Woodstock Music Festival Flag, 1969

THF175753 / Woodstock Music Festival Flag, 1969
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Artifact Overview

On August 15-18, 1969, over 400,000 people attended the Woodstock Music and Art Fair in Bethel, New York. Vendors, musicians, and technical crew used this flag, which features the event logo, to access the festival grounds and backstage area and to distinguish themselves from other attendees. Woodstock is often remembered as a high point of the 1960s countercultural movement.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Flag

Date Made

1969

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2004.86.2

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Nylon

Color

Blue
White (Color)

Dimensions

Height: 15.5 in
Width: 14.75 in

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