page_title: George Henry Preble
hierarchical_section_title: George Henry Preble
caption_attribution_description: Flag that floated over Fort McHenry in 1814.
context_page_description: George Henry Preble was an American naval officer and writer, notable for his history of the flag of the United States and for taking the first photograph of the Fort McHenry flag that inspired the U.S. national anthem, "The Star-Spangled Banner".
context_section_description: George Henry Preble (February 25, 1816 – March 1, 1885) was an American naval officer and writer, notable for his history of the flag of the United States and for taking the first photograph of the Fort McHenry flag that inspired the U.S. national anthem, "The Star-Spangled Banner".
caption: Preble's 1873 photo of the Ft. McHenry flag in the Boston Navy Yard
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