Flags in American Politics

American political campaigns have, since 1840, been distinguished, by what might seem the redundant display of the national flag; but from the start, the Stars and Stripes has not merely been the emblem of the national government, but the flag of the people and, along with other flags, used lavishly

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Socialism Saves Capitalism Banner
Socialism Saves Capitalism Banner - Wall St after 2008 "Bail-Out" This Banner was produced by Ralph Nader and Matt Gonzalez of the Green Party to protest the Wall Street Bailout and features the slogan "Jail Time Not Bail Time". It was displayed at the rally on at Federal Hall, 26 Wall Street in New York City, October 16th, 2008.
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U.S 50 Star Flag - "A More Perfect Union"
U.S. 50 Star Flag Barack Obama - A More Perfect Union Speech. One of 8 flags set at the podium behind the rostrum when senator Barack Obama delivered a More Perfect Union Speech 18 March 2008 before an audience at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia. Obama referenced his remarks in terms of the broader issue of race.
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U.S. 48 Star Flag - FDR signature.
48 Star US Flag - signed by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. FDR has signed this 48-star United States flag on the fourth white horizontal stripe from its top, adjacent to the canton. FDR's signature is very bold, in black ink, measuring a full 5" inches long and 1" high. A beautiful signature on an unusual medium.
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U.S. National Woman's Party Washington DC HQ Flag
U.S. National Woman's Party HQ Flag, Suffragette Movement, Washington, D.C.,1916-1920 This rare National Woman's Party flag was a display and march flag of the American suffragette movement in the early 20th Century. It is unusual for NWP flags to have survived, this spectacular piece is a fortunate exception to that rule.
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A Woman Suffrage Party Pennant, 1909.
A Woman Suffrage Party Pennant, 1909. Pennants like this were distributed at the WSP inaugural convention on 29 October 1909, at Carnegie Hall, New York City, and it was waved by members and supporters alike. This pennant is framed with ZFC3124; a WSP celluloid pin from the same era.
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36-Star U.S. Flag Cleveland & Hendricks Campaign.
36-Star U.S. Flag Cleveland & Hendricks Campaign, 1884. This small printed cotton 36-star printed United States flag was made to commemorate the admission of Nevada in 1864. It was made official on 4 July 1965 and it was then rendered obsolete a scant two years later by the admission of Nebraska in 1867.
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U.S. 13 Star Flag - Hancock & English.
13 Star U.S. Flag, Revolutionary & Early Federal Period. Believed to be one of the oldest surviving 13-star flags from the early period of American history, this flag, from Salem, MA, bears blue stars onwhite, and reverses the traditional motifs. The placement of blue stars on a white canton is extremely rare.
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U.S. 37 Star Diamond Pattern Flag.
U.S. 37 Star Diamond Pattern Flag - Nebraska's Admission into the Union. This is a 37 star United States flag with the rarer diamond pattern star-field. It represents the period during Nebraska's accession to the Union from July 4, 1867 to July 3, 1877, as well as Americas 100th anniversary.
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U.S. 37 Stars Flag "Equal Taxation" hoist panel.
37 Star U.S. Flag "EQUAL TAXATION", Democratic Party 1868. The concept of equal taxation was a contentious a national issue in the mid 19th century. This flag was used to promote either a political position or candidate by associating the Equal Taxation concept with the national flag
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U.S. 36-Star Flag Grant-Colfax Campaign Flag.
U.S. 36-Star Flag Grant-Colfax Campaign Flag. This small, 36-star, cotton parade flag was overprinted for the 1868 presidential election with the names of the two Republican Party candidates: "US Grant for President, S. Colfax for Vice President".
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U.S. 34 Star "Our Policy the will of the People"
34 Star U.S. Flag "OUR POLICY THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE", Sovereignty slogan. This enormous flag bearing the inscription, Our Policy: The Will of the People, is an early and striking example of the flag being linked with partisan political discourse.
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26 Star U.S. Flag Michigan joins to the Union.
A 26-Star U.S. flag commemorating the addition of Michigan to the Union. This is a 26-Star flag commemorating the addition of Michigan to the Union on January 26, 1837 with stars of various sizes arranged in a tilted "Great Star". This flag is thought to be one of the earliest examples of printed parade flags.