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View of Corn Field in Knob Creek Valley, Ky.
- Creator:
- Dexter Press
- Location:
- New York, Pearl River
- Origin Date:
- 1960-1975
- Materials:
- paper
- Measurements:
- overall: 3 3/8 in x 5 1/2 in
- Item ID:
- 71.2009.083.2157
- Holding Institution:
- Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
- Available for Viewing:
- No
- Category:
- Cartoons, Broadsides & Ephemera
Description
This color postcard features a view of a field of corn growing in the Knob Creek Valley in Kentucky. Abraham Lincoln, his parents, and his sister lived on a farm along Knob Creek from 1811 to 1816. The image is surrounded by a pale yellow border with the caption and the number 72-D-5 printed in the lower margin. The postcard reverse is divided with narrative text printed on the left side. Part of the Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum