Showboat banners ca. 1896-1908   Save
Eisenbarth Family Collection
Description: This rectangular banner is printed with a repeating pattern of American flags. The printed flags are red, white and blue, and have 45 stars arranged in a circle. There are a total of twelve flags printed on the banner. This banner was displayed on showboats and dates from 1896 to 1908. The dimensions are 160 cm by 53 cm. The banner was probably flown on the Eisenbarth showboats. Mrs. E. E. Eisenbarth of Marietta, Ohio, donated this banner to the Ohio Historical Society in 1986. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: EisenbarthFamilyCollection
Subjects: Cultural Ohio--Popular Culture; Ohio River; Theater--Ohio; Traveling shows
Places: Ohio