Details
Creator Brightbill, George M., collector.
Title Betsy Ross House postcards. [graphic].
Date 1900-1950
Physical Description 117 photomechanical prints (postcards): photolithograph; 9 x 15 cm.(3.5 x 5.5 in.)
Description Contains images of the Betsy Ross House built ca. 1740. Includes exterior views of the house with no flags; two small flags; two small and one large flag; one large flag and one large flag and a group of small flags. Also depicts images associated with Betsy Ross and the creation of the American flag, including Betsy Ross's grave, interior views of the flag room and images of Betsy Ross sewing the flag.
Notes Contains 76 postcards printed in color and 36 printed in black and white. Also includes 5 linen postcards.
Also known as the American Flag House.
Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Subject Ross, Betsy, 1752-1836 -- Homes and haunts.
Historic buildings.
Geographic subject Arch Street (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- 239-247.
Genre Photomechanical prints -- Color -- 1900-1950.
Photomechanical prints -- 1900-1940.
Postcards -- 1900-1950.
Location Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Brightbill postcards [Betsy Ross House - 05 - 10]
Accession number Brightbill 05 - 10
005-a01-b
010-a01-d