North and South Dakota became the 39th and the 40th states on November 2, 1889).

The wool/bunting field of this important flag is composed of 13 horizontal alternating red and white stripes each about 2.5 inches wide, top stripe is red, bottom stripe is red. Inset into the field, and extending through seven stripes from the top, is a dark blue canton (union) 17 inches wide on the fly x 18 inches, with 40 stars, each 2 inches across, printed on the obverse and reverse sides, in five horizontal rows of eight stars each. The flag is machine stitched, but the stars are printed. Displayed on a pole as a pair of flags along with ZFC0024 in a school house. Circa 1889. Acquired by the Star-Spangled Banner Flag House, Baltimore, Md., in 1970.
An important flag from the Star Spangled Banner Flag House Collection.

ZFC Important Flag
Item is framed