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1950s Official Pledge Of Allegiance Vintage Poster Print w/ BOY SCOUT
$ 5.72
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Available is an early 1950’s beautiful " Pledge of Allegiance " Vintage Poster Print with United States of America FlagAlso showing in the Vintage Poster is a saluting Boy Scout or Senior Scout or Explorer, Girl Scout Brownie, Servicemen from the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, & Knights of Columbus Member.
Additionally saluting are Women Military from the WAC, WAVES, WASP's, SPAR's, Red Cross, Teacher & Nurse Corps.
This Beautiful Print is 11 1/2 x 15 inches overall, with an 8 1/2 x 11 litho brightly colored center artwork. Classic post WWII and post War era artwork- circa 1954.
It is MINT and Unused. This was found stored away with other prints from business closing perfectly preserved for over 60 years!! Printed on Glossy Cardstock.
What a great item framed or a GIFT as is! Has all parts of Americana, or American Culture on it. Print would be circa 1954, the year they added "
under God
" to the Pledge of Allegiance. A Short interesting history of the Pledge by Dr. Baer from the internet is below:
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" Francis Bellamy (1855 - 1931), a Baptist minister, wrote the original Pledge in August 1892.
The Pledge was published in the September 8th issue of
The Youth’s Companion
, the leading family magazine and the
Reader’s Digest
of its day. Its owner and editor, Daniel Ford, had hired Francis in 1891 as his assistant when Francis was pressured into leaving his baptist church in Boston because of his socialist sermons. As a member of his congregation, Ford had enjoyed Francis’s sermons. In 1892 Francis Bellamy was also a chairman of a committee of state superintendents of education in the National Education Association. As its chairman, he prepared the program for the public schools’ quadricentennial celebration for Columbus Day in 1892. He structured this public school program around a flag raising ceremony and a flag salute - his ‘Pledge of Allegiance.’
His original Pledge read as follows: ‘I pledge allegiance to my Flag and (to*) the Republic for which it stands, one nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.’ He considered placing the word, ‘equality,’ in his Pledge, but knew that the state superintendents of education on his committee were against equality for women and African Americans. [ * ‘to’ added in October, 1892. ]
In 1923 and 1924 the National Flag Conference, under the ‘leadership of the American Legion and the Daughters of the American Revolution, changed the Pledge’s words, ‘my Flag,’ to ‘the Flag of the United States of America.’ Bellamy disliked this change, but his protest was ignored.
In 1954, Congress after a campaign by the Knights of Columbus, added the words, ‘under God,’ to the Pledge. The Pledge was now both a patriotic oath and a public prayer."
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Great for a
GIFT
for: Veteran, Military Member, Historian, Teacher, Principal, Collector, Scoutmaster, Scout leader, Eagle Scout, Politician, Scout Parent, Christmas Gift, Court of Honor presentation, Cub Scout, Girl Scout, Women in the Military or Office. Give something that is REAL History - not just a replica or reproduction. This is a VINTAGE 1954 era print!
It is in beautiful condition and a plus for any collection!!
It will be well packed, sealed, and safely shipped either rolled (standard) or flat.
3 Choices for shipping
1) First Class US Shipping
in a tube
,
2) First Class US Shipping
flat
,
3) Priority Shipping Flat or Tube (your Choice - if no choice is mentioned then sent in tube).
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Scout Emergency Ration Bars
or
Box
or
Wrappers
for displays - circa 1940's-1950's. Please let us know if you have these available.
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