Mr. Billings, you are the closest to the correct answer..
By golly, I see what you mean. The star is to have one point straight up towards the top of the flag. Then white on top and red on bottom. The flag pictured would be wrong no matter how it is flown. Hope they got a really, really good price when they bought from the fellow on the street corner who was also selling Rolix watches and Cucchi handbags.
Karoly- how in the world did you load that huge pic?
> ah, the old control point that isn't anymore...
The Star in the Hand of Liberty was rotated a bit from it's former position when the statue was removed for restoration and replaced.
Amazingly enough, though, the eye of the statue that was found by surveyors to be on the centerline of Congress back in the 1930's still is. I checked it after the statue was replaced.
The earlier surveyors used the center of the pediment (what they called the "gable") over the South portico of the Capitol as the foresight on the centerline of Congress.
thanks, kent
i've been told by more than a couple people that she's no good for the CL anymore. guess i shoulda verified for myself. though i reckon it'd be a superfluous exercise at this point- more for my own entertainment than anything else.
Karoly- how in the world did you load that huge pic?
I was in the banking line at the local credit union when they took the Goddess of Liberty off of the Capitol. I don't remember the year, perhaps '85.
The Tx National Guard had a helicopter lift her off and place her on the Capitol grounds and allowed people to view the statue up close, and also walk through the helicopter. It was a "wet" day, but it wasn't actually raining at that moment.
The Goddess is quite homely or ugly/scary up close. It was explained that her facial features were grossly exagerated to be visible from a distance.
I also happened to be there as they tried to "thread the needle" of placing her back on the Capitol by helicopter. It took numerous tries to lover the statue onto the pole which she is mounted.
She was originally made out of zinc plates and mounted to an iron frame. When she was recast, they made her out of aluminum. I remember the rumor that she was cast out of old Lone Star beer cans. -Not true.
Not in Texas Dave Our Flag can be flown at the same height as the American Flag.
We Call it the LONE STAR STATE. 🙂 😉
I checked into it, according to the US Flag Code (which is not enforceable but is a compilation of flag etiquette):
When flown on separate staffs the US Flag should be at least as high or higher than a State, County, City or other flag.
When flown on the same staff the US flag should be on top as it is flown from the Texas Capitol Building.
Texas is not special or unique in this regard.
The US flag should be on the right staff (left as you face it).
What we Texans feel and do within our own boundaries is a major part of our "state of mind" whether others accept it or not.
The first picture has another mistake because the Texas flag is on the wrong side of the National flag in appearance, that may be because the observation point was on the inside looking out.
The picture of the Texas Capital Building shows the proper intention for one flag pole presentation of both the National flag and the Texas flag.
"According to the United States Flag Code, any state flag can be flown at the same height as the U.S. flag, but the U.S. flag should be on its right (the viewer's left). Consistent with the U.S. Flag Code, the Texas Flag Code specifies that the state flag should either be flown below the U.S. flag if on the same pole or at the same height as the U.S. flag if on separate poles"
Where the flags are flown and for what purpose has a lot to do with how they are presented.
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Well at least they didn't put up the Chilean Flag. Also, there is a proper orientation for the British Union Jack, but I see that flag upside down all the time.
