Object Details
- Description
- Students at the Lanphier High School in Springfield, Il. carried this flag in a procession to the Illinois State Capital on the first National Earth Day, on April 22, 1970. The flag, which measures 61 by 36.5 inches, has green stripes symbolizing a clean earth, white stripes symbolizing clean air, and the Greek letter theta symbolizing death. LHS science teacher Ray Bruzan turned Room 308 into the school’s “Environmental Action Center” during the 1969-70 school year. The flag was sewn by the mother of one of his students.
- ID Number
- 1994.0146.01
- catalog number
- 1994.0146.01
- accession number
- 1994.0146
- Object Name
- Flag, Earth Day
- Physical Description
- fabric (overall material)
- Measurements
- average spatial: 91.4 cm x 151.1 cm; x 36 in x 59 1/2 in
- See more items in
- Medicine and Science: Biological Sciences
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_1165107
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a9-fd6e-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
