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Birthplace of Abraham Lincoln, Hodgenville, Kentucky
- Creator:
- Art Mfg. Co.
- Location:
- Ohio, Zanesville
- Origin Date:
- 1915-1925
- Materials:
- paper
- Measurements:
- overall: 3 1/2 in x 5 7/16 in
- Item ID:
- 71.2009.083.2200
- Holding Institution:
- Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
- Available for Viewing:
- No
- Category:
- Cartoons, Broadsides & Ephemera
Description
This postcard features the log cabin in which Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12, 1809, near Hodgenville, Kentucky. The caption is printed in the upper left corner. A head and shoulders portrait of President Lincoln is in a rectangular inset in the upper right corner. The postcard reverse is divided. Part of the Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum