File:The Flag Of The United States by John Sartain.jpg

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John Sartain: English: The Flag of the United States, First hoisted at the Island of St. Thomas by Capt. Hugh Montgomery, on the news of the Declaration of Independence, 1776.
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Artist |
artist QS:P170,Q3182429 |
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Title |
English: The Flag of the United States, First hoisted at the Island of St. Thomas by Capt. Hugh Montgomery, on the news of the Declaration of Independence, 1776. |
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Description |
English: Title:The Flag of the United States, First hoisted at the Island of St. Thomas by Capt. Hugh Montgomery, on the news of the Declaration of Independence, 1776.
Drawn and Engraved by J. Sartain. |
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Date |
circa 1851 date QS:P571,+1851-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902 |
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Medium | mezzotint print | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Notes |
English: United States flag has fifteen stripes and a circle of ten stars surrounding three central stars. |
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References | Winterthur collection | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Source/Photographer | From book by Elizabeth Montgomery, Reminiscences of Wilmington, 1851, between pages 176 & 177 |
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Camera model | DSC-HX9V |
Exposure time | 1/20 sec (0.05) |
F Number | f/4 |
ISO speed rating | 800 |
Date and time of data generation | 12:54, 25 July 2012 |
Lens focal length | 7.59 mm |
Orientation | Normal |
Horizontal resolution | 72 dpi |
Vertical resolution | 72 dpi |
Software used | Aperture 3.2.4 |
File change date and time | 12:54, 25 July 2012 |
Exposure Program | Normal program |
Exif version | 2.3 |
Date and time of digitizing | 12:54, 25 July 2012 |
Image compression mode | 1 |
APEX brightness | 1.15 |
APEX exposure bias | 0 |
Maximum land aperture | 3.4375 APEX (f/3.29) |
Metering mode | Pattern |
Light source | Unknown |
Flash | Flash did not fire, compulsory flash suppression |
Supported Flashpix version | 0,100 |
Color space | sRGB |
Custom image processing | Normal process |
Exposure mode | Auto exposure |
White balance | Auto white balance |
Digital zoom ratio | 1 |
Scene capture type | Standard |
Contrast | Normal |
Saturation | Normal |
Sharpness | Normal |
Receiver status | Measurement interoperability |
Reference for direction of image | Magnetic direction |
Direction of image | 208.25 |
Geodetic survey data used | WGS-84 |
GPS differential correction | 0 |
GPS tag version | 2.3.0.0 |