Flag History – Portland Flag Association

Jabzy’s Flag Histories

June 24, 2016June 23, 2016 SDMLeave a comment

Jabzy (or @JabzyJoe) hosts a YouTube channel focused on Western history. In addition to nearly 70 Three Minute Histories of various wars, he has a shorter (in number) and longer (in runtime) series of Flag Histories -- four to be precise, of Germany, France, Britain, and Italy. Using many images from art history, he takes each back… Continue reading Jabzy’s Flag Histories

Men Sewing Flags

January 5, 2015January 18, 2015 SDMLeave a comment

A little counter-point to the last posting. Images of men sewing flags can be found, just not as easily. Here are some. (Click on the photos below for original context as found on the web.)

Women Sewing Flags

January 5, 2015January 18, 2015 SDMLeave a comment

The production of flags has been, and continues to be, highly gendered. (Click on the photos below for original context as found on the web.)