Ansoff Elected Nava President

October — December 2004

Vol. 37 • No. 4 October — December 2004 Issue #184 ANSOFF ELECTED NAVA PRESIDENT FROM THE PRESIDENT: Dear fellow NAVAites, When I first met Dave Martucci at NAVA 37 in Denver two years ago, it never would have occurred to me that I’d end up succeeding him as president of NAVA. I want to thank Dave for the superb support that he’s given me during the transition. Dave has been president for the last six years, and he’s put his heart and soul into the organization. I know that giving up the reins has not been easy for him, but he’s done so with grace and good humor. Thanks to him, what might have been an awkward task The new NAVA Executive Board: from left to right, Devereaux Cannon, has actually been a pleasure. First Vice-President; Rich Monahan, Secretary; Peter Ansoff, President; Dave will continue as NAVA news edi- Ted Kaye, Treasurer; and Kevin Murray, Second Vice-President. tor and as manager of the membership database. I’ve also asked him, in his ca- provide the media and the public. We’re none of these projects will get anywhere pacity as immediate past president, to presenting ourselves to them as the ex- unless members are willing to contrib- serve as a non-voting advisor to the perts, and we need to be sure that we ute their time and effort. I really appre- board. I know that I speak for all the really are, especially on a subject (flags) ciate the support of those who have al- directors in saying that we appreciate his that is important and emotional to many ready volunteered to take on particular support and counsel. people. We’ve made a good start with the tasks, and I’ll be contacting others in the One of the initiatives that I proposed review panels for Raven and NAVA News. future. However, please don’t wait for me at NAVA 38 in Indianapolis was a com- We need to set up a similar review pro- to call—if you’re interested in getting prehensive review of how our organiza- cess for the web site, and also for the involved, let me know! tion “works.” NAVA has been in business presentations at our conferences. In the Best wishes to everyone for the holi- since 1967, and I think it would be use- same vein, we need to consider expand- day season (whichever holiday you cel- ful to take a hard look at what we do ing the mission of the flag design com- ebrate)! and how we do it, and see what we can mittee, so that it can establish qualifi- Peter Ansoff improve. To do this, I am organizing a cations standards for consulting “blue ribbon panel” made up of NAVA vexillographers, as well as ethical stan- October — December 2004 members who have recent board expe- dards. INSIDE THIS ISSUE: rience but are not currently serving on Another area that I hope to empha- the board. I’ll ask them to come up with size is the development of research tools. Ansoff Elected NAVA President a list of NAVA’s functions—publications, Thanks to Annie Platoff and Carita NAVA 38 Retrospective annual conference, response to public Culmer, we now have a comprehensive Ohio Flag Fold Official inquiries, web site, etc., etc.—and then index for Raven and NAVA News. We’ll Vexillonnaire Award examine how we do those things. I ex- be looking into other initiatives of this pect that they’ll find many areas in which kind—bibliographies, reprints of out-of- Field Notes: Trip to Alaska we could be more efficient, and others print material, and so on. All of these NAVA Donors List where we should redirect our efforts or things are vital to NAVA’s core mission, City Flags Survey a Hit! adjust their scope. I’ll keep you posted which is to encourage the academic Raven Report Chumley on this effort in future columns. study of flags. New Members Letter An area that particularly concerns me NAVA is a volunteer organization, and VexiloBaires 2005 NAVA 39 is the quality of the information that we —1— NAVA News 37/4 - #184 Compton, known to many for his mas- sive 4”x6” collection and his personi- fication of Uncle Sam (his favorite photo pose was lifting the wallet out of a taxpayer’s back pocket). NAVA shared the hotel with officers of the American Legion, meeting just before their national convention and very intrigued by our unusual flags. NAVA 38 Most of Saturday was devoted to Under the checkered meeting flag of presentations, nine papers demon- black and white, 40 NAVA members & strating the latest in vexillological guests converged on the Radisson City Three flags over the meeting venue: Centre Hotel in downtown Indianapo- City of Indianapolis (but not really in lis for an exciting NAVA 38 on the distress), USA, and State of Indiana. weekend of October 8-10. New members and old met in a spirit of cama- Association of Vexillology) in deliver- raderie and friendship pursuing a ing a flawless event. The mayor and mutual passion for flags. The meeting the governor issued proclamations hotel overlooked the Soldiers and Sail- welcoming us, and the city’s delegate ors monument in the very center of spoke at the opening ceremony. From the city, represented by the circle and the initial flag-raising with national star on the city’s flag. Fortunately, that anthems to the adjournment of the flag ranked in the top ten city flags in meeting with officer flags flying, the the country, as NAVA officially an- program upheld the NAVA tradition of nounced the results of its City Flag an interesting, informative, and enter- Survey (see related article)! taining weekend. Flag stands with all The meeting’s organizer, former past annual meeting flags adorned the scholarship in North America. The NAVA secretary and long-time mem- hotel’s lower lobby. Captain William Driver Award for best ber Truman Pope, led an organizing The entire meeting honored the paper (with the $250 prize) went to Dev committee from GWAV (Great Waters memory of GWAV co-founder Glenn Cannon, for his outstanding analysis of the competing claimants to authorship of the first national flag of the Confederacy. Then followed a free- wheeling “Vexi-Bits” session led by Andy Biles in which participants

The Soldiers and Saliors Memorial in the center of Indianapolis. The center star and circle on the city flag Past NAVA Meeting flags displayed in the hall of the hotel. represents this site. —2— October — December 2004 shared flags, information, and discus- sion. A “Hoosier Banquet” (with some PAPERS PRESENTED AT NAVA 38 in black tie!) capped off the day. Donna Star Patterns, Dave Martucci: An Schmink, a museum specialist with analysis and presentation of the the Indiana War Museum, gave a com- variant stars patterns depicted on pelling illustrated talk about the Civil the U.S. flag from its inception and War battle flags in her care—a “teaser” their effect on dating antique flags. for the next day’s tour. The Changing Perspectives on Vexillology, Vexillonnaire Award, recognizing a sig- Whitney Smith: The inventor of the nificant and successful act of activist word “vexillology” ponders the evo- vexillology, involving flag design or lution of its meaning over the past usage in North America, went to Tony nearly 50 years and into the fu- Johnson of Washington State, for his ture. role in the creation and adoption of The Genesis of the Stars and Bars, the Chinook tribal flag. Devereaux Cannon: A survey of the At breakfast the next morning we competing claimants to authorship of had a special welcome for first-time the first national flag of the Confed- attendees and we auctioned off the eracy, along with a theory about the meeting flag in a spirited bidding war. most likely answer. Driver Award In the annual business meeting the Flags of Meso-America, Rafael Yates proposed bylaws updates were passed The War Memorial displays a huge Sosa: A historical inquiry into flag and the new slate of officers voted in. US Flag in the central hall. use by the Maya and an explora- Peter Ansoff became the new president tion of the supporting archeologi- of NAVA as many members honored Indianapolis Star featured a color cal evidence. the long service of Dave Martucci with photo of our parade in the next day’s The Hawaiian Flag, Patrick Ka’ano’i: gifts, flags, and tributes. edition. a video program outlining the roots After lunch on Sunday, we as- All during the meeting members of the flag in the symbols of the sembled with national, personal, of- shared flags, books, posters, and other native Hawaiians and its use and ficer, and meeting flags to form a mot- items on display and sale tables. In acceptance over time. ley parade, following a bagpiper four an auction by the Shopkeeper pro tem, The Eagles of Buenos Aires, Gustavo blocks north to the imposing Indiana several large flags went for unbeliev- Tracchia & Francisco Gregoric: In War Museum. There Donna Schmink ably attractive prices. anticipation of ICV XXI in 2005, invited us on a tour of the entire mu- At the end of Sunday’s events, Dave participants in its planning show seum, including such gems as a U.S. Martucci and Peter Ansoff brought the the sources and history of the national flag carried at the Battle of meeting to a close, with Peter voicing eagles on the host city’s flag. Gettysburg with over 300 bullet holes his thanks for members’ confidence The “Pine Tree” Flag in the American in it. In a special treat, she invited and his thoughts on NAVA as he Revolution, Peter Ansoff: A detailed NAVA members “into the vaults” where started his presidential term. Con- tracing of the sources and uses of the Civil War flags are stored in mas- gratulations and gratitude go to the the various “tree” flags flown on sive archival shelving units. From the organizers who put on such a great land and at sea during the Revo- neophytes to the experts, all were im- event. The next meeting, NAVA 39, will lution. pressed by the breadth of the collec- be held in Nashville, Tennessee and Betsy Ross—An American Patriot tion and the care given each flag. The planning has already begun! and Legend Revisited, John Harker: A review of the evidence, pro and con, including new scholarship on early 19th-century rec- ognition of Betsy Ross’s role, by her great-great-great-grandson. American City Flags—The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, Ted Kaye: The results of NAVA’s 5-month internet survey of the design qualities of the 150 flags documented in American City Flags, including selected com- ments by respondents.

The following two pages display photos from NAVA 38 by Harry Oswald, Ted Kaye, and Dave & Janet The mayor’s delegate, Patricia Oclander, warmly welcomes NAVA members Martucci. to Indianapolis in the opening flag-raising ceremony. —3— NAVA News 37/4 - #184 NAVA 38 PHOTO

Rich Monahan and Dave Martucci display the ALBUM new flag of the Healing Lodge of the Seven Donna Schmink gives the keynote Nations while Kin Spain observes. address on the conservation of the Indiana Battle Flags.

Kevin Harrington making a Organizer extraordinaire Truman presentation from CFA to our Pope and his lovely wife Georgia. outgoing President.

Dave Martucci giving his presentation.

Rich and Dave displaying the proposed Yorkshire, England flag. The new first NAVA couple, Mary and Peter Ansoff. Janet Martucci, founding member of the Ancient and Most Honorable Order of Vexillological Widows, Widowers, and Significant Others.

Donna Schmink showing one of Dick Clark displaying a real find, a many flags conserved at the late 19th century Baltimore City Indiana War Memorial. Focused on the presentations. banner. —4— October — December 2004 A shrine to the Flag in Pershing Hall at the Indiana War Memorial.

The passing of the Presidential Flag.

Gerd & Stefanie Vehres of Berlin, Germany Dressed in their finest, Ted Kaye (in an and Dr. Rafael Yates Sosa and Alberto elegant flag tie) and Dick Clark (in his Patrón Erosa of Merida, Yucatan, Mexico dress kilt) prepare to enjoy the banquet. attended the meeting.

The presentation of the past president’s flag from Kin Spain (1996-1998) to Dave Martucci (1998-2004). Dr. Peter Orenski made several Presentation of the 2004 Driver Award to Dev presentations on behalf of members Cannon for his paper on The Genesis of the Stars unable to attend. and Bars.

The Banquet and the Parade of Flags were honored by excellent bagpiping by Bret The paraders step off on their way to the Widdefield. Indiana War Memorial. The camaraderie of vexillology at breakfast. —5— NAVA News 37/4 - #184 OHIO FLAG FOLD OFFICIAL Dave Martucci Senators, including the then- Now, by law, the Ohio flag should On January 9, 2005, the Cincin- Speaker of the House Larry House- be folded seventeen times to recall nati Plain Dealer ran an article about holder, was passed into law in 2004. its admission as the Seventeenth the recent adoption by the Ohio Leg- This was the only bill sponsored by State. islature of a proper procedure to be the Speaker for the session. The U.S. flag is traditionally folded used in folding the State Flag. House The paper reported the inspiration into a trianguler shape which, be- Bill number 552 of the 2003-2004 for this measure was a Boy Scout, cause of the standard proportions of Legislative season specifying the 19-year-old Alex Weinstock from the flag, requires about 13 folds. steps for two people to use in fold- Somerset, who admitted “It was quite (Legend has it that the number of ing the swallow-tail flag, sponsored a challenge,” and who earned his folds corresponds to the number of by dozens of Representatives and Eagle Scout rank by tackling it. the original states and the shape represents the tricorn hats worn during the Revolution.) However Chinook Tribal Designer Wins transforming a rectangle into a tri- angle is easy compared with the geo- Vexillonnaire Award metric challenges of folding a swal- David Martucci low-tail flag into a rectangle. The tive Native flags in the country. Plain Dealer asked Weinstock how The Vexillonnaire Award, estab- many tries it took to find the final lished last year by the NAVA Board, folding formula. “A lot,” he replied. recognizes a significant and success- Here is the complete recommended ful act of activist vexillology in North procedure as given by section 5.014 America. It honors the “engaged of the Revised Ohio State Code for the folding of the state flag by two vexillologist”—someone who goes people: beyond the limits of descriptive With the flag unfolded, fold the flag study to become personally involved in half lengthwise so that the points in a specific event of creating, chang- of the flag are aligned. Fold the flag ing, or improving flag design, or pro- in half lengthwise a second time to moting good flag usage or altering it form a long strip with the red disc The new Chinook Flag displayed by for the better, or leading similar facing the ground. Next, fold the Ted Kaye and President Martucci. accomplishments in activist vexillol- pointed end back onto itself to form NAVA’s Vexillonnaire this year is ogy. a rectangle. These steps entail three Tony Johnson, who leads the cul- The winner must act with docu- folds. tural affairs committee of the Chi- mented success, informed by sound Starting on the end formed by the nook Indian Tribe, in southwest vexillological or vexillographic fold of the pointed end back onto it- Washington. An artist and canoe- knowledge, in a distinctly public self, fold two inches of the flag onto carver, he works for the Grand manner. The Vexillonnaire Award itself for a flag with a three-foot hoist Ronde tribe as a Chinook language recognizes actions that change the and a five-foot fly, or another appro- specialist. Many years ago he de- way people interact with flags, as priate width of fold for a flag of a dif- signed the tribal logo, a stylized Chi- opposed to flag scholarship or ferent size. Repeat the folds a total nook salmon in his tribe’s traditional boosterism. of fourteen times, alternating the artistic style. In 2002, as his tribe NAVA announced Tony’s award folds in a fan-like manner. continued its pursuit of federal rec- at NAVA 38. The Vexillonnaire The result is a total of seventeen ognition, it followed his committee’s Award is part of a continuing effort folds symbolizing that Ohio was the recommendation for a flag based on to show that vexillology is a big tent, seventeenth state admitted to the the tribal logo. Tony was instrumen- which can accommodate a wide union. Finally, neatly and snugly tal in the flag’s design, adoption, and range of participation, from distant wrap the remaining length of flag manufacture, and now his tribe and necessary scholarship to hands- around the fan-folds to form a com- proudly flies one of the most distinc- on work with flags themselves. pact rectangle. —6— October — December 2004 Notes From the Field: a Vexillologist Visits Alaska In August 2004, Peter Ansoff spent by Peter Ansoff Kansas flying from poles on the wa- two weeks in Alaska along with his terfront. (His mother-in-law is from wife, mother-in-law and sister-in- the state. It is appropriate that its a small town in Iowa, and was very law. The trip included a one-week creator, Benny Benson, is “one of the pleased!) It turned out that all 50 cruise aboard the MV Wilderness most respected and revered people state flags are displayed along the Discoverer (Figure 1) in southeast in Alaska history.”2 waterfront and main street. A yacht Alaska, and a visit to Denali National docked nearby flew the ensign of St. Park and Preserve. Among the local Sitka Vincent and the Grenadines. features that they observed (Figure Sikta was the capital of Russian During a two or three hour stay in 2) were whales, glaciers, icebergs, America and the first capital of the Juneau, no examples of the city flag grizzly bears, bald eagles, caribou, US Territory of Alaska. It is the site were observed,3 although the “twin puffins and, of course, flags. The of two significant vexillological peaks” motif was seen in a couple of following are some notes on the lat- events: the transfer of sovereignty places. The absence of city flags may ter. from Russia to the US on October have been affected by the fact that “Eight Stars of Gold 18th, 1867, and the first raising of it was Sunday, although the US and the 49-star US flag on July 4th, 1959. Alaska flags were flown in front of in a Field of Blue” – Both events are commemorated on the international airport. Like some the Alaska State Flag a plaque at the fort on Castle Hill other city flags, the style of the Ju- The handsome flag of Alaska was (Figure 10). neau flag might be classified as “bill- a common sight during the trip. In The apparent consensus is that board.” It has some good design el- addition to government and private the Russian flag that was lowered ements, especially the twin moun- buildings (Figure 3), it was com- in 1867 was the Russian American tain and the star, but the arrange- monly flown as a courtesy flag on Company flag, with the wide white ment and color contrast are poor. ships and boats (Figure 4), and by stripe and the Romanov eagle, rather Interestingly, Dr. Purcell’s American 4 individuals on houses and vehicles than the Russian civil flag. The RAC City Flags article documented an (Figure 5). The flag motif was also flag is shown both on an informa- earlier Juneau flag that had a much observed on the funnels of the ships tional poster at the fort (Figure 11) better design: a gold field with the of the Alaska Ferry system, on state and in a sculpture at Harrigan Cen- Alaska blue/gold star motif in the highway signs (Figure 6), as the logo tennial Hall (Figure 12). It is notable canton. of a local chain of gas stations (Fig- that a merchant company flag would Anchorage ure 7), on the roof of a barn along be used as a symbol of national sov- The visit to Anchorage was limited the Alaska Railway, and on caps, T- ereignty in this context. Interest- to an almost windless evening and shirts and other promotional items ingly, the gift shop at the Isabel the following morning. Examples of (Figure 8). Miller Museum sold small flags that the Anchorage city flag were ob- The Alaska Flag was rated highly were labeled “Russian-American” served at the Museum of History and in the NAVA poll in 20011 . Before but were in fact the Russian civil flag, Art (Figure 14) and, from a distance, going to Alaska, the author had felt with equal-width stripes and no on city hall. The Anchorage flag is a that the flag had been somewhat eagle. The shop also sold 49-star better than average “seal-on-a- overrated in the poll, because the US flags. bedsheet” because of the unusual small size of the stars made it hard Sitka itself was established as a gold color of the field and the to distinguish at a distance or when combined City and Borough in 1971. strength of the blue anchor symbol hanging slack. From observation, A city flag, consisting of the seal on in the seal. However, the other ele- however, this is not the case; the a white field, was observed flying on ments of the seal are small, “busy,” contrast between the gold stars and the Centennial Hall and later pho- and offer poor color contrast. the dark blue background make it tographed in the Hall’s administra- easily recognizable under such con- tive office (Figure 13). No other ex- White Pass ditions (Figure 9). amples of the city flag were observed; even the Municipal building flew only The historic White Pass and Yukon Perhaps the ultimate test of a “good Route railway runs along the old flag” is that it is widely used and rec- the US and state flags. Although the Sikta flag is a classic “seal-on-a- Klondike gold rush route from ognized as a symbol of civic pride, Skagaway, Alaska to Dawson, Yukon and the Alaska flag definitely meets bedsheet,” the seal itself is fairly attractive. Territory. The flags of the two na- this criterion. In the words of the tions and three sub national units state song, Juneau through which the railway passes “Alaska’s flag—to Alaskans dear As the Wilderness Discoverer are displayed at the US/Canadian The simple flag of a last frontier” docked in Juneau, the author was border crossing at White Pass (Fig- is certainly a successful symbol of surprised to see the flags of Iowa and ure 15). Continued on page 10 —7— NAVA News 37/4 - #184 VEXILLOLOGICAL FIELD NOTES:

Figure 1. MV Wilderness Figure 2. The author Figure 3. Alaska Discoverer aboard the Wilderness state flag on the Sitka Discoverer, on the lookout Pioneers’ Home for new flags Figure 4. Alaska courtesy flag on the Wilderness Discoverer

Figure 10. Plaque on Castle Hill, Sitka, commemorating the vexillological events of October 18th, 1867 and July 4th, 1959

Figure 11. Bill- Figure 12. Sculpture in Harrigan board at Castle Centennial Hall, Sitka, depicting the Hill, Sitka, depict- same event as Figure 11. ing the lowering of Figure 9. Alaska the Russian flag flag on a wind- and the raising of less evening, the US flag in Anchorage. It is 1867. still distinctive because of the high contrast of the stars against the field. Figure 16. Poor flag etiquette at the Klukwan Figure 17. The Amsterdam in Glacier Bay Dock, Haines.

Figure 23. Display of flags on a Figure 22. The Holland- souvenir shop, Haines. The Italian America house flag on the flag (far right) honors the officers of Veendam, Skagway, below the Sea Shadow. The others are Figure 21. The “sea witch” flag at the US and Alaska courtesy Alaska, Yukon Territory, and a Princess Lodge, Denali flags. decorative “polar bear” flag. —8— October — December 2004 A VISIT TO ALASKA

Figure 6. Flag motif on a state highway sign, Figure 7. Flag motif on a Haines Figure 5. Alaska flag on a pickup gas station sign, Haines Figure 8. The author and truck, Fairbanks his sister-in-law model Alaska souvenirs

Figure 14 (right). Flag of the city of Anchorage, outside the Museum of Figure 15. Flag display at the History and US/Canadian border crossing at Art White Pass. Left to right: USA, Figure 13. Flag of the City and Alaska, Yukon, British Columbia, Borough of Sitka, photographed in the Canada administration office at Harrigan Centennial Hall

Figure 19. The mast of the Sapphire Figure 18. The Bahamas ensign on Princess in Skagway. She flies the Figure 20. The Dawn Princess (radio the Silver Shadow, Haines British Red Ensign and international call sign ZCBU2) “making her code “H”, as well as US and Alaska number” in Skagway. The Princess courtesy flags. “sea witch” house flag and the US and Alaska courtesy flags are also visible.

Photo credits: Photos by the author, except for those of the Wilder- ness Discover (Figure 1): Liz Bradfield, Glacier Bay Cruises, and Figure 24. The author’s proposed of the author “on watch” (Figure 2): design for a Glacier Bay Cruise Line Liz Bradfield or Celeste Soderbery, house flag Figure 25. Flag of the City of SeaTac, WA GBC. —9— NAVA News 37/4 - #184 Continued from page 7 Haines was also observed on a flagstaff on was incorporated in 1990. The city An example of poor flag protocol a souvenir shop in Haines (where the flag (Figure 25), observed in a dis- was observed at the Klukwan Dock Silver Shadow was docked); that one play at the airport entrance, is the in Haines (Figure 16). The US and was a civil flag without the arms (Fig- city seal on a blue field. A graphic Alaska flags were displayed above ure 23). According to the local tour on the city’s web site also shows the 9 the Canadian flag on the same pole. guide , the owner of the shop likes flag flying in front of city hall. The to fly the flags of visiting ships—ap- flag is believed to have been created Cruise Ships parently he/she elected to honor the when the city was incorporated, al- Large cruise ships (Figure 17) are officers’ nationality rather than the though there is no official record of ubiquitous in southeast Alaskan ship’s homeport. A rather curious its adoption by the City Council. The waters. Some are registered in example of protocol! Council approved the purchase of Nassau, resulting in the odd sight Conversations with the crew of the seven city flags in 1997.12 of the Bahamas ensign in Alaska Wilderness Discoverer revealed that Closing thoughts (Figure 18). The Princess Cruise her operators, Glacier Bay Cruises, ships are registered in Hamilton, did not have a house flag. In the One of the great themes of Alas- Bermuda, and fly the British Red best vexillonnaire tradition, the au- kan history is the struggle to estab- Ensign (Figure 19). All but one of thor immediately went to work and lish a common identity among the the Holland-America vessels are reg- designed one, featuring the diverse and often contentions cul- istered in the Netherlands; the ex- company’s “leaping whale” logo on a tures of Native and colonizer. The ception is the Veendam which was multicolor background suggesting a fact that the designer of the state flag flying the Bahamian flag in Skagway. glacier between two mountains, with was the child of a Russian-Aleut In the modern era of satellite navi- the sky above (Figure 24). The au- mother and a Swedish father un- gation and high-speed data links, thor has submitted this design to the doubtedly contributed to its accep- the use of flags for communications Glacier Bay management—stay tance as a popular symbol. The ad- seems somewhat quaint. However, tuned!! dition of a second verse to the state song in 1987 was a somewhat a several bows to tradition were ob- Snow Flags served among the cruise ships. The clumsy expression of a similar sen- Dawn Princess was seen “making her The weather during the trip was timent: number” in Skagway (Figure 20), rather unusual for Alaska: sunny “The great North Star with its and the Sapphire Princess was fly- and hot, with highs in the mid-80s steady light ing international code “H,” signify- in Denali. However, there were hints Will guide all cultures, clear and 13 ing that she had a pilot on board5 everywhere of the more typical Alas- bright” (Figure 19). The Silver Shadow kan weather. One such item of Ideally, city flags should also cre- “shifted her colors” from the stern vexillological interest concerned ate a sense of community identity to the mast when getting underway flags that are mounted on vehicles and pride. A flag can be a unifying from Haines. before the winter snows. The cars symbol that evokes a city’s history The Princess house-flag (Figures and trucks parked at the curb are and culture, and should have a dis- 20 and 21) was observed on the Prin- typically completely covered by the tinctive, attractive design that en- cess ships and also at the Denali snow, and the flags, projecting courages display by businesses and Princess Lodge. It is a “corporate- through the snow cover, indicate the private citizens as well as govern- logo-on-a-bedsheet,” but in this case vehicles’ location so that snowplows ment installations. Such sentiments 10 the “sea witch” logo itself is well-de- can avoid them. would be particularly relevant in a signed and attractive—a bold and Getting There and Back: city like Sitka, with its unique amal- highly stylized image of a woman’s gam of Tlingit, Russian, and Ameri- head with hair flowing in the wind. Seattle and SeaTac can heritage. It is a fairly “good flag,” in spite of The group traveled to and from Unfortunately, none of the com- itself.6 The Holland-America house Alaska via Seattle, and spent an af- munities that were visited during the flag, Figure 22, is a blue-white-blue ternoon in that city on the return trip have achieved this goal. It was horizontal tricolor with the trip. No examples of the rather bi- probably not accidental that only one company’s logo across all three zarre Seattle city flag were ob- Sitka flag was observed, and the stripes.7 served.11 An interesting sighting, Juneau flag was not observed at all. The Silver Shadow was also ob- however, was the flag of SeaTac. Let’s hope that these and other served to have an Italian government SeaTac is a separate city compris- Alaska communities will someday ensign (with the Savoy arms on the ing about 10.5 square miles, sur- create civic “good flags” that evoke middle band) draped from a railing rounding the Seattle-Tacoma Inter- the same local pride as the banner on the forward port superstructure, national Airport. It has a popula- of their state. symbolizing the fact that the ships’ tion of approximately 25,500 and officers are Italian.8 An Italian flag —10— October — December 2004 Endnotes 1. Kaye, Edward B., Good Flag, Bad of Princess ships seems to indicate Flag, and the Great NAVA Flag Sur- that the sea witch flag was phased NAVA vey of 2001, RAVEN Vol. 8 (2001), in over the latter part of 2003. The pp. 16 and 38. Dawn Princess still had the P&O 2. Spartz, India M., Eight Stars of Gold, moniker painted on her side in Au- CONTRIBUTORS the Story of Alaska’s Flag. Alaska gust 2004, although she flew the sea State Museums, 2001, p. 10 and witch flag from her mast and HONOR ROLL endpaper. Available online in PDF jackstaff. format at the Museum web site, 7. The Holland America house flag was December 2003 through November 2004 (http://www.museums.state.ak.us/ adopted in Fall 2000 when the EightStars/index.html; click on “ex- Amsterdam sailed on her maiden NAVA gratefully acknowledges the hibit catalog”, to load the PDF file). voyage. The previous flag, with the generous contributions of its 3. See Purcell, John et. al., American company logo on an orange field, members and friends. Their City Flags, Part 1: United States, was adopted in 1971. See the HAL support makes NAVA programs RAVEN Vol. 9/10 (2002/03), pp. web site at http://www. and publications possible. 172-173 hollandamerica.com. 4. Ibid. 8. Silversea, the operator of the Silver 5. Cruise ships are required to have a Shadow, was established the NAVA Annual Fund pilot onboard at all times when un- Lefebvre family of Rome in the early Phil Allen derway in Alaskan waters. Special 1990s, and employs Italian officers Peter Ansoff thanks to Peter Van der Hoek, Chief on all of its ships. The ships them- J. E. Beard Mate of the Wilderness Discoverer, selves are registered in Nassau, Ba- J. Anthony Doyle for this information. hamas. Information from the Jay H. Ginsburg, Esq. 6. The “sea witch” logo has been dis- Silversea web site at http:// Ted Kaye www.sliversea.com. played on the funnels of Princess Richard S. Kelchner ships since 1968, and became well 9. Special thanks to Marlys Johnson, Nyla Kladder known when the ships appeared in tour guide extraordinaire, for this in- David A Maggi the “Love Boat” television program formation. She was a great sport, Scott Mainwaring in the 1970s. However, its use as a despite her puzzlement with a tour- house flag is much more recent. Be- ist taking pictures of gas station Gerard McCavera tween 1974 and 2000, Princess was signs and highway markers in one John D. McGlynn owned by the Peninsular and Ori- of the most scenic venues in the Truman Pope ent (P&O) company, and its cruise world. Thomas Ring ships flew the historic blue/white/ 10. Special thanks to Russ Reno, tour Michael B. Smith red/yellow house flag of P&O. P&O guide in the Princess “dome car” on Steven Wheatley “demergered” its cruise businesses the Alaska Railway, for this infor- in October 2000; “P&O Princes mation. Driver Award Cruises PLC” became a separate 11. The Seattle flag was adopted in CRW Flags company but continued to fly the 1990, and only three examples were National Flag Foundation P&O house flag. When P&O Prin- manufactured. Purcell, p. 329, and Regal Flags cess was acquired by Carnival Cor- information in the Archives section TME Company poration in April 2003, its American of the City of Seattle web site (http:/ The Flag Guys “brand name” was styled “Princess /www.seattle.gov/CityArchives/Ref- Cruises” and the ships adopted the erence/Symbols.html). Flag Conservation Fund sea witch flag in place of the P&O 12. Special thanks to Lesa Ellis, Execu- Phil Allen house flag. The ships operating un- tive Assistant to the SeaTac City Richard Talbott Clark der the British and Australian Manager’s Office, for her research on Carita Culmer “brand names” of the former P&O the city flag, and for providing the Scot Guenter graphic of the flag. The flags pur- Princess PLC (P&O Cruises and P&O Ric Magee Cruises Australia, respectively) con- chased in 1997 had appliquéd, Everett A. Martin, Jr. tinue to fly the P&O flag, as does the screen-printed logos. The City of Truman Pope original P&O company (which oper- SeaTac web site is at Steven Wheatley ates ferries, containerships and vari- http://www.seatac.wa.gov ous shorebased logistic operations). 13. The first verse of the state song was See the web sites for Carnival, P&O, written by Marie Drake as a poem NAVA News Princess and P&O Cruises: in 1927, set to music by Elinor Henry Moeller http://www.carnivalcorp.com, Dusenbury in 1938, and officially http://portal.pohub.com, adopted in 1955, while Alaska was In-Kind Contributions http://www.princess.com and still a territory. Spartz, pp.15 and Ted Kaye http://www.pocruises.com. An in- 19. The second verse was written Whitney Smith formal survey of dated photographs by Carol Beery Davis in the 1980s. TME Company —11— NAVA News 37/4 - #184 NAVA SCORES ANOTHER HIT WITH CITY FLAGS SURVEY Ted Kaye NAVA has again put “vexillology” in city seals, or writing on them. The top doubt have ever been produced in front of millions of newspaper readers ten flags all scored above 8 points. But cloth—sadly, some have”, and “Some and TV viewers across the U.S. three-quarters of the city flags scored flags are reason enough to keep flag Our American City Flags Survey ran below 5 points and seven flags received burning legal; if I were in Pocatello or on the NAVA website from May to Sep- below 2 points. That’s even below the Provo, I’d buy up the entire stock of tember, polling visitors on the designs record-low 2.36 scored last time by the their flags and use them for winter of the 150 city flags from Raven 9/10 2001 state flag of Georgia. The con- heating!”. “American City Flags”. We announced sensus of the hundreds of people who In the wake of the extensive news- the results in conjunction with NAVA participated in our survey: “A few very paper and TV coverage, visits to the 38 in October. Phenomenal press cov- striking designs in a sea of tedium”. NAVA website soared to record levels: erage followed in the next two months, The scores from NAVA members and over 50,000 user sessions in Novem- with stories running in most of those non-NAVA members were nearly the ber and 1.3 million “hits”. NAVA mem- cities, from the Washington Post to the same: the average score granted by bers have given many interviews, pro- Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. both groups was 4.3 points and the moting NAVA, good flag design, and As in our state & provincial flag sur- two groups agreed on 17 of the 20 top vexillology in general. Local officials vey in 2001, participants rated the scorers. (The low-scorers diverged, have responded with delight, debate, design qualities of the flags on a scale mostly because there were so many of despair, or defensiveness. Some, how- of 0 to 10, with 10 being the best score. them). Some lauded the good in city ever, are actively seeking NAVA’s help: Responses came in from 66 NAVA flags: “It’s nice to see that there are efforts are under way to upgrade or members and over 400 members of the cities in the US which understand replace flags in Mesa, Salt Lake City, public, even more than in 2001. good flag design” and “I’m amazed how Grand Forks, and Kansas City. The winners were strong, simple, beautiful some city flags are”; many As one respondent wrote: “If the re- brightly-colored, and distinctive flags; others decried the bad: “American city sults of this survey prompt a city to the losers had complicated designs, flags are, generally speaking, a disas- change a flag for the better, it will be ter”, “There are a few of these that I worth it.”

141. Montpelier, VT (2.35) 142. Cedar Rapids, IA (2.23) 143. Provo, UT (2.14)

TEN 144. Lubbock, TX (1.92) WORST 145. Hialeah, FL (1.85) FLAGS

146. Mesa, AZ (1.73) 147. Milwaukee, WI (1.59)

148. Rapid City, SD (1.56) 149. Huntington, WV (1.50) 150. Pocatello, ID (1.48) —12— October — December 2004

1. Washington, DC (9.17)

10. Corpus Christi, TX (8.02) 2. Chicago, IL (9.03)

TEN 9. Louisville, KY (8.11) BEST 3. Denver, CO (8.86) FLAGS

4. Phoenix, AZ (8.65) 8. Indianapolis, IN (8.35)

7. Portland, OR (8.38) 5. St. Louis, MO (8.56)

6. Wichita, KS (8.41) —13— NAVA News 37/4 - #184 NEW MEMBERS 2004 ACTIVE MEMBERS Mr. Paul E. Grubb Mr. Daniel B. Rego Delmar DE Rancho Santa Margarita CA Mr. Christopher Bedwell [email protected] [email protected] Washington DC Interest: Historic flags of US [email protected] and states. Mr. Thomas F. Schaffner Volume 12: Interest: Collecting flags! Brooklyn MI Especially obscure flags. Mr. Blake F. Hanson Minneapolis MN Mr. Jamie Selko Call for Articles Mr. Daniel F. Blake [email protected] Eugene OR Raven seeks material for its 2005 Rochester NY Interest: All. [email protected] [email protected] Interest: Flag design, Aspirant volume and beyond. Proposed ar- Mr. Terrance K. Hogue nations. ticles should be from 300 to 5,000 Mr. Kevin Bondonno South San Francisco CA words and present new scholarly Redwood City CA [email protected] Mr. Larry L. Snyder [email protected] Interest: All contemporary Portland OR findings relating to flags. Send the Interest: Historic, national, state, provincial, territorial [email protected] text and images on computer disk military flags. and world flags. Mr. Peter J. Turek in Word Perfect or Word (no Mac) Mr. Jim Brown Ms. Judy Hunt Salisbury MD with images as separate jpeg files, Richmond BC CANADA Great Falls MT [email protected] along with a paper copy and any [email protected] sewnsew@sofastnet Interest: National, subnational, Interest: Historic, Scouting and military flags. associated photographs or figures, Organizations. Mr. Steven Johns to: Ted Kaye, Raven editor, 2235 Des Moines IA Mr. John D. Turner N.W. Aspen, Portland, OR 97210- Mr. Jim Caporale [email protected] Nashville TN Marietta OH Interest: National symbols, [email protected] 1218. history, geography, and Interest: Historic flag collecting. Use a minimum of formatting and Mr. Chad M. Crabtree symbolism. Elkhart IN Ms. Gwen L. Vilen do not embed graphics. All articles [email protected] Dr. Laura K. Kidd Rochester MN will be reviewed for acceptance by Interest: State flag history: Carbondale IL [email protected] the Raven Editorial Board and may heads of state and [email protected] Interest: History & current gubernatorial flags. Interest: Conservation, social events; collecting. be edited for length, style, consis- history, GAR & Victorian tency, and clarity. Authors will sign Mr. James Crawford veterans’ organizations, Mr. Jeffrey C. Wander a publication agreement and copy- Rutledge PA design. Miami FL [email protected] [email protected] right will vest in NAVA. To have Interest: State and local flags. Mr. Ben Koorengevel material returned, enclose a self- Dollard-des-Oromeaux QC Mr. Richard A. Wright Mr. Rodney D. Deal Glen Oaks NY addressed envelope with sufficient CANADA Detroit MI [email protected] [email protected] postage. The deadline for submis- [email protected] Interest: Canadian flags & Interest: Known as the sion for consideration in the 2005 Interest: Social and flags of all countries (past & Flagman of Ground Zero. It educational flags. present). all started with raising one review cycle is March 1, 2005. flag. Mr. Steve Durham Mr. Edward J. Kuhlmann Future Volume: Villanova PA Westhampton Beach NY ASSOCIATE MEMBERS [email protected] [email protected] Interest: Emerging collector. Mr. Kevin T. Baker Canadian City Flags Mr. Sanford J. LaBorde Lawrenceville GA The sequel to Raven 9/10, Ameri- Mr. Harry V. Ellis, III Abbeville LA [email protected] Chicago IL [email protected] can City Flags, Part 1: United States, Interest: History as shown in Mr. Alfredo Betocchi will be American City Flags, Part 2: flags and by flags. Mr. Chris P. Levack 50142 Florence ITALY [email protected] Canada (or Canadian City Flags, for Austin TX Mr. Thomas C. Fallon, Jr. [email protected] Interest: National and short). A team of volunteers is cur- Redmond WA Interest: World flags, historic subnational flags. rently developing the information on [email protected] flags. Interest: Historical U.S., Mr. Michael R. Chambers the target 100 cities. (The list in- American Revolution. Mr. Dean R. McGee Cocoa FL cludes the 60 largest cities in Surrey BC CANADA [email protected] Mr. Larry “M.O.A.T.” Friend [email protected] Canada, all provincial capitals, and Mr. Colin E. Dowie Annandale NJ Interest: Canadian City Flags. at least 5 cities per province.) [email protected] By Cupar Fife UK The volunteers are now conduct- Interest: For 50+ years have Mr. Marcelino Montas Jimenez [email protected] taught youth and adults Villa Palmeras, San Turce PR ing the research, writing, and art- Mr. Andrew D. Grimes about pride in American [email protected] Sparrows Pt MD work for this volume. The team has flags. Interest: For personal [email protected] satisfaction, knowledge and divided up the cities and each vol- Interest: History of the Mr. Ordice A. Gallups, Obl.S.B. occasions. unteer will produce a draft article for Upper Marlboro MD American flag. [email protected] Mr. Rudy A. Mummey the cities he has volunteered to write. Mr. Richard A. Knipel Lewisburg PA Any NAVA member eager to join the Brooklyn NY Mr. Dale L. Grimes, Jr. [email protected] [email protected] work on this project should e-mail Sparrows Pt MD Interest: Historic, international. Ted Kaye at [email protected], detail- [email protected] Interest: New York flags. Interest: World War II and The Mr. Tim Raven Mr. Daniel P. White ing his/her interest, resources, and Star-Spangled Banner. Ovilla TX Hatboro PA time availability. The schedule for [email protected] [email protected] this volume has not yet been set. —14— October — December 2004 ORGANIZATIONAL MEMBERS Ace Banner & Flag Co., Inc. Mr. Carl J. 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It is already 2005 and in a To help us in our plans, sent organizing committee is 1 May 2005. few months another interna- please a note to the Organizing Com- For those papers accepted, the dead- tional congress of vexillology mittee expressing your intention to line for submission of the full text will be held, continuing a bi- participate in the congress and join and images (in electronic form) is 1 ennial tradition uninterrupted fellow vexillologists from around the June 2005. For more information, since 1964. The event has be- world to once again be part of his- e-mail Prof. Aníbal Gotelli, president come more international than tory. For further details, visit our of the Organizing Comittee, at: the initiators of the first con- web page http://www.funcidec. [email protected]. gress perhaps ever imagined, org.ar or write to: Centro Please consider attending and although they might have Interdisciplinario de Estudios strengthening the NAVA contingent hoped for such a success. Culturales - Fundación C.I.D.E.C., in our own hemisphere! Contact The Organizing Committee Paraguay 2068 - 1º “B”, Buenos Gus Tracchia, NAVA’s liaison to the for VEXILOBAIRES 2005 is Aires, Argentina, Telephone: (5411) Organizing Committee with your now pleased to invite you to 4961-9202. questions (gustracc@ aol.com, 718- participate in the 21st Inter- The deadline for submitting paper 847-2616). Watch the NAVA website national Congress of Vexillol- proposals (title and abstract) to the for more information. ogy 1-5 August 2005. NAVA 39 NASHVILLE The proposed flag. The present flag. The previous flag. NASHVILLE FLAG CONTEST TENNESSEE In response to the NAVA survey of star represents Nashville, the state’s American city flags, in which the capital. He said “the ‘river’ also Nashville flag rated a score of 4.85 makes a subtle letter ‘N’ on the red points, the Nashville Tennessean field of the flag”. His inspiration was U.S.A. asked its readers to design a better the Denver city flag. Mayor Bill one. The headline ran “Hey Nash- Purcell said he liked the design, but ville, let’s make a flag we can be is not interested in changing the cur- 7-9 OCTOBER proud of”, and the article protested rent flag, which represents the Met- “we got beat by cities not even worth ropolitan Government of Nashville mentioning, folks.” Jon Joy, 31, and Davidson County. The designer came up with this winning flag de- of the winning design was awarded 2005 sign. The blue river represents the a Singer sewing machine (Singer is Cumberland River, a vital part of this based in nearby La Vergne, Tennes- city’s past and future, and the white see).

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