"…that the “Star-Spangled Banner,” composed by Francis Scott Key during the Battle of Baltimore in 1814, did not become our national anthem until 1931?"
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The Star-Spangled Banner (handwritten)
Subject:
Star-spangled, Key, Francis Scott, 1779-1843., banner (Song), Manuscripts--Poems and songs, Fort McHenry (Baltimore, Md.), War of 1812, 1812-1815 
Item ID:
[54315]
Creator:
Key, Francis Scott, 1779-1843.,
Description:
The Star-Spangled Banner. Original handwritten manuscript by Francis Scott Key (1779-1843).
Date of Original:
1814
Collection:
Museum Department
Type/Size:
Text
Restrictions:
For more information, please contact the Museum Department: museum@mdhs.org
Rights:
Copy of original owned by the Maryland Historical Society. For reproduction and permission information, please contact imagingservices@mdhs.org 