Flag
Photo credit: Museum staff
Accession Number: C.2009.425.3
Dimensions: 10.125 in X 16.25 in
Dimensions (Metric): 25.7175 cm X 41.275 cm
Dimensions (Metric): 25.7175 cm X 41.275 cm
Source: Ziggy Attias
Credit Line: Gift of Ziggy Attias and Family
Description
Small blue flag with an image of an American flag in the center and "God Bless America" printed in white colored text. The right side of the flag is frayed. The left side is a white sheath used to slide the flag onto a car antenna.
Small blue flag with an image of an American flag in the center and "God Bless America" printed in white colored text. The right side of the flag is frayed. The left side is a white sheath used to slide the flag onto a car antenna.
Historical Notes
In the wake of 9/11, even people who had not considered themselves especially patriotic displayed the American flag on their houses, cars, and clothing. Long Island restaurateur Ziggy Attias noticed that flags flying on car radio antennas or hanging from overpasses would fall off and land on the side of the road. Attias rescued more than a hundred of these flags from the shoulders and median strips of a Long Island highway.
In the wake of 9/11, even people who had not considered themselves especially patriotic displayed the American flag on their houses, cars, and clothing. Long Island restaurateur Ziggy Attias noticed that flags flying on car radio antennas or hanging from overpasses would fall off and land on the side of the road. Attias rescued more than a hundred of these flags from the shoulders and median strips of a Long Island highway.
