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Photograph of two women holding up a Cowpens flag, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, July 29, 1976

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Date

1976-07-29

Description

Two unidentified women holding up a Cowpens flag, a predecssor of the U.S. flag, created circa 1781. The flag has red and white stripes and a single star inside a circle of 12 stars on the blue field. It is the same flag as featured in the iconic painting "The Sprit of '76" by Archibald MacNeal Willard. The women are preparing for the U.S. bicentennial celebration at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada.

Digital ID

pho008724

Physical Identifier

0277_1146
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Citation

pho008724. North Las Vegas Library Photograph Collection on North Las Vegas, Nevada. PH-00277. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d16d5pb7w.

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Digital Provenance

Digitized materials: physical originals can be viewed in Special Collections and Archives reading room

Extent

5002 x 3114 pixels
8.3367 x 5.19 inches
15599776 bytes

Language

English

Publisher

University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Libraries

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image/tiff