The eternal light on the top of the flagstaff was illuminated on Armistice Day, November 11, 1923, and the monument dedicated the following spring on June 7, 1924. Flagstaff Memorial Monument, Madison Square Park, n.d. Art Commission Collection, NYC Municipal Archives.

Plan of Madison Square showing location of flag pole with eternal light. Blueprint, 1924. Grover Whalen Collection, NYC Municipal Archives.

Mayor Robert Wagner (center) presided over the annual ceremony at the memorial flagstaff in Madison Square Park, on November 11, 1965. Official Mayors Photograph Collection, NYC Municipal Archives.

Annual ceremony at the memorial flagstaff, Madison Square Park, November 11, 1965. Official Mayors Photograph Collection, NYC Municipal Archives.