Flag
Photo credit: Museum staff
Accession Number: C.2009.425.4
Dimensions: 8.5 in X 15.5 in
Dimensions (Metric): 21.59 cm X 39.37 cm
Dimensions (Metric): 21.59 cm X 39.37 cm
Source: Ziggy Attias
Credit Line: Gift of Ziggy Attias and Family
Description
Small American flag. The left side is a white sheath used to slide the flag onto a car antenna. The manufacturer's name is printed on it.
Small American flag. The left side is a white sheath used to slide the flag onto a car antenna. The manufacturer's name is printed on it.
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.
