Flag Pole Topper with Eagle Figure
date: label: date made
content: 1920-1950
notes: label: Description
content: Public schools encouraged the Americanization of newcomers with programs and images intended to inspire patriotism. In most classrooms, American flags hung alongside images of the American eagle and George Washington. This metal flagpole finial is in the shape of an American bald eagle. Combined with the United States flag, incoming students saw two symbols of patriotism every school day. It was made in the second half of the 20th Century.
topic: label: used
content: Education
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content: Home and Community Life: Education
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content: Many Voices, One Nation
label: Exhibition
content: Many Voices, One Nation
label: Exhibition Location
content: National Museum of American History
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Dr. Richard Lodish American School Collection
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2014.0244.264
label: accession number
content: 2014.0244
label: catalog number
content: 2014.0244.264
objectType: label: Object Name
content: flag pole finial
label: Object Name
content: flag pole topper
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 13.3 cm x 13 cm x 4.4 cm; 5 1/4 in x 5 1/8 in x 1 23/32 in