Museum Home
Skip to main content
Image Not Available for Nancy Downing
Nancy Downing
Image Not Available for Nancy Downing

Nancy Downing

1877 - 1961
diedArizona, USA
SchooltblData
BiographyEarned a B.A. degree in Germanic languages from Stanford University in 1902.
She was credited with designing and sewing Arizona's first state flag, which was created as the banner for her husband's National Guard rifle team as it prepared to enter national rifle matches
at Camp Perry, Ohio; however, this claim is disputed.
OSB 1
BIO-Hayden
BIO-Hayden, Carl
Double Butte Cemetery, Tempe
Person TypeIndividual