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Currier & Ives. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.

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Original image housed by Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington

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• American Memory: North Carolina educator's guide: Each month during 2007, LEARN NC will feature an in-depth look at one aspect of the Library of Congress' American Memory with a special focus on North Carolina materials. (Page 5)
• The Learning Page: Getting started with primary sources: Introduces a primary sources guide made available through the Library of Congress's The Learning Page. You'll also get an introduction to some of the LOC's lessons that will help your students use primary source materials.

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This hand-colored lithograph shows an almost pure white woman with dark braids carrying an American flag. On her head, she wears a golden tiara decorated with a shield that echoes the pattern of the flag. A sheer white veil flows down her back and over her low-cut gown of red, blue, and gold.

The stars on the flag are not arranged in the contemporary pattern but appear to be lined up in a grid-like fashion, possibly implying forty-eight stars.

Under the image is the title in capital letters, “The Star Spangled Banner.” Following are these lines:

O! long may it wave,
O’er the land of the free,
And the home of the brave.