Betsey [sic] Ross – Historic Print
![Betsey [sic] Ross, c. 1908 — antique lithograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/db/dba910761058-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This rare antique lithograph captures Betsey [sic] Ross in remarkable detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Betsey [sic] Ross
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Betsy Ross, shown here in a color lithograph of about 1908, is the seamstress traditionally credited with sewing the first American flag, though historians have long debated that story. The print reproduces a painting by G. Liebscher, and its copyright notice names F.A. Schneider, the publisher behind the image. Its spelling of "Betsey" in the title reflects the caption as it was printed, a small detail that hints at how loosely the legend was handled in popular images of the period. Around 1908, the Ross story was being retold widely in schoolbooks and patriotic displays, and images like this one helped fix her as a symbol of domestic craft serving the nation.
| Created / published | c. 1908 |
|---|---|
| Medium | lithograph, color |
| Notes | From painting by G. Liebscher. Original copyright, F.A. Schneider |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 2,500 × 3,695 px · prints to 8 × 12 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-217035 |
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