"Furl that banner! Furl it sadly once ten thousand hailed it gladly! And ten thousands wildly, madly, Swore it should forever wave; Swore that foreman’s Sword should never Hearts like theirs entwined dissever, Till that Flag should float forever o'er their freedom or their freedom or their grave!"

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"Furl that banner! Furl it sadly once ten thousand hailed it gladly! And ten thousands wildly, madly, Swore it should forever wave; Swore that foreman’s Sword should never Hearts like theirs entwined dissever, Till that Flag should float forever o'er their freedom or their freedom or their grave!"

Memorial Day Post Cards

Publisher: Raphael Tuck & Sons (English, 1886–1960)

American

Medium/Technique Color lithograph on embossed card stock

Dimensions Horizontal: Overall: 8.9 x 14 cm (3 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.)

Credit Line Leonard A. Lauder Postcard Archive—Gift of Leonard A. Lauder

Accession Number2012.9137.2

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsEurope, Americas, Prints and Drawings

ClassificationsPostcards

DescriptionBack: divided. Mint.
Raphael Tuck & Sons "Memorial Day Post Cards"
Art publishers to their Majesties the King & Queen
Chromographed in Saxony

ProvenanceBetween 1950 and 2011, acquired by Leonard A. Lauder, New York, from various postcard dealers in the United States, Canada and Europe; 2012, gift of Leonard A. Lauder to the MFA. (Accession Date: February 27, 2012)