Date Original
1912-1913
Description
This collection contains entries for the 1913 Arkansas state flag design contest.
Biographical/Historical Note
In 1910, the U.S. Navy began construction of a battleship named the USS Arkansas. The Pine Bluff chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution wanted to present a flag to the new ship; but after contacting the secretary of state, Earle W. Hodges, they were told that no state flag existed. This led to a state-wide contest to design a state flag. Hodges chaired the committee, and around sixty-five designs were submitted.
The committee met in early 1913, and ultimately chose a red, white, and blue design by Willie Kavanaugh Hocker of Wabbaseka, Arkansas. Hocker's original design was changed slightly by adding the state's name and re-arranging the position of the stars. This revised design was adopted by the General Assembly as the official state flag of Arkansas on February 26, 1913. Prior to 1913, Arkansas had no state flag.
Physical Description
Document, 8.5" x 11"
Subjects
Flags--United States--States; Drawing--Competitions
Geographical Area
Arkansas
Language
English
Identifier
MS.000839
Resource Type
Text
Collection
Arkansas State Flag Competition entries, MS.000839
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
Arkansas State Flag Competition entries, Arkansas State Archives, Little Rock, Arkansas.
Rights
Use and reproduction of images held by the Arkansas State Archives without prior written permission is prohibited. For information on reproducing images held by the Arkansas State Archives, please call 501-682-6900 or email at state.archives@arkansas.gov.
Disciplines
United States History
