File:Great Seal of the United States by Boston Public Library (cropped).jpg

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Lithograph with the Great Seal of the United States on top, and the Flag of the President of the United States (naval version, featuring the Great Seal and used until 1916) on the bottom.

Looks a lot like the graphic portion of the 1899 Flags of Maritime Nations put out by the U.S. Navy (see here).

File name: 07_11_001244

Title: Great Seal of the United States

Creator/Contributor: L. Prang & Co. (publisher)

Date issued: 1861-1897 (approximate)

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Genre: Chromolithographs; Advertisements

Notes: Title supplied by cataloger.

Location: Boston Public Library, Print Department

Rights: No known restrictions


Flickr data on 2011-08-04:

  • Camera: Sinar AG Sinarback 54 FW, Sinar m
  • License: CC BY 2.0
  • User: Boston Public Library BPL
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1861-1897 (approximate)

Flickr upload date: 2008-07-23 16:09:36
Source Flickr: Great Seal of the United States
Author L. Prang & Co. (publisher)
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current16:57, 16 May 2019Thumbnail for version as of 16:57, 16 May 2019186 × 195 (42 KB)Tibet Nation (talk | contribs)File:Great Seal of the United States by Boston Public Library.jpg cropped 80 % horizontally, 84 % vertically using CropTool with lossless mode.

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