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I guesstimated other dimensions and star positions based on File:Star-Spangled-Banner-1908-1919.jpg; the union (blue area) looks to be about 19 feet wide. The star rows look to be evenly distributed; i.e. the distance between the top/bottom edges and the center of a star row looks to be about the same as the distance between two (centers of) rows.
"The Star-Spangled Banner" is the national anthem of the United States. The lyrics come from the "Defence of Fort M'Henry", [2] a poem written by American lawyer Francis Scott Key on September 14, 1814, after he witnessed the bombardment of Fort McHenry by the British Royal Navy during the Battle of Baltimore in the War of 1812.
Title: Star-Spangled Banner, The (Version II) (ca. 1940s) Summary: Technicolor image of American flag flying accompanied by words and music of U.S. national anthem.
Star Spangled Banner flag on display at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History, c. 1964. The Star-Spangled Banner, or the Great Garrison Flag, was the garrison flag that flew over Fort McHenry in Baltimore Harbor during the naval portion of the Battle of Baltimore during the War of 1812.
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Performances of "The Star-Spangled Banner" became a formality at sporting events in the late 1940s after World War II when NFL Commissioner Elmer Layden required them before kickoff at games.
Download QR code; Print/export Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... "The Star-Spangled Banner" "The Star-Spangled Banner" [5] National march
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