search archive

TSLAC 1974/066 Lone Star Flag

Object Type: Asset
In Folder: 1974_066_001

Expand to show object metadata

TSLAC 1974/066 Lone Star Flag

Details

Title: TSLAC 1974/066 Lone Star Flag

Description: The Lone Star flag of Texas has been called “one of the best known symbols in the world.” Historians believe that early in the life of the Texas republic, Texans used a modified American flag, with 13 stripes and a single Lone Star in the blue canton. In late 1838, the Texas Senate commissioned a new flag that would better symbolize the independence of the Republic of Texas. This brilliant design was produced by Austin artist Peter Krag for a fee of $10 (about $200 in current dollars).

Description: The design was approved on January 25, 1839, and signed on the top by Mirabeau Lamar, President of the Republic of Texas; John M. Hansford, Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives; and David Burnet, President of the Texas Senate.

Identifier: 1974_066

Collection: Historic flags collection

Creator: Krag, Peter

Type: Flags

Citation information: (flag name), Historic flags collection. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission

Show more ▼

Texas State Library and Archives Commission | 1201 Brazos St., Austin TX 78701 | 512-463-5455 | ref@tsl.texas.gov | P.O. Box 12927, Austin TX 78711-2927