Members of the Monterey, California, community will proudly share memories of parading this historic flag in Central and Coastal California. This 40' x 70' flag was created in 1938 to demonstrate the community's patriotism in the Monterey Fourth of July Parade. The stars and stripes banner traveled throughout the West Coast, disappearing during the 1950s and 60s. When it was rediscovered in 1971, the banner continued to appear regularly in the Monterey Fourth of July Parade until it was carried for the last time in the 2001 Nisei Week Parade in Little Tokyo, Los Angeles. In 2001, the flag was donated to the National Museum's collection by the Monterey JACL.