<i>Glory</i> flag
date: label: date made
content: 1989
notes: label: Description
content: Hand-painted Regimental flag of the 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment used in the movie <i>"Glory</i>. This is the first film to illustrate the involvement of African American soldiers in the Civil War. The movie follows the story of the 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, the first African American Union regiment organized in the North during the Civil War, and culminates in the Battle at Fort Wagner. Matthew Broderick, Denzel Washington, and Cary Elwes star in this film.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: Subject
content: Movie
label: Subject
content: Motion Pictures
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content: Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
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content: Popular Entertainment
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content: Movies
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content: Movie Collection
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Paul Culberg
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1991.0279.01
label: accession number
content: 1991.0279
label: catalog number
content: 1991.0279.01
objectType: label: Object Name
content: flag
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: satin (overall material)
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content: cording (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 58 1/2 in x 69 1/4 in; 148.59 cm x 175.895 cm