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The San Diego World's Fair of 1915, which occurred three years after New Mexico's admission to the union, featured an exhibit hall where all U.S. state flags were displayed; lacking an official flag, New Mexico displayed an unofficial one designed by Ralph Emerson Twitchell, the mayor of the state capital, Santa Fe.
English: Reconstruction of the first (unofficial) flag of the state of New Mexico (1915 - 1925), designed by Col. Ralph E. Twitchell. For another reconstruction (with somewhat different proportions and monochrome seal), see plate XXXVI, page 152 of The Flag Book of the United States by Whitney Smith (William Morrow and Company, 1970).
On July 4, 1912, the official flag design jumped from 46 to 48 stars, and there never was an official 47-star flag. The provenance of the museum's 47-star flag is unknown, although it presumably was manufactured to celebrate New Mexico's entry into the Union. [2] The flag hung for many years in a bar in Blue Lake, California.
The Territory of New Mexico was an organized incorporated territory of the United States from September 9, 1850, [1] until January 6, 1912. [2] It was created from the U.S. provisional government of New Mexico, as a result of Nuevo México becoming part of the American frontier after the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.
Before statehood in 1912, the name "New Mexico" loosely applied to various configurations of territories in the same general area, which evolved throughout the Spanish, Mexican, and U.S. periods, but typically encompassed most of present-day New Mexico along with sections of neighboring states. [34]
This is a list of the officially designated symbols of the U.S. state of New Mexico. Most such designations are found in § 12.3 of the New Mexico Statutes. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The majority of the items in the list are officially recognized after a law is passed by the state legislature .
The following table displays the official flag, seal, ... Seal of the Territory of New Mexico (1887–1912) Great Seal of New York (1901 – 2020)
The constitution of New Mexico, which was adopted January 21, 1911, provides no further requirements or specifications for the design thereof. [3] When New Mexico became a state in 1912, its legislature named a commission for the purpose of designing a state seal, consisting of Governor William C. McDonald, Attorney General Frank W. Clancy, Chief Justice Clarence J. Roberts and Secretary of ...