46-Star Printed American Flag Waver, Celebrating Oklahoma Statehood

Presented is an American flag waver with 46 stars. The printed flag features a row pattern of stars against a dark blue canton, with thirteen red and white stripes completing the design. The small flag waver was a popular item in the early 20th century and could have been used in rallies, parades, or other large events. This small flag waver celebrates Oklahoma statehood. Oklahoma, the 46th state, entered the Union on November 16, 1907. The 46–star flag was the official flag of the United States from July 4, 1908, until July 4, 1912. 

The land that comprises Oklahoma today was added to the United States as part of the Louisiana Purchase of 1803. Throughout the 19th century, the U.S. government relocated Indian tribes from the southeastern United States to the area, and by 1900, over 30 Indian tribes had been moved to what was originally called the Indian Territories. At the same time, ranchers in Texas began to move into the area in search of new pasture lands. Although stipulations in the Indian Relocation Act agreed that the land would forever be Indian Territory, the promise of fertile farmland trumped the government’s promise of sovereignty. 

On April 22, 1889, they opened the land to settlement by homesteaders, creating a land run in which settlers, called “Boomers,” were allowed to cross the Texas or Arkansas border at a particular hour to claim homesteads. Settlers who illegally crossed the border earlier to stake prime land were called “sooners,” which eventually became the state’s nickname. Wagons and the Santa Fe railroad carried cartloads of men and women to blank town sites and building plots, creating ten thousand-people communities in a matter of days. The following year, the region was further divided into Indian Territory and Oklahoma Territory.

Congress decided to admit Indian Territory and Oklahoma Territory into the Union as a single state in 1907. Representatives of both territories drafted a constitution, which was approved by voters of the two territories on September 17, 1907. On November 16, Oklahoma was welcomed into the United States by President Theodore Roosevelt. 

CONDITION:

Overall good condition, considering age and use. Original printed flag presented on wooden dowel. Some light staining and discoloration across the field. Framed in a custom, archival shadow box frame.

Framed Dimensions: 9 3/4" H x 9" W x 1 7/16" D

Accompanied by our company’s letter of authenticity.