Comments on: Alki Point Lighthouse 1959 http://www.vintageseattle.org/2009/12/09/alki-point-lighthouse-1959/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:17:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Kim Murphy http://www.vintageseattle.org/2009/12/09/alki-point-lighthouse-1959/comment-page-1/#comment-162691 Kim Murphy Wed, 27 Apr 2011 09:25:51 +0000 http://www.vintageseattle.org/?p=2695#comment-162691 This photo must have been shot prior to July 4th 1959 because it's the 48 stars pattern. At first I thought it must have been 1958, because Alaska was added January 3, 1959, but the order to change the flag did not take effect until July 4th of 1959. So this is a historical rarity if it was shot in 1959, it was when there were 49 states and 48 stars on the flag! This photo must have been shot prior to July 4th 1959 because it’s the 48 stars pattern. At first I thought it must have been 1958, because Alaska was added January 3, 1959, but the order to change the flag did not take effect until July 4th of 1959.

So this is a historical rarity if it was shot in 1959, it was when there were 49 states and 48 stars on the flag!

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