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Black line illustration of a 32 Star United States flag. The additional star represents the state of Minnesota. This flag was in use from July 04, 1858 until July 3, 1859.

32 Star United States Flag, 1858

Black line illustration of a 32 Star United States flag. The additional star represents the state of…

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…

The Coat of Arms of George Washington's family. It is said to be in inspiration of the stars and stripes on the flag of the United States.

Washington Family Coat of Arms

The Coat of Arms of George Washington's family. It is said to be in inspiration of the stars and stripes…

An illustration of a girl dressed as Betsy Ross.

Betsy Ross Girl

An illustration of a girl dressed as Betsy Ross.

An architectural decoration of the finial commonly found in Gothic architecture. The finial was used to decorate poles on the building and flag poles.

Gothic Architecture Finial

An architectural decoration of the finial commonly found in Gothic architecture. The finial was used…

An illustration of four fleas competing in a hurdle-race. The flea in first place is crawling under a hurdle and grabbing a flag.

Flea Race

An illustration of four fleas competing in a hurdle-race. The flea in first place is crawling under…

Constructed by weaving textile fibers into a network or web. Fabric may be natural or synthetic. Until approximately the middle of the twentieth century, natural fiber fabric was predominate in flag making. Traditional flag fabrics are wool, cotton, linen, and silk.

Textile Fabric

Constructed by weaving textile fibers into a network or web. Fabric may be natural or synthetic. Until…

An American soldier who recovered the South Carolina flag and temporarily restored it during a battle in 1776.

Sergeant Jasper

An American soldier who recovered the South Carolina flag and temporarily restored it during a battle…

Arent DePeyster, a British military officer of the American Revolution, surrenders at the Battle of King's Mountain.

DePeyster Raises a White Flag

Arent DePeyster, a British military officer of the American Revolution, surrenders at the Battle of…

A flag-like object. The cloth was draped from a horizontal cross suspended from the staff. It was a treasured symbol of the military and was closely defended in combat.

Vexillum

A flag-like object. The cloth was draped from a horizontal cross suspended from the staff. It was a…

A British flag officer who is well known for his victory in the Battle of Trafalgar.

Horatio Nelson

A British flag officer who is well known for his victory in the Battle of Trafalgar.

"The Act of Union with Scotland (1707) required that England and Scotland should have one flag made of the crosses of St. George and St. Andrew combined. After the union with Ireland (1801) the cross of St. Patrick was incorporated in the flag. The name 'Jack' comes from the French Jacques, referries to James I, the first sovereign of Great Britain."—Webster, 1920

The Union Jack

"The Act of Union with Scotland (1707) required that England and Scotland should have one flag made…

"Congress also enacted that the Union Flag should be 'thirteen stripes, alternate red and white, and thirteen whtie stars on a blue field.'"—Taylor, 1900

Union Flag

"Congress also enacted that the Union Flag should be 'thirteen stripes, alternate red and white, and…

"This charge is borne with a cable, and set fesse-wise, by the British Admiralty; but it is usual to place it in pale, and it depicted without a cable, unless the contrary is specified."—Aveling, 1891

Anchor

"This charge is borne with a cable, and set fesse-wise, by the British Admiralty; but it is usual to…

"A hardy biennial plant, producing an oblong bulb, or stalk, which has the flavor of an onion, and is used principally for flavoring soups and stews."—Rawson, 1892

London Flag Leek

"A hardy biennial plant, producing an oblong bulb, or stalk, which has the flavor of an onion, and is…

Two American flags.

Two American Flags

Two American flags.

Three American flags.

Three American Flags

Three American flags.

The common name of gladiolus is corn flag. Corms are found on the ends of the roots in the autumn.

Mode of Increase of Gladiolus Corm

The common name of gladiolus is corn flag. Corms are found on the ends of the roots in the autumn.

The common name of gladiolus is corn flag. Gladiolus cardinalis flowers are scarlet with large white spots. The stem is three to four feet high.

Habit and Detached Single Flower of Gladiolus Cardinalis

The common name of gladiolus is corn flag. Gladiolus cardinalis flowers are scarlet with large white…

Gladiolus gandavensis flowers are a rich crimson marked with yellow. The flowers bloom in the summer. This plant is a hybrid between gladiolus psittacinus and gladiolus cardinalis.

Hybrids from Gladiolus Gandavensis

Gladiolus gandavensis flowers are a rich crimson marked with yellow. The flowers bloom in the summer.…

The corolla of gladiolus psittancinus flowers are greenish with purple streaks. The limb is a rich scarlet spotted with yellow. The spikes are more than one foot long with ten to twelve flowers.

Habit and Detached Single Flower of Gladiolus Psittacinus

The corolla of gladiolus psittancinus flowers are greenish with purple streaks. The limb is a rich scarlet…

The gonfalon, gonfalone (from the early Italian confalone) is a type of heraldic flag or banner, often pointed, swallow-tailed, or with several streamers, and suspended from a crossbar in an identical manner to the ancient Roman vexillum.

Gonfanon

The gonfalon, gonfalone (from the early Italian confalone) is a type of heraldic flag or banner, often…

The Pennon is a flag of Great Britain.

Pennon

The Pennon is a flag of Great Britain.

The Banner is a flag of Great Britain.

Banner

The Banner is a flag of Great Britain.

The Pennoncel is a flag of Great Britain.

Pennoncel

The Pennoncel is a flag of Great Britain.

The Flag of St. George is a flag of Great Britain. It shows the red cross of St. George on a white field, and survives only as a flag of command in the royal navy.

Flag of St. George

The Flag of St. George is a flag of Great Britain. It shows the red cross of St. George on a white field,…

The Royal Standard is a flag of Great Britain.

Royal Standard

The Royal Standard is a flag of Great Britain.

The White Ensign is a flag of Great Britain. It is the peculiar flag of the royal navy.

White Ensign

The White Ensign is a flag of Great Britain. It is the peculiar flag of the royal navy.

The Blue Ensign is a flag of Great Britain. It is the distinctive ensign of the royal naval reserve.

Blue Ensign

The Blue Ensign is a flag of Great Britain. It is the distinctive ensign of the royal naval reserve.

The Union Flag is the national flag of Great Britain. It is more properly called the 'Great Union', established by royal proclamation of April 12, 1606. It was formed by a combination of the crosses of St. George and St. Andrew; at the union with Ireland in 1801, the cross of St. Patrick was added. It is essentially the military flag of England. It is flown as the war jack on the jackstaff of English warships.

Union (National) Flag of Great Britain

The Union Flag is the national flag of Great Britain. It is more properly called the 'Great Union',…

The Red Ensign is the flag of the British merchant service.

Red Ensign

The Red Ensign is the flag of the British merchant service.

The Admiralty Flag is a flag of Great Britain.

Admiralty Flag

The Admiralty Flag is a flag of Great Britain.

The Union Flag after the Union of Ireland and Great Britain, and the addition of the cross of St. Patrick.

Union Flag: Crosses of St. George, St. Andrew, and St Patrick

The Union Flag after the Union of Ireland and Great Britain, and the addition of the cross of St. Patrick.

This is a flag of Great Britain.

Blazon of Union Flag

This is a flag of Great Britain.

Civil War soldiers waving the flag of truce, signaling a halt in fighting for both sides.

Flag of Truce

Civil War soldiers waving the flag of truce, signaling a halt in fighting for both sides.

Various sailboats, one flying a US flag. Harbor town with mountains in background

Sail Boats

Various sailboats, one flying a US flag. Harbor town with mountains in background

A woman and child sitting on a ship anchor.

Woman and Child

A woman and child sitting on a ship anchor.

Illustration of a Greek war-ship from the 5th century BC. There are two masts, a large decorative bird element at the bow, and shell-like enclosure at the stern. Three rows of oars are manned by several men. A large, steering oar at the starboard bow is controlled by a man on a raised platform. A flag flies from the stern.

Greek War-Ship with Three Rows of Oars

Illustration of a Greek war-ship from the 5th century BC. There are two masts, a large decorative bird…

Norman ships and warriors following William the Conqueror, also called William of Normandy, land on England's shores at Pevensey. Men with shields and spears, wearing iron helmets and coats of mail, emerge from Norman ships and smaller boats. A large ship with a dragon head at the bow is on the right. Cliffs rise in the background.

William of Normandy and His Norman Forces Land on England's Shores

Norman ships and warriors following William the Conqueror, also called William of Normandy, land on…

Illustration of the Norman-built Rochester castle. The architect of the castle was Gundulf, a Norman monk, and the castle protected England's southeast coast. It is a view of the castle from the northwest and two of its towers are visible. There is a road leading away from the castle. A woman and a child holding hands, walk down the road. Trees line the road.

Rochester Castle as Seen from the Northwest

Illustration of the Norman-built Rochester castle. The architect of the castle was Gundulf, a Norman…