1037
Flag
1944 Approximate
Civil Defense Flag. Material: textile, metal. Size: 56 1/4'L x 33'W. Description: triangular shaped piece of white muslin with a navy blue & red graphic; red arrow with a blue circle in it with a white triangle in it & with a red ring with a line through the center in it (red ring is broken on both sides above the line); the red arrow's point intersects a vertical red line that runs the length of the flag just off-center; 2 gold tone metal eyes in either corner of the top which is reinforced with white canvas; label on top is red & blue in a white background & reads 'THE NAME ANNIN GUARANTEES QUALITY, DEFIANCE, REG. U.S. PAT. OFF, TWO PLY-MOTH PROOF, GUARANTEED DEFIANCE FAST COLORS'; condition - grayed, rust spots on canvas
Waseca County Military - WWII. Received by Mrs. C.W. Spaulding for outstanding work in Civil Defense during WWII. She was women's chairperson of Civil Defense in Waseca County.