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I have a 1907 Labor Day photo, showing a 48-star US flag? How is this possible?
I know the dates of these state's admissions:
46. Oklahoma Nov. 16, 1907
47. New Mexico Jan. 6, 1912
48. Arizona Feb. 14, 1912
I am wondering why not 45 or 46 stars? Were the new states and the new flag anticipated?
The label on the front of the picture postcard says Labor Day 1907 AND the postmark on back is Sept 7, 1907.
I have been trying to post the picture, but if you go to ebay and search "staunton illinois" it is there as 1 of 3 Labor Day parade.
1 Answer
- ?Lv 47 years agoFavourite answer
That photo must be mislabeled. Originally the flag used red stripes to signify the original 13 colonies, and then a new stripe for each new state as it entered the union. But after states 15 or 16 they realized the flag would get bigger and bigger, or they would have to reduce the withe of the stripes.
The blue field on one of the first flags had 13 stars in a circle. In 1818 the flag had 20 stars and 13 stripes. Thereafter states were added as stars.
Source(s): Wikipedia