City Clerk Fred Looker and City Administrator Guy Larcom Jr. hold up Ann Arbor's new city flag at city hall in October 1959.Ann Arbor News archives courtesy of OldNews.AADL.org

ANN ARBOR, MI — When Ann Arbor got its official city flag in the 1950s, it was a sight to behold.

City Clerk Fred Looker and City Administrator Guy Larcom Jr. were photographed examining the 3-by-5-foot banner the day after it was delivered to city hall in October 1959.

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