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Hoisting of American Colors over Louisiana
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Hoisting of American Colors over Louisiana |
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| Object type | painting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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first raising of the USA flag with the Louisiana Purchase, in the Place d'Armes (now Jackson Square), New Orleans. Ceremony was March 10, 1804 [1] Painted by Thure de Thulstrup on commission to commemorate centennial of the event. The painting has been praised for the research and historical accuracy which went into the period depiction. Painting is on display in the Cabildo Museum. |
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| Date | 1904 (painting completed; depicting event in 1804) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | painting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Source/Photographer | Above described painting, via copy at [2] (somewhat better resolution than others seen online) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| current | 20:34, 29 April 2014 | | 753 × 1,125 (665 KB) | Themadchopper | enlarged & color corrected |
| 15:41, 3 May 2012 |  | 502 × 750 (75 KB) | Infrogmation | {{Information |Description="Hoisting of American Colors over Louisiana in 1803". Painting depicting first raising of the USA flag with the Louisiana Purchase, in main plaza (now Jackson Square), New Orleans. Painted by Thure de Thulstrup on commission... |
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