- Other Name
- CZECHOSLOVAKIAN FLAG
- Date Range From
- 1978
- Date Range To
- 2008
- Material Type
- Artifact
- Materials
- LINEN, THREAD
- Catalogue Number
- P20120024003
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- Material Type
- Artifact
- Other Name
- CZECHOSLOVAKIAN FLAG
- Date Range From
- 1978
- Date Range To
- 2008
- Materials
- LINEN, THREAD
- No. Pieces
- 1
- Height
- 0.25
- Length
- 51
- Width
- 95
- Description
- HANDMADE, MACHINE-STITCHED LINEN FLAG OF CZECHOSLOVAKIA. COMPRISED OF A BLUE TRIANGLE EMERGING FROM THE LEFT SIDE AND THE REMAINING SPACE SPLIT IN HALF, WITH WHITE FABRIC ON TOP AND RED ON BOTTOM. FABRIC IS CREASED FROM PREVIOUS FOLDING, WITH SOME MINOR FRAYING ALONG SEAMS VISIBLE AT BACK.
- Subjects
- CEREMONIAL ARTIFACT
- Historical Association
- ASSOCIATIONS
- COMMEMORATIVE
- History
- TRANSFER FROM GALT ARCHIVES. ACQUIRED AS PART OF THE CZECHOSLOVAK CANADIAN CULTURAL SOCIETY OF SOUTHERN ALBERTA FONDS. THIS FLAG BELONGED TO THE CZECHOSLOVAK CANADIAN CULTURAL SOCIETY OF SOUTHERN ALBERTA. THE SOCIETY WAS FOUNDED ON OCTOBER 11, 1978 AND OPERATED UNTIL ITS DISSOLUTION ON APRIL 29, 2008. THE ORGANIZATION PROMOTED THE CONTINUATION OF CZECHOSLOVAK CULTURE THROUGH LANGUAGE CLASSES, PARADES, CHRISTMAS PARTIES, AND BANQUETS, IT ALSO PROVIDED SCHOLARSHIP MONEY TO CHILDREN OF CZECHOSLOVAK ANCESTRY WHO WERE ATTENDING COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION SEE PERMANENT FILE.
- Catalogue Number
- P20120024003
- Acquisition Date
- 2012-07
- Collection
- Museum
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