A Guide to a American World War I Flag 1918 World War I, Flag, 1918 10875-be

A Guide to a American World War I Flag 1918

A Collection in
The Joseph M. Bruccoli Great War Collection
The Special Collections Department
Accession Number 10875 -be

Special Collections Department, University of Virginia Library

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Repository

Special Collections, University of Virginia Library

Accession number

10875

-be

Title

American World War I Flag 1918

Physical Characteristics

1 American Flag (36 x 28.5 cm., with 48 stars)

Language

English

Abstract

The collection consists of one American flag, waved by Jean Holliday to celebrate the conclusion of World War I.

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

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Use Restrictions

See the University of Virginia Library’s use policy.

Preferred Citation

American flag, 1918, in the Joseph M. Bruccoli Great War Collection, Accession # 10875 -be, Special Collections Department, University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.

Acquisition Information

This item was given to the University of Virginia Library on December 7, 1995, by Miss Jean M. Holliday, Charlottesville, Virginia.

Scope and Content Information

This addition to the Joseph M. Bruccoli Great War Collection consists of an American flag, 36 x 28.5 cm., with 48 stars, belonging to Jean Holliday and used to celebrate the conclusion of World War I. The flag was waved by Holliday in Wilmington, Delaware, when two years old, first on November 9, 1918, the "false Armistice," and then again on the real Armistice date of November 11, 1918.