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The North Star Flag
AN EARLY MINNESOTA FLAG REDESIGN

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REP. ANDERSON'S DESIGN

  

Proposal for a new Minnesota state flag (1957)
(see Minneapolis Star, March 13, 1957, p. 1A)

The design was created through consultations between Rep. John Tracy Anderson and Maj. Gen. Joseph E. Nelson (Adjutant General, 1949-60). Nelson was a heraldry enthusiast, and wanted to retain the 1893 state flag until a better design could be developed. Anderson promoted it as an alternative to the blue flag with the state seal, which was proposed in 1957 by a legislative commission tasked with a flag redesign. (Colorized photo via Palette App)

Another version of the press article below states, “By a vote of 48 to 23 the stalwarts who remained in the [House] chamber voted down a final motion by Rep. Anderson that would have killed a senate-passed bill making the state flag dark blue with a circular symbol of the state seal and important historical occurrences.”



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