45 Star Flag - (1896-1908) (U.S.) (original) (raw)

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[ ](../images/u/us-1896.gif)image by Clay Moss, 6 February 2007

• Description of the flag
• Jack
• Other Star Patterns

See also:

• History of the Stars and Stripes
• U.S. Historical flags
• United States of America

Description of the flag

In 1896, one star was added, representing Utah, bringing the total number of stars to 45. There were thirteen stripes representing the thirteen original colonies.
Rick Wyatt, 5 April 1998

The 45 star US flag flew from 4 July, 1896, to 3 July, 1908.
Clay Moss, 6 February 2007

Jack

[ ](../images/u/us~1896.gif)image by Clay Moss, 6 February 2007

Other Star Patterns

[ ](../images/u/us-1896a.gif) [ ](../images/u/us-1896b.gif) [ ](../images/u/us-1896c.gif)images by Rick Wyatt

I have three small examples in my collection and none of them are the same. Here are the descriptions:
Stars: 7-8-8-8-8-6 aligned:
Stars: 7-8-8-8-8-6 aligned:
Stars: 8-7-7-8-7-8 aligned:
Dave Martucci, 22 September 1999

[ ](../images/u/us-45s.jpg)image located by William Garrison, 7 June 2024

Seen at https://www.ebay.com/itm/256479300725, a U.S. 45-star with a star layout of 8-7-8-7-7-8.
William Garrison, 7 June 2024

[ ](../images/u/us-1896d.jpg)image located by William Garrison, 9 February 2025

Source: https://www.ebay.com/itm/226257379696, a 45-star flag with an 8/7/8/7/7/8-star arrangement, but the stars on lines 4 and 5 in the canton are slightly off-set from one another. Size: 21.75" x 12.25", material: gauze.
William Garrison, 9 February 2025