American Red Cross Flag, Spanish-American War ca 1898   Save
Ohio History Connection Museum
Description: This hand-sewn textile(wool) has a halyard rope. It is an American Red Cross flag which was flown on July 1, 1898 at the Battle of San Juan Hill during the Spanish-American War. The flag is rectangular, 108 cm by 180cm. Dr. F Dewey Amner of Kent, Ohio donated this flag to the Ohio Historical Society (now the Ohio History Connection) in 1952. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: H65458_001
Subjects: Ceremonial artifact; Communication artifact; American Red Cross Flag--United States; Spanish-American War, 1898; Stars & Stripes; Battle of San Juan Hill; Textile--wool;
Places: San Juan, Puerto Rico