Star Spangled
by Brian Wallace
Title
Star Spangled
Artist
Brian Wallace
Medium
Photograph - 2d Digital Image
Description
The replica of the original Star Spangled Banner that flies at the Fort McHenry National Monument and Shrine in South Baltimore.
Somehow I manged to capture this photo with one hand as I held the corner of the flag with the other. As the folks folded the flag under direction of the park ranger, I was honored to be the ending point as it was folded toward me and I was the only person on this day to hold the flag alone as the park ranger received it from me.
This ritual is done each day as the replica of the original flag is taken down around 5pm and our present day 50 star flag replaces it until 10 am the next morning.
This flag represents the one that flew over Fort McHenry as the British attacked from the Patapsco river in South Baltimore during the War of 1812. This attack is known as "The Battle Of Baltimore".
Francis Scott Key observed the flag was still flying the next morning (By the dawn's early light) and was inspired to pen the words to what later became our country's national anthem.
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November 13th, 2017
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Comments (10)
Anne Sands
Awesome capture great story too. Lf
Brian Wallace replied:
Thanks Anne, for the nice comment and L/F of my work. I appreciate it and thanks for reading the description. :)
Michele Avanti
Wow, what an honor, Brian to have been the last one folded toward and thus to hold the whole flag. How fabulous. Love reading what you wrote. Blessings.. Happy 4 th!
Brian Wallace replied:
I appreciate your kind response Michele. Thanks for taking the time to read the description. It was indeed an honor.
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