Francis Bellamy Pledge Salute

Bellamy_salute_1915.jpg

Description

The Bellamy salute is the salute described by Francis Bellamy (1855–1931) to accompany the American Pledge of Allegiance, which he had authored. During the period when it was used with the Pledge of Allegiance, it was sometimes known as the "flag salute".

Creator

New York Tribune

Date

1915

Rights

Public domain.

Source

By New-York Tribune (via LOC), via Wikimedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ABellamy_salute_1915.jpg