Abraham Lincoln's Boyhood Home, Knob Creek, Kentucky, circa 1960

Subjects: Interiors Portraits Public Figures
Card type: Chrome
Date: c. 1945 (Linen)

Back of Abraham Lincoln's Boyhood Home, Knob Creek, Kentucky, circa 1960, Hodgenville, KY, USA, c. 1945 chrome postcard — Back

About this subject

Multi-view card: at left a color portrait of Abraham Lincoln in dark coat and bow tie; at upper right the restored log cabin of his boyhood home behind a split-rail fence; at lower right the cabin interior with stone fireplace, hearth cooking utensils and simple furnishings.

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PublisherCurt Teich & Co.

GREETINGS FROM ABRAHAM LINCOLN'S BOYHOOD HOME 1811-1816, KNOB CREEK, KENTUCKY --- ABRAHAM LINCOLN'S BOYHOOD HOME 1811-1816, KNOB CREEK HODGENVILLE, KENTUCKY Abraham Lincoln, sixteenth President of the United States, lived five years on the Knob Creek farm. A younger brother, Thomas, Jr., was born and died here. Abraham Lincoln's earliest recollection was of the Knob Creek place. The Cabin is furnished with relics of Lincoln days. Lincoln's Boyhood Home Site is located on U. S. Highway 31-E between Hodgenville and Bardstown, Kentucky. COLOR PHOTOGRAPHY BY BROCK POST CARD PLACE STAMP HERE OBK-740 CURTEICHCOLOR® 3-D NATURAL COLOR REPRODUCTION (REG. U. S. A. PAT. OFF.)

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Postcard record

Condition	Very good
Place mentioned	Knob Creek, Hodgenville, KY
Publisher	Curt Teich & Co., Chicago, IL
Notes	Mid-century chrome-era color card, multi-view layout with white caption band; slight corner wear at upper left. No postmark. Divided-back Curteichcolor 3-D natural color reproduction (card no. OBK-740), circa 1950s chrome era. No stamp, no handwriting, no message; light age toning only.

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Abraham Lincoln's Boyhood Home, Knob Creek, Kentucky, circa 1960, postcard, c. 1945. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/abraham-lincolns-boyhood-home-knob-creek-kentucky-circa-1960. Accessed October 5, 2026.