Wyoming Flag

In 1916, Wyoming was one of the few states in the union that could not declare Wyoming Flag officially. In the University of Wyoming a Political Economy Professor named Dr. Grace Raymond Hebard, Daughters of the American rebellion was at that time state regent. For Wyoming State Flag a contest conducted to design an official flag for Wyoming. A prize of $ 20 was proposed for the flag design in the late summer in Sheridan that was found most suitable by the DAR at their state discussion. The competition, publicized all through the state, was observed by Wilbur Parke Keays and he proposed to his daughter, Verna, graduated from the Art Institute of Chicago studied Design and Decoration. She presented a design to the DAR. Her father's propositions became more insistent; Verna made an ideal design for the Wyoming’s state Flag. “Source of all Creation” evaluated her design and presented it for deliberation and her Wyoming’s Flag design was awarded first place from among the thirty-seven entries.

With the Dr. Hebard, assistance aspects of the design were perfected, a technical explanation was written and a bill was outlined for arrangement to the Fourteenth State Legislature. The state Flag of Wyoming was initiated in the Senate by the admirable W.W. Daley of Rawlins, Wyoming. Much humorous backbiting took place over whether the bison should be transformed to a donkey, an elephant or a moose, signifying the present political makeup of the state at that time. In the end, the bison stayed and on 13 Jan, 1917 bill was exceeded and Governor Robert D. Carey signed the bill into law and the Wyoming Flag was adopted. There Governor Robert D. Carey noticed the bill. In February 1917; the State Legislature cast vote to have databases printed illustrating the new state Flag Wyoming with a printed explanation. These folders were disseminated to each school child in the state of Wyoming.

The Wyoming State mammal “A bison” and often called the monarch of the plains, is in axis on the state Flag of Wyoming. Branded on the bison is the Wyoming Great Seal. The State Legislature approved a unique design. The bison is drawn on the flag. Verna had drawn the bison as facing away from the staff symbolizing the liberty with which the bison had once wandered over the Wyoming plains. Dr. Hebard had not concurred with this and proposed that superior equilibrium of design would be attained if the bison faced the staff. This is the way that the first flags were produced and though not "official", this is how the bison has been shown since 1917.

The colors of the State Flag Wyoming are almost same as the colors of the National Flag. The red boundary symbolizes the Indians who knew and loved the country extended prior to the colonizers came; also the blood of the pioneers who gave their lives retrieving the soil. The symbol of purity and honesty is white color on flag of Wyoming. The color of the sky Blue and symbols of mountains are fidelity, justice and virility. The flag represents a living country and is itself believed a living thing. That is why full respect should give to flag.

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