United StatesPatriotic Symbols

• I am a bird that represents the United States.

• You can find me on most official seals of the United States, including the seal of the President of the United States.

What am I?

I am a….Bald Eagle

Photo source: Library of Congress

• Betsy Ross is believed to have sewn one of the first in our country.

• I once had only 13 white stars on a blue background. Now I have 50, each representing a state.

• I have red and white stripes, representing each of the 13 original colonies.

What am I?

I am ….

The AmericanFlag

Photo source: Library of Congress

• I am located in Washington, D.C., our nation’s capital.

• I am a monument that honors George Washington, the “Father” of our country.

• I am shaped like an obelisk.

• At the time of my construction, I was the tallest building in the world.

What am I?

Photo source: Library of Congress

I am ….

The WashingtonMonument

Photo source: Library of Congress

• I am located in New York City, in New York Harbor.

• I welcome all visitors, immigrants and Americans returning from far away.

• I represent a woman, dressed in a robe and a spiked crown.

• I hold a stone tablet with the date of our country’s birth, and a torch.

• I was a gift from France in 1886.

What am I?

I am ….

The Statue ofLiberty

Photo source: Library of Congress

• I am a promise, or oath.

• I am recited at public events and in public schools.

• People face the flag and place their hand over their heart when they recite me.

What am I?

I am ….

The Pledge ofAllegiance

Photo source: Library of Congress

      

DeMarsico, D. (1958). Mrs. Claire Cumberbatch, of 1303 Dean St., leader of the Bedford-Stuyvesant group protesting alleged "segregated" school, leads oath of allegiance. Library of Congress: Prints & Photographs.

      

Horydczak, T. (ca. 1920-ca. 1950). Washington Monument. Horydczak on top of Washington Monument II. Library of Congress: Prints & Photographs, Horydczak Collection .

      

J.H. Bufford's Sons Lith. (c1886). The Bartholdi Statue--Bedloe's Island, New York Harbor--Presented to the United States by citizens of France. Library of Congress: Prints & Photographs, Popular Graphic Arts.

      

Sexton, S. (1900-1930). Bald eagle. Library of Congress: Prints & Photographs, Carpenter (Frank and Frances) Collection.

      

Sexton, S. (1900-1930). Bald eagle. Library of Congress: Prints & Photographs, Carpenter (Frank and Frances) Collection.

      

Unknown. (1935-1942). Airplane on battleship deck with American flag in foreground. Library of Congress: American Memory, America from the Great Depression to World War II: Photographs from the FSA and OWI, ca. 1935-1945.

      

Unknown. (c1893). Laying corner stone, Washington Monument / The Knapp Co. lith., N.Y. Library of Congress: Prints & Photographs.

      

Unknown. (c1904). Washington Monument, Washington, D.C. . Library of Congress: Prints & Photographs, Detroit Publishing Company Collection.