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Scene Where Abe Lincoln Fell in Knob Creek, Ky.
- Creator:
- Dexter Press
- Location:
- New York, Pearl River
- Origin Date:
- 1955-1965
- Materials:
- paper
- Measurements:
- overall: 3 3/8 in x 5 1/2 in
- Item ID:
- 71.2009.083.2278
- Holding Institution:
- Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
- Available for Viewing:
- No
- Category:
- Cartoons, Broadsides & Ephemera
Description
This postcard features a view of the dry creek bed where tradition says that seven-year-old Abraham Lincoln fell into Knob Creek which ran through the Lincoln farm. The image is surrounded by a yellow border with the caption and the number 72-D-2 printed in the lower margin. The postcard reverse is divided and has a poem printed on the left side. The number 35980 is printed along the lower edge near the center. Part of the Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum