Flag
Photo credit: 9/11 Memorial staff
Accession Number: C.2009.425.10
Dimensions: 8.25 in X 12.625 in
Dimensions (Metric): 20.955 cm X 32.0675 cm
Dimensions (Metric): 20.955 cm X 32.0675 cm
Source: Ziggy Attias
Credit Line: Gift of Ziggy Attias and Family
Description
Small American flag. The flag is dirty and frayed in the top right corner. The left side is a white sheath used to slide the flag onto a car antenna.
Small American flag. The flag is dirty and frayed in the top right corner. 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.
