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The first flag on the moon

Posted in Flag Photos, Flags in the News, Flags on Stamps, History, Information on Aug 5th, 2008

Sidewalk Photographer Alex Richman and the intrepid Mrs. Richman covered a lot of ground (more than six miles on foot) in Washington D.C. during the last weekend of July.
One of the photographs he took (shown below) was of the Lunar Module #2-Apollo, which was never used on a lunar mission. Now on display at [...]

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Oddbins—April 17, 2008

Posted in Flag Facts, History, Information on Apr 17th, 2008

1. I don’t have anything particular to share today. I’ve been burrowing into the National Archives lately, and I can burn off the whole day there and not even realize it. Among other things, I’ve been searching for the earliest images of the U.S. flag. I didn’t think it would be easy, but I didn’t [...]

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