PHOTOS

Images of the Star-Spangled Banner from Across the Country

See images of the American flag captured by our readers.

Erin Corneliussen

March 1, 2014

Curly fries and hot dogs on a stick. Newcastle, Washington. Rick Takagi

The workbench at an oil field. Los Angeles, California. Rick Miller

Sailing on the Chesapeake Bay. Annapolis, Maryland. David Moss

A cat sitting by an old flag. Highway 8, Virginia. Benita Vanwinkle

Tinsel Flag. Northwestern Arizona David Vessey

America the Faithful. Moorpark, California. Chris Rivera

American pickup truck in a junkyard. Mojave Desert, California. David Evans

Showing off her fashion sense and patriotism. Corktown neighborhood, Detroit, Michigan. Sebastian Sullen

American flag blowing in the wind in front of the Sierra Mountains. Near Lonepine, California. Randall Hodges

Ted's Garage. Palouse, Washington. Jia han Dong

Adding flags to the Memorial Day Watchfire. Syracuse, New York. Bob Gates

Faded Glory. Galena, Illinois. Ken Rathke

Two american soldiers walk in front of an LED american flag in Times Square. New York City, New York. Jennifer Fulginiti

Patriotic Water Drops. Taylor, Michigan. Tiffany Swoish

Home at the seaside. Sarasota, Florida Carina Wachsmann

"No Fishing?" North Carolina. Cynthia Hoover

Discovery flies past Dulles airport. Sterling, Virginia. Mr. Pichler

Alaskan dogsleds. Near Shishmaref, Alaska. Gregory Murrey

"Metal Old Glory" adornes a hollowed-out storefront on Main Street. Attica, Kansas. Benjamin Wilkinson

Bulls Head on a wall. Route 66, Arizona. Sam Flowers

One of the stalwarts of our annual photo contest is the Americana category, where we've seen photographs of cowboys, county fairs and urban cityscapes. But one of the constants has been the American flag, a recurring pattern populating images from across the country. Here are some of our favorites.