Museum object · Textiles and Quilts
Flag used at the burial of Lt. Louise Lomax, Army Nurse Corps
2011
Amelia, Amelia County, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
Source catalog description
This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.
Ceremonial United States flag used in the burial of Lt. Louise Lomax, Army Nurse Corps. The flag is folded into a triangle with the stars of the flag on top. The flag is inside a zippered, plastic bag. One side of the bag is clear, and the flag is visible. The other side of the bag is blue and has the Michael W. Hawkes Funeral Home logo and contact information printed in yellow in a repeating horizontal pattern.
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Catalog reference: 2022.42.8
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