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The Navy's presidential flag from around 1899, shortly after the original 1882 flag design was changed so that a full-color version of the 1885 Great Seal of the United States was used instead of the white eagle on the previous flag. The basic design was the arms of the United States on a blue field; several other nations also used the national coat of arms on the flag of their head of state. The Army had their own presidential flag starting in 1898, and both were replaced in 1916. [1]

The dimensions of the flag were 10.2 feet hoist by 16 feet fly. While the original naval order specified to use the same size as the Admiral's flag, the 1899 Flags of Maritime Nations published by the Navy gives separate dimensions for the President's flag of 10.2 x 16 (as mentioned on the Sea Flags site). The Admiral's flag per the same publication was 10.2 x 14.4 feet. These were the "size no. 1" dimensions; the "size no. 6" dimensions for both flags was 3.6 x 5.13 feet.
Date circa 1899
date QS:P,+1899-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Source Patterned and colorized after File:US Presidential Flag Navy 1899.jpg, as well as a photo of this flag on Flickr. SVG Great Seal taken from File:US-OfficeOfManagementAndBudget-Seal.svg, a U.S. Government work.
Author U.S. Government
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current14:06, 16 June 2011Thumbnail for version as of 14:06, 16 June 20111,000 × 638 (94 KB)ClindbergReverted to version as of 15:57, 15 February 2011 Even the B&W photo shows it is a pretty light blue. It is not the only evidence; the unofficial VP flag, altered from a presidential one, also had light blue
01:40, 15 June 2011Thumbnail for version as of 01:40, 15 June 20111,000 × 638 (97 KB)Fry1989Reverted to version as of 00:32, 15 June 2011 lighter blue yes, this odd shade no. It is a B&W pic
01:32, 15 June 2011Thumbnail for version as of 01:32, 15 June 20111,000 × 638 (94 KB)ClindbergReverted to version as of 15:57, 15 February 2011. Yes it looks right, as we have a historical photo which shows light blue.
00:32, 15 June 2011Thumbnail for version as of 00:32, 15 June 20111,000 × 638 (97 KB)Fry1989Reverted to version as of 02:07, 15 February 2011 it doesn't look right
15:57, 15 February 2011Thumbnail for version as of 15:57, 15 February 20111,000 × 638 (94 KB)ClindbergRestore light blue chief, per File:Pan-Cal Expo groundbreaking presidential flag.jpg
02:07, 15 February 2011Thumbnail for version as of 02:07, 15 February 20111,000 × 638 (97 KB)Fry1989white cloud
00:24, 3 June 2010Thumbnail for version as of 00:24, 3 June 20101,000 × 638 (97 KB)Fry1989Reverted to version as of 00:18, 3 June 2010 damn it wrong flag,
00:21, 3 June 2010Thumbnail for version as of 00:21, 3 June 20101,000 × 638 (88 KB)Fry1989whoops, the shield
00:18, 3 June 2010Thumbnail for version as of 00:18, 3 June 20101,000 × 638 (97 KB)Fry1989to match
16:07, 15 December 2009Thumbnail for version as of 16:07, 15 December 20091,000 × 638 (89 KB)ClindbergReverted to version as of 02:40, 3 July 2009. Turns out the 1899 flag was 10.2 x 16; the President's flag had different dimensions than the Admiral's flag
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