A Mini-Monumental Incidental Image, 1889

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This glorious and anonymous photograph features 22 women, 20 of whom appear in U.S. flag dresses in front of a 40-star American flag.  The 40-star appeared in 1889 with the entrance of South Dakota into the Union, one of the four new states in that single year. 

When I looked though the original, looking for the image-within-the-image, I was surprised by a photobomb by the fellow in the tie and cap.

Here he is:

The outfits/costumes are nothing but stars and stripes, and each woman holds a staff with a small flag. 

There is a great experience in this not-so-incidental image.