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Zoom In Inquiry It costs a dime to look through this Bausch and Lomb high power telescope Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Division What am I? • I am a bird that represents the United States. • You can find me on most official seals of the United States, including the seal of the President of the United States. I am a…. Bald Eagle Photo source: Library of Congress What am I? • Betsy Ross is believed to have sewn one of the first in our country. • I once had only 13 white stars on a blue background. Now I have 50, each representing a state. • I have red and white stripes, representing each of the 13 original colonies. I am …. The American Flag Photo source: Library of Congress What am I? • I am located in Washington, D.C., our nation’s capital. • I am a monument that honors George Washington, the “Father” of our country. • I am shaped like an obelisk. • At the time of my construction, I was the tallest building in the world. Photo source: Library of Congress I am …. The Washington Monument Photo source: Library of Congress What am I? • I am located in New York City, in New York Harbor. • I welcome all visitors, immigrants and Americans returning from far away. • I represent a woman, dressed in a robe and a spiked crown. • I hold a stone tablet with the date of our country’s birth, and a torch. • I was a gift from France in 1886. I am …. The Statue of Liberty Photo source: Library of Congress What am I? • I am a promise, or oath. • I am recited at public events and in public schools. • People face the flag and place their hand over their heart when they recite me. I am …. The Pledge of Allegiance Photo source: Library of Congress Why are these national symbols important? DeMarsico, D. (1958). Mrs. Claire Cumberbatch, of 1303 Dean St., leader of the Bedford-Stuyvesant group protesting alleged "segregated" school, leads oath of allegiance. Library of Congress: Prints & Photographs. Horydczak, T. (ca. 1920-ca. 1950). Washington Monument. Horydczak on top of Washington Monument II. Library of Congress: Prints & Photographs, Horydczak Collection . J.H. Bufford's Sons Lith. (c1886). The Bartholdi Statue--Bedloe's Island, New York Harbor--Presented to the United States by citizens of France. Library of Congress: Prints & Photographs, Popular Graphic Arts. Sexton, S. (1900-1930). Bald eagle. Library of Congress: Prints & Photographs, Carpenter (Frank and Frances) Collection. Sexton, S. (1900-1930). Bald eagle. Library of Congress: Prints & Photographs, Carpenter (Frank and Frances) Collection. Unknown. (1935-1942). Airplane on battleship deck with American flag in foreground. Library of Congress: American Memory, America from the Great Depression to World War II: Photographs from the FSA and OWI, ca. 1935-1945. Unknown. (c1893). Laying corner stone, Washington Monument / The Knapp Co. lith., N.Y. Library of Congress: Prints & Photographs. Unknown. (c1904). Washington Monument, Washington, D.C. . Library of Congress: Prints & Photographs, Detroit Publishing Company Collection.