 18c One (1/18/08)
 The Flag Act of June 14, 1777 states “…that the flag of the thirteen United States be thirteen stripes, alternate red and white: that the union be thirteen stars, white in a blue field…” Nowhere does it say how the stars were to be arranged. That is why there are so many different ‘national’ standards of this period simply because the star pattern wasn’t regulated until about 1912 or so.
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