I LOVE this exhibit! I have been interested in this particular flag and exhibit- the ORIGINAL Star Spangled Banner since I was 14. We lived in DC, and I ditched school to go to the Smithsonian, one day. I acted like a college student, from GWU - no less, and joined a docent-led tour. The coolest fact I learned that day - nearly a gazillion pounds (it WAS nearly 30 years ago- I long ago forgot the exact amount) of lint was removed from the original back-in-the-day cleaning it received.
Posted on: Mon, 10 Mar 2014 15:35:50 +0000