National Museum of American History/ Betsy Ross and the American Flag
* * A photo of Betsy Ross character outside the Star Spangled Banner exhibit at the National Museum of American History at the Smithsonian. http://americanhistory.si.edu/ Did Betsy Ross actually make the nation’s first official flag? There seems to be some controversy about this. http://www.history.org/Foundation/journal/Summer08/betsy.cfm Update The woman in the photo portrays not Betsy Ross but [...]