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Flag - Welcome L.B.J., First Presidential Visit to Australia, 1966
Reg. No: HT 5090
- Summary:
- Fabric flag produced in honour of the visit to Australia by Lyndon B. Johnson in 1966. They were designed for people to wave along the parade routes of the Presidential motorcade, to show Australia's support for the U.S.A.
- Description:
- Faded white fabric flag glued to a wooden stick on the left hand side (if looking front on). The flag itself has a blue/ red border and an Australian flag crossing an American flag (both in red on the white background). The text appears both above and below the flag motif.
| Discipline: | History |
| Dimensions: | 26.40 cm (Width), 25.20 cm (Length) |
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| Themes this item is part of: | Public Life & Institutions Collection |
| On Display at: | Melbourne Museum |
| Primary Classification: | POLITICS & PUBLIC PROTEST |
| Secondary Classification: | International |
| Tertiary Classification: | flags |
| Inscriptions: | Text: WELCOME L.B.J./ FIRST/ PRESIDENTIAL VISIT/ TO AUSTRALIA - 1966 |
| Person Named: | President Lyndon Johnson - United States Government, Australia, 1966 |
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