Illustration of the Grand Union Flag of 1776, the first flag used by the American colonies to symbolize their unity in the War of Indepence, from a Chase & Sanborn Tea and Coffee Importers promotional pamphlet, 1912. Beneath the full color illustration is a group of Continental soldiers cheering a smaller black and white representation of the flag which is also called the Union Flag or the Great Union Flag. (Kean Collection/Getty Images)