Hi, I am Jim, I love Kentucky, and traveling in and around Kentucky! I also love the entire country, and all of the beautiful and strange places here and there! This blog covers the overlooked, forgotten, and underrated places, people, and moments in history in America, with a focus on Kentucky! It will cover great tourists stops, books about people and history, and include photos and postcard scans.
Thursday, May 20, 2010
Old Postcard: Lincoln Birthplace in Lincoln Memorial
I like this postcard a lot, because I think some of the modern postcards use the same picture for the cabin, but they aren't on textured linen.
This one is postmarked 1950, and gives the "fact" about this being Lincoln's birthplace.
"The Lincoln Cabin, where Abraham Lincoln was born, February 12, 1809, near Hodgenville, Ky.
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