Flag ceremony, 1955
Item
Title
Flag ceremony, 1955
Description
Crowd gathered with hands on their hearts to watch United States flag being raised or lowered. Similar photo published in the Stuart News (24 Feb 1955) with the caption: "Exalted Ruler R.G. Hupfel of the Stuart-Jensen Elks Lodge 1870 pulls the lanyard to raise an American flag while R.J. Twyman keeps the banner off the ground at a ceremony at the lodge's future home site on the Indiantown road here Tuesday noon. This particular flag flew over the U.S. Capitol on Lincoln's birthday anniversary Feb. 12."
Creator
Source
Scan gift of Sandra Thurlow.
Rights
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Format
Black and white negative; 4x5 inches
Language
English
Type
Still Image
Identifier
Thurlow-2025-020-er-187
2025.020
Coverage
Original Format
Negatives
Collection
Citation
Earl Dyer Ricou (1923-2011), “Flag ceremony, 1955,” Martin Digital History, accessed October 5, 2026, https://www.martindigitalhistory.org/items/show/14978.