{"product_id":"california-vintage-bear-flag-baby-bodysuit","title":"California Vintage Bear Flag Baby Bodysuit","description":"\u003c!-- California Vintage Bear Flag Baby Bodysuit\n     Bear Flag Baby Bodysuit | california-vintage-bear-flag-baby-bodysuit | Version: R4.3SP | Sat Nov 7 2026\n     Keywords: 31 | Tags: 12 | Volume-tier ordered (GKP 517 R1+R2+R3)\n     Content audit: PASS\n     Buttons: four-slot standard written in position (top: More Bear Flag Items \/ More California Items; bottom: All Baby Bodysuits \/ Shop All Towns \u0026amp; Items) --\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex; flex-direction:column; gap:14px;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/merlinclassics.store\/collections\/bear-flag-heritage-collection\" style=\"display:block; width:100%; box-sizing:border-box; text-align:center; background:#F0EAD6; color:#0b0b0b; border:1px solid #000000; padding:12px 16px; font-weight:600; text-decoration:none; white-space:nowrap;\"\u003eMore Bear Flag Items\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/merlinclassics.store\/collections\/california-items\" style=\"display:block; width:100%; box-sizing:border-box; text-align:center; background:#A8D5F0; color:#0b0b0b; border:1px solid #000000; padding:12px 16px; font-weight:600; text-decoration:none; white-space:nowrap;\"\u003eMore California Items\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"hook\" style=\"scroll-margin-top:120px\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow old was the California Republic when it ended?\u003c\/strong\u003e About twenty-five days, younger than most babies at their first checkup. This soft bodysuit puts its homemade flag on the newest Californian in the family.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA baby gift with more story than most: the original 1846 Bear Flag on soft combed cotton. It is a good choice for California grandparents, aunts and uncles, wherever in the country the baby happens to live.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe republic was born on June 14, 1846, when settlers in Sonoma declared it under their new flag. William Ide wrote a proclamation explaining what they wanted, and for a few weeks the little republic had a flag, a leader and a capital of sorts on Sonoma Plaza.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt never got to grow up. On July 9 the U.S. Navy raised the Stars and Stripes in Sonoma, and the republic folded into the war with Mexico. The flag outlived it by more than a century and a half and still flies over the state.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFine jersey in combed cotton, ribbed at the neck, with easy snaps for changes, in soft shades from newborn up to 24 months; heathers contain polyester. Wash cold and tumble dry low, and do not iron over the print.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"mc-facts-box\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"quick-facts\" class=\"mc-travel-title\" style=\"scroll-margin-top:120px\"\u003eQUICK FACTS — BEAR FLAG BABY BODYSUIT\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"mc-fact\"\u003eSeries: Bear Flag Collection\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"mc-fact\"\u003eDesign: Bear Flag — the homemade 1846 Bear Flag of the California Republic, original Merlin Classics vintage drawing, printed artwork\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"mc-fact\"\u003eBlank: 100% combed ring-spun cotton bodysuit, plastic snaps, ribbed neckline (heathers contain polyester)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"mc-fact\"\u003eCare: wash cold, non-chlorine bleach only if needed, tumble dry low, do not iron\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"mc-fact\"\u003eColors: 5 offered\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"mc-fact\"\u003eSizes: NB (0-3M), 6M, 12M, 18M, 24M\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"mc-fact\"\u003eMade to order in the USA\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex; 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