U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) – Pole Hem Flag
U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) - Pole Hem Flag
- Official Department of the Interior design on nylon, made in the USA
- Printed or sewn; single-sided, double-sided or mirror-sided
- Pole hem, plain or with gold fringe
- 3x5 FT, 4x6 FT, 5x8 FT or a custom size
Product Description
The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) Pole Hem Flag is made for indoor and parade display: lobbies, hearing rooms, auditoriums and the ceremonies where the Department of the Interior is represented. It carries the Department of the Interior’s official design on nylon, it is made in the USA, and it is finished with a pole hem, the fabric sleeve that slides over an indoor or parade pole.
This is a call-in item, so you choose the details with us. Order the DOI pole hem flag printed or sewn, single-sided, double-sided or mirror-sided, plain or with gold fringe, in 3x5 FT, 4x6 FT, 5x8 FT or a custom size. Review your options above, then call 703-751-2411 or request a quote and we will confirm the details before production.
The Department of the Interior manages much of the nation's public land and natural resources. Its bureaus include the National Park Service, the Bureau of Land Management, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the U.S. Geological Survey and the Bureau of Indian Affairs. The department also carries the federal government's trust responsibilities to American Indian and Alaska Native tribes.
Choose Your Options
Every U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) Pole Hem Flag is made to order, so tell us how you want it built. These are the choices.
- Printed or sewn: Printed flags are dye-printed on 200 denier nylon, so fine seal detail reproduces exactly. Sewn flags are appliquéd and embroidered by hand in our Alexandria, Virginia shop: each color is a separate piece of fabric stitched to the field, with lettering and fine detail embroidered.
- Single-sided, double-sided or mirror-sided: A single-sided flag carries the design on the front only; the back is blank. A double-sided flag is two flags sewn back to back, so the design reads correctly on both sides. A mirror-sided flag is also two layers, but the back is a mirror image of the front.
- Fringe or plain: Gold rayon fringe on three edges is the traditional ceremonial finish for an indoor flag. Plain leaves the edges hemmed. Either way the hoist edge gets the pole hem.
- Regular or Premium construction (sewn flags): Regular sewn flags are chain stitched. Premium sewn flags are lock stitched, a stronger interlocking stitch, and they carry a separate part number. Printed flags do not need this choice.
- Size: 3x5 FT, 4x6 FT, 5x8 FT are standard. For a custom size, give us the finished width and height you need.
Product Features
- Official Department of the Interior design: the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) Pole Hem Flag carries the Department of the Interior’s official emblem, reproduced to the agency’s design in the finish and size you order.
- Nylon field: lightweight nylon that hangs well on an indoor pole and carries cleanly in a parade.
- Pole hem finish: a sewn sleeve along the hoist edge that slides over an indoor or parade pole.
- Built your way: printed or sewn, single-sided, double-sided or mirror-sided, plain or fringed, in standard or custom sizes.
- Made in the USA: every DOI flag we sell is made in the USA.
- Matched sets: order one flag or a set for every office, and the finish and size will be the same on each.
Historical Background
Congress created the Department of the Interior on March 3, 1849, the day before Zachary Taylor took office, by an act establishing a Home Department. The new department gathered up work that had been scattered across the government: the General Land Office from Treasury, the Patent Office from State, Indian Affairs from War, and the military pension offices. Thomas Ewing Sr. served as its first Secretary.
Over the next century Interior became the steward of the public lands. Yellowstone was set aside as the first national park in 1872, Pelican Island became the first national wildlife refuge in 1903, the National Park Service was created within the department in 1916, and the Fish and Wildlife Service was formed inside it in 1940. Congress authorized an official seal in 1912, and the bison design first appeared on the seal die in 1917.
About the Department of the Interior (DOI) Flag
The Department of the Interior (DOI) Flag carries the agency's official emblem as the centerpiece of the design. The seal shows a bison standing on the prairie with mountains and a rising sun behind it, ringed by the words U.S. Department of the Interior and the date March 3, 1849. We reproduce it to the agency's specification, in the finish and size you order.
