Flag
Photo credit: 9/11 Memorial staff
Accession Number: C.2009.425.21
Dimensions: 8 3/4 in X 12 1/2 in
Dimensions (Metric): 20.32 cm X 30.48 cm
Dimensions (Metric): 20.32 cm X 30.48 cm
Source: Ziggy Attias
Credit Line: Gift of Ziggy Attias and Family
Description
Small American flag. The right corners of the flag are frayed. The left side is a white sheath used to slide the flag onto a car antenna. This flag was mounted on backing for installation with a vertical orientation.
Small American flag. The right corners of the flag are frayed. The left side is a white sheath used to slide the flag onto a car antenna. This flag was mounted on backing for installation with a vertical orientation.
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.
