One more post, on one broken leg.

[JMadonna]

It depends on where this flag was. In my minds eye, if it was on a staff, it would have had to be hanging between Lincoln's box and the box below. Any higher or lower would have obstructed the view of the patrons. If James Ferguson's account was correct and the flag was stretched out BELOW the others then forget about the pictures of the box after the event. The flags had to be below Lincoln's box. (although I can't imagine what State Flag would be hanging in a Washington DC theater).

I used to think the 'flag' coming down was actually the bunting around the box but if Hawke was actually describing a flag with a staff then I was wrong.