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Ceremonial Artifacts
Flags ➔ American Flag, Herpolsheimer's Department Store
Identifier:
1990.60.1Description:
This fifty star American flag measures an amazing 20" x 30'. Between 1959 and 1980, it was hung on patriotic holidays in the three-story display window of Herpolsheimer's Department Store at the corner of Division and Fulton Streets in downtown Grand Rapids.Date:
1959 – 1980Materials:
Cotton, Hemp Rope, MetalDimensions:
288" h 432" wCurrent Location Status:
In StorageCollection Tier:
Tier 2Source:
Gift Of Lazarus Department StoreRelated Entities:
Detra Flag Company (creator) Sewing Department, Kent County Red Cross (creator) Lazarus Department Store (donor) Herpolsheimer's (used by)Alternate names: Herp's, Herpolsheimer Company, Herpolsheimer's Department Store, Lazarus, Voigt Herpolsheimer's and Company Dry Goods Store, Voigt, Herpolsheimer & Co.
In 1865, William G. Herpolsheimer and Charles G. A. Voigt, two young businessmen, established the Voigt, Herpolsheimer & Company, a dry goods and carpet store in Michigan City, Indiana before relocating to Grand Rapids, Michigan in 1870. The partnership between Voigt and Herpolsheimer ended in 1902 with Voigt taking over the flour mills and Herpolsheimer the store. Herpolsheimer's Firm continued to operate department stores until it was sold in 1987 making it one of the longest-running retail establishments in West Michigan.
