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Title	Betsy Ross House, 239 Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pa.
Description	Betsy Ross' house in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. A small red brick house with white trim and an old fashioned American flag flying from a dormer window on the roof. Text printed on verso reads, "The Betsy Ross House is a quaint little shop located on Arch Street near Third where John Ross, at the time of the Revolution kept an upholstery shop. He died in the Continental Army and in May, 1776, Washington and a committee employed Betsy Ross to make a simple flag containing thirteen stars and thirteen stripes which was adopted as the national emblem. The building was restored in 1937 by A. Atwater Kent." Published by Charles F. Williams; printed by Curteich-Chicago (manufacturer's number 7A-H2344 dates the card to 1937).
Subject	Houses Historic buildings Flags--United States
Location Depicted	Philadelphia (Pa.)
Date Original	1937
Object Type	Postcards
Source	3x5 color linen postcard, published by Charles F. Wililams, Philadelphia, PA (number 193 in a series?); printed by Curt Teich, Chicago (number 7A-H2344). Item no. 008.291 in the Newton Owen Postcard Collection, University of Louisville Archives and Records Center
Citation Information	See http://digital.library.louisville.edu/cdm/description/collection/ulua001/#conditions for guidance on citing this item. To cite the digital version, add its Reference URL (found by following the link in the header above the digital file).
Collection	Newton Owen Postcard Collection, University of Louisville Archives and Records Center
Collection Website	http://digital.library.louisville.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/ulua001/
Digital Publisher	University of Louisville Archives and Records Center
Format	image/jpeg
Ordering Information	To inquire about reproductions, permissions, or for information about prices see: http://louisville.edu/library/archives/copying.html/. Please cite the Image Number when ordering.
Image Number	ULUA.008.291
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