Object Details
- Subject
- National Museum of History and Technology (U.S.)
- Summary
- This is the garrison flag which flew over Fort McHenry in Baltimore, Maryland, during the attack by the British fleet in 1814 and inspired Francis Scott Key (a Georgetown, D.C. lawyer) to write the words to what is now the U.S. National Anthem.
- Cite as
- Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 285, Image No. SIA2010-3454
- Repository Loc.
- Smithsonian Institution Archives, Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507; 600 Maryland Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20024-2520
- Undated
- Local number
- SIA RU000285 [SIA2010-3454]
- Restrictions & Rights
- No access restrictions Many of SIA's holdings are located off-site, and advance notice is recommended to consult a collection. Please email the SIA Reference Team at osiaref@si.edu
- Type
- Black-and-white photographs
- Physical description
- 7.5X9.5
- Smithsonian Institution Archives
- Topic
- Flags
- Record ID
- siris_arc_311171
