Black line illustration of a 33 Star United States flag. The additional star represents the state of Oregon. This flag was in use from July 04, 1859 until July 3, 1861.

33 Star United States Flag, 1859

Black line illustration of a 33 Star United States flag. The additional star represents the state of…

Black line illustration of a 34 Star United States flag. The additional star represents the state of Kansas. This flag was in use from July 04, 1861 until July 3, 1863.

34 Star United States Flag, 1861

Black line illustration of a 34 Star United States flag. The additional star represents the state of…

Black line illustration of a 35 Star United States flag. The additional star represents the state of West Virginia. This flag was in use from July 04, 1863 until July 3, 1865.

35 Star United States Flag, 1863

Black line illustration of a 35 Star United States flag. The additional star represents the state of…

Black line illustration of a 36 Star United States flag. The additional star represents the state of Nevada. This flag was in use from July 04, 1865 until July 3, 1867.

36 Star United States Flag, 1865

Black line illustration of a 36 Star United States flag. The additional star represents the state of…

Black line illustration of a 37 Star United States flag. The additional star represents the state of Nebraska. This flag was in use from July 04, 1867 until July 3, 1877.

37 Star United States Flag, 1867

Black line illustration of a 37 Star United States flag. The additional star represents the state of…

Black line illustration of a 38 Star United States flag. The additional star represents the state of Colorado. This flag was in use from July 04, 1877 until July 3, 1890.

38 Star United States Flag, 1877

Black line illustration of a 38 Star United States flag. The additional star represents the state of…

Black line illustration of a 43 Star United States flag. The additional stars represent the states of Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Washington. This flag was in use from July 04, 1890 until July 3, 1891.

43 Star United States Flag, 1890

Black line illustration of a 43 Star United States flag. The additional stars represent the states of…

Black line illustration of a 44 Star United States flag. The additional star represents the state of Wyoming. This flag was in use from July 04, 1891 until July 3, 1896.

44 Star United States Flag, 1891

Black line illustration of a 44 Star United States flag. The additional star represents the state of…

Black line illustration of a 45 Star United States flag. The additional star represents the state of Utah. This flag was in use from July 04, 1896 until July 3, 1908.

45 Star United States Flag, 1896

Black line illustration of a 45 Star United States flag. The additional star represents the state of…

Black line illustration of a 46 Star United States flag. The additional star represents the state of Oklahoma. This flag was in use from July 04, 1908 until July 3, 1912.

46 Star United States Flag, 1908

Black line illustration of a 46 Star United States flag. The additional star represents the state of…

Black line illustration of a 48 Star United States flag. The additional stars represent the states of Arizona and New Mexico. This flag was in use from July 04, 1912 until July 3, 1959.

48 Star United States Flag, 1912

Black line illustration of a 48 Star United States flag. The additional stars represent the states of…

Black line illustration of a 49 Star United States flag. The additional star represents the state of Alaska. This flag was in use from July 04, 1959 until July 3, 1960.

49 Star United States Flag, 1959

Black line illustration of a 49 Star United States flag. The additional star represents the state of…

Black line illustration of a 50 Star United States flag. The additional star represents the state of Hawaii. This flag has been used since July 04, 1960.

50 Star United States Flag, 1960

Black line illustration of a 50 Star United States flag. The additional star represents the state of…

A floral doodad used as a decorative divider or banner.

Floral Doodad

A floral doodad used as a decorative divider or banner.

An ornamental leaf used to decorate a page.

Leaf Doodad

An ornamental leaf used to decorate a page.

An illustration of a pictorial banner with a ship near a castle on a cliff.

Ship Near Cliff with Castle Banner

An illustration of a pictorial banner with a ship near a castle on a cliff.

An illustration of a garden banner with two girls on swings.

Garden Banner with Girls on Swings

An illustration of a garden banner with two girls on swings.

A pictorial banner illustrating an elf sitting near a tree, an owl in a tree branch, and moon in the background.

Fairy Sitting Near Tree Banner

A pictorial banner illustrating an elf sitting near a tree, an owl in a tree branch, and moon in the…

A pictorial banner illustrated with a guard leaning on a ledge looking over the city.

Guard Sitting Looking Over Ledge Pictorial Banner

A pictorial banner illustrated with a guard leaning on a ledge looking over the city.

A pictorial banner illustrated with a storyteller telling a story to three young children.

Storyteller Telling Story to Children

A pictorial banner illustrated with a storyteller telling a story to three young children.

A pictorial banner illustrated with a bear and elephant holding up a cloth banner.

Elephant & Bear Holding Banner

A pictorial banner illustrated with a bear and elephant holding up a cloth banner.

An illustration of a rose and vine divider.

Rose & Vine Divider

An illustration of a rose and vine divider.

"St. Peter gives to Pope Leo III the stola and to Charlemagne the banner of Rome as symbols of the spiritual and temporal power. The portrait of Charlemagne here shown is with little doubt the oldest in existence."—Myers, 1905

The Spiritual and the Temporal Power

"St. Peter gives to Pope Leo III the stola and to Charlemagne the banner of Rome as symbols of the spiritual…

"The Labarum consisted of a staff or lance with a purple banner on a crossbar. It bore the two Greek letters XP (CHR) the first being a symbol of the cross, and both making a monogram of the word Christ (Greek, Christos).—Webster, 1913

The Labarum

"The Labarum consisted of a staff or lance with a purple banner on a crossbar. It bore the two Greek…

The state banner of Alabama, the cotton plantation state.

Alabama

The state banner of Alabama, the cotton plantation state.

The state banner of Arizona, the apache state.

Arizona

The state banner of Arizona, the apache state.

The state banner of Arkansas, the bear state.

Arkansas

The state banner of Arkansas, the bear state.

The state banner of Alaska.

Alaska

The state banner of Alaska.

The state banner of Nevada, the sage brush state.

Nevada

The state banner of Nevada, the sage brush state.

The state banner of California.

California

The state banner of California.

The state banner of Colorado, the silver state.

Colorado

The state banner of Colorado, the silver state.

The state banner of Delaware, the diamond state.

Delaware

The state banner of Delaware, the diamond state.

The banner of Washington, District of Columbia.

District of Columbia

The banner of Washington, District of Columbia.

The state banner of Maryland, the old line state.

Maryland

The state banner of Maryland, the old line state.

The state banner of Florida, the everglade state.

Florida

The state banner of Florida, the everglade state.

The state banner of Georgia, the empire state of the south.

Georgia

The state banner of Georgia, the empire state of the south.

The state banner of Idaho, the gem of the mountain state.

Idaho

The state banner of Idaho, the gem of the mountain state.

The state banner of Illinois, the prairie state.

Illinois

The state banner of Illinois, the prairie state.

The state banner of Indiana, the Hoosier state.

Indiana

The state banner of Indiana, the Hoosier state.

The state banner of Iowa, the hawkeye state.

Iowa

The state banner of Iowa, the hawkeye state.

The state banner of Kansas, the sunflower state.

Kansas

The state banner of Kansas, the sunflower state.

The state banner of Kentucky, the blue grass state.

Kentucky

The state banner of Kentucky, the blue grass state.

The state banner of Tennessee, the volunteer state.

Tennessee

The state banner of Tennessee, the volunteer state.

The state banner of Louisiana, the pelican state.

Louisiana

The state banner of Louisiana, the pelican state.

The state banner of Maine, the pine tree state.

Maine

The state banner of Maine, the pine tree state.

The state banner of Massachusetts, the bay state.

Massachusetts

The state banner of Massachusetts, the bay state.

The state banner of Michigan, the wolverine state.

Michigan

The state banner of Michigan, the wolverine state.

The state banner of Wisconsin, the badger state.

Wisconsin

The state banner of Wisconsin, the badger state.

The state banner of Minnesota, the north star state.

Minnesota

The state banner of Minnesota, the north star state.

The state banner of Mississippi, the bayou state.

Mississippi

The state banner of Mississippi, the bayou state.

The state banner of Missouri, the bullion state.

Missouri

The state banner of Missouri, the bullion state.

The state banner of Montana, the bonanza state.

Montana

The state banner of Montana, the bonanza state.

The state banner of Nebraska, the antelope state.

Nebraska

The state banner of Nebraska, the antelope state.

The state banner of New Jersey, the garden state.

New Jersey

The state banner of New Jersey, the garden state.

The state banner of New Mexico, the sunshine state.

New Mexico

The state banner of New Mexico, the sunshine state.

The state banner of New York, the empire state.

New York

The state banner of New York, the empire state.

The state banner of North Carolina, the old north state.

North Carolina

The state banner of North Carolina, the old north state.

The state banner of North Dakota, the great cereal state.

North Dakota

The state banner of North Dakota, the great cereal state.

The state banner of Ohio, the buckeye state.

Ohio

The state banner of Ohio, the buckeye state.

The state banner of Oregon, the webfoot state.

Oregon

The state banner of Oregon, the webfoot state.