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September 14, 2014 marks the 200th Anniversary of The Star-Spangled Banner, the national anthem of the United States. That anthem was written by Francis Scott Key, as he was held captive aboard a British warship in Baltimore Harbor during the War of 1812.

Compared to today's US flag, it is easy to recognize that the Star-Spangled Banner version of the flag has 15 stars (as opposed to today's 50 stars, and the 13-star Colonial flag). What is not easy to recognize (unless you're from Baltimore) is that the Star-Spangled Banner also has 15 stripes, as opposed to the 13 stripes of the current flag and the Colonial flag.

This weekend, my hometown of Baltimore is celebrating the 200th anniversary of the writing of The Star-Spangled Banner. There have been so many wonderful events that I hardly recognize Baltimore as the city where I grew up.

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Visitors assisting US Park Service Ranger in gathering and folding the "Star Spangled Banner" version of the US flag (30ft by 42ft or 9.1m by 12.9m). It really does take that many people to control and fold a flag that large. . .
Fort McHenry
Baltimore, Maryland
3/22/14

Hasselblad 500CM, Zeiss Planar 60mm
Kodak TMAX 400 in Kodak D-76 (stock)

Description
September 14, 2014 marks the 200th Anniversary of The Star-Spangled Banner, the national anthem of the United States. That anthem was written by Francis Scott Key, as he was held captive aboard a British warship in Baltimore Harbor during the War of 1812.

Compared to today's US flag, it is easy to recognize that the Star-Spangled Banner version of the flag has 15 stars (as opposed to today's 50 stars, and the 13-star Colonial flag). What is not easy to recognize (unless you're from Baltimore) is that the Star-Spangled Banner also has 15 stripes, as opposed to the 13 stripes of the current flag and the Colonial flag.

This weekend, my hometown of Baltimore is celebrating the 200th anniversary of the writing of The Star-Spangled Banner. There have been so many wonderful events that I hardly recognize Baltimore as the city where I grew up.

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Visitors assisting US Park Service Ranger in gathering and folding the "Star Spangled Banner" version of the US flag (30ft by 42ft or 9.1m by 12.9m). It really does take that many people to control and fold a flag that large. . .
Fort McHenry
Baltimore, Maryland
3/22/14

Hasselblad 500CM, Zeiss Planar 60mm
Kodak TMAX 400 in Kodak D-76 (stock)