Located in Colorado Springs, CO
This is an original 38-star American flag. The flag dates to 1876, when Colorado joined the Union as the 38th state. The flag has a wool bunting canton with 38 clamp-dyed stars, configured in an unusual notched pattern. The star pattern features small stars, arranged in rows of 7/5/7/7/5/7. During the times when states were being rapidly added to the Union, flag makers sometimes produced flags in a notched configuration, thus leaving room for the addition of more stars over the life of the flag. A notched design makes sense for this flag of 38 stars and would have come in handy when both Dakotas, Montana, and Washington, and Idaho became states in 1889 and 1890. The flag’s design is completed with 13 machine-sewn stripes, alternating in red and white.
The flag’s white canvas hoist is fitted with three brass grommets and is stamped “Patented April 26, 1870. 6 FT” in black. John Holt...
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American Antique 1870s Tapestries