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Face Flags of Washington, Part 3: Seattle

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Seattle, like its encompassing county and state, is represented by a flag with its namesake's face -- in this case, that of the Suquamish Chief Si'ahl (anglicized as Seattle). Si'ahl lived from c. 1786 to 1866. One photograph of him survives (detail above), taken by  L.B. Franklin in 1864. The flag was ostensibly designed by… Continue reading Face Flags of Washington, Part 3: Seattle

Face Flags of Washington, Part 2: King County

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Washington state's most populous county, King, also uses a flag with a face on it: a stylized portrait of the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. The flag was adopted in 2009 after over 20 years of efforts, lead by African American politicians and civil rights activists Ron Sims and Larry Gossett, to re-affiliate King County with Rev.… Continue reading Face Flags of Washington, Part 2: King County

Face Flags of Washington, Part 1: State of Washington

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The state flag of Washington stands out among its brethren:  not only is it uniquely green, it uniquely bears the likeness of an actual person.  People appear on many US state flags, but other than on Washington's they stand for generic farmers, pioneers, etc. (Many believe the figures on Kentucky's flag are Daniel Boone and Henry… Continue reading Face Flags of Washington, Part 1: State of Washington

The Wavy Symbolism of Potamological Vexillology—in Puerto Rico

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By Carlos Alberto Morales Ramírez Vexilloid Tabloid #63 Potamology—a branch of physical geography—is the study of rivers (think hippo-potamus, “horse of the river” in Greek). Within physical geography (the subfield of geography that studies natural phenomena in Earth’s hydrosphere, biosphere, atmosphere, and lithosphere through space and time), the study of rivers is found under hydrology (the… Continue reading The Wavy Symbolism of Potamological Vexillology—in Puerto Rico

“Hello Internet” on Flags

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Hello Internet is a popular podcast on a variety of topics by CGP Grey and Brady Haran. Flags are a recurring theme. Mike Burnfire has been animating a number of their vexillological discussions on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVJ61R_Cplo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x24W9xxgcyE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CxFK-EaGX4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6nnkLSovWM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1PnkNT2q78Y

Learning from Labrador

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By Scott Mainwaring Vexilloid Tabloid #63 The flag of the Canadian region of Labrador—the mainland portion of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador—is enjoying a resurgence of interest and adoption, flying at the border crossings with Quebec and at the city hall of the provincial capital of St. Johns. The flag is documented particularly well… Continue reading Learning from Labrador

Your Flag (Is Wack)

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Heath Cottengim has created this epic vexillological rap video.  Enjoy. https://youtu.be/kNHMCs5GkS4   Download: soundcloud.com/heathcottengim/your-flag-is-wack Lyrics: genius.com/Heath-cottengim-your-flag-is-wack-lyrics [Hook: Heath Cottengim] Your flag is wack, your flag is wack, your flag is wack Belgium just Germany taking a nap I’d take it all back If you’d just change the flag I be on the attack ‘Cause your flag is… Continue reading Your Flag (Is Wack)

Vexilloid Tabloid #63

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The Portland Flag Association publishes its newsletter, The Vexilloid Tabloid, every two months. In the latest issue you will find: Learning from Labrador (Scott Mainwaring) A Flag for Kaiapoi, Canterbury, New Zealand (John Moody) The Wavy Symbolism of Potamological Vexillology--in Puerto Rico (Carlos Alberto Morales Ramirez) An Enormous Romanian Flag Made of Light (Ted Kaye) Burgees of… Continue reading Vexilloid Tabloid #63