Betsy Ross House, 239 Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Subjects: Patriotic Residences
Card type: Linen
Date: c. 1930 (White Border)

Back of Betsy Ross House, 239 Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, c. 1930 linen postcard — Back

About this subject

Colorized view of the Betsy Ross House at 239 Arch Street, Philadelphia, showing the brick colonial house with blue shutters, dormer window, and an American flag with 13 stars hanging from a pole. A white picket fence and tree are at left.

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PublisherCharles F. Williams

193 Betsy Ross House, 239 Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pa. 7A-H2344 --- 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. CHARLES F. WILLIAMS, PHILADELPHIA, PA. GENUINE CURTEICH-CHICAGO "C.T. ART-COLORTONE" POST CARD (REG. U.S. PAT. OFF.) POST CARD PLACE STAMP HERE

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Postcard record

Series	193
Condition	Very good
Place depicted	239 Arch Street, Betsy Ross House, Philadelphia, PA
Place mentioned	239 Arch Street, Betsy Ross House, Philadelphia, PA
Place mentioned	Philadelphia, PA
Publisher	Philadelphia, PA
Notes	Linen texture; white border; printed caption and code on front. No postmark. Divided-back linen card with Curt Teich "C.T. Art-Colortone" imprint; no stamp, no address, no handwritten message — only a dealer pencil "#59" in the lower right. Light foxing/soiling on the back.

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Betsy Ross House, 239 Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/betsy-ross-house-239-arch-street-philadelphia-pennsylvania. Accessed October 5, 2026.