File:US Presidential Flag Army 1898.svg
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The Army's presidential flag from 1898. The Navy already had a presidential flag, but the design was very close to the Army's infantry flag, so they chose a completely different design. The Army defined both a flag and a color; the color was the same design but smaller, made of silk, and had a fringe of silver and gold. The flag was technically replaced with the Navy version in 1901, but the use of the color continued (along with the other flag design) until they were both replaced by a new flag designed during President Wilson's term in 1916. The flag was designed by Frederick D. Owen, a civilian working in the War Department. The regulation which officially defined the flag was General Orders No. 13, issued on March 28, 1898. It read:[1]
The color was defined the same way:
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Source | Self-made following the precise dimensions from the original specifications. SVG Great Seal taken from File:US-OfficeOfManagementAndBudget-Seal.svg, a U.S. Government work, and slightly altered and colorized to match version of actual flag (seen in File:Army Presidential Flag QMMuseum.jpg). |
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This file is a work of a U.S. Army soldier or employee, taken or made as part of that person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, it is in the public domain in the United States.
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current | 19:28, 3 June 2010 | ![]() | 1,000 × 615 (108 KB) | Fry1989 (talk | contribs) | compromise inbetween red (we have pics of the actual flag, it's darker, though not as dark as US flag, you're right) |
08:03, 3 June 2010 | ![]() | 1,000 × 615 (100 KB) | Clindberg (talk | contribs) | Reverted to version as of 02:56, 3 July 2009 - the color was "scarlet" not U.S. flag color | |
00:35, 3 June 2010 | ![]() | 1,000 × 615 (109 KB) | Fry1989 (talk | contribs) | colours | |
02:56, 3 July 2009 | ![]() | 1,000 × 615 (100 KB) | Clindberg (talk | contribs) | == Summary == {{Information |Description=The Army's presidential flag from 1898. The Navy already had a presidential flag, but the design was very close to the Army's infantry flag, so they chose a completely different design. The Army defined both a fl |
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