PHILADELPHIA — The stage here at the Democratic National Convention now has eight American flags adorning it — eight more than it had on Monday.

American flags were remarkably absent from the stage for the first day’s festivities inside the Wells Fargo Center.

Monday’s stage:

At 10:33 a.m. Tuesday morning, a voice over the P.A. system announced, “Scenic flags are coming on stage to a permanent home.”

A group of workers quickly brought the Old Glories out and arranged them on both sides of the main stage.

Tuesday’s stage: