Dining room, My Old Kentucky Home, Bardstown, KY, circa 1965
- Subject
- Interiors
- Card type
- Chrome
- Date
- c. 1965 (Chrome)
About this postcard
The view shows a dining room in the Bardstown house known as My Old Kentucky Home, with a long table set with candelabra and flowers. Two women in 19th-century dresses stand near a sideboard; a large portrait hangs over the fireplace, and scenic wallpaper covers the walls. Federal Hill, the mansion behind the name, is associated with Stephen Foster's 1853 song "My Old Kentucky Home, Good-Night!" By the mid-20th century the house was a state historic site and a destination for tourists interested in its Kentucky antebellum setting.
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Postcard record
| Publisher | Durham Printing & Offset Co. |
|---|---|
| Series | SP-OKH-2 25413-C |
| Condition | Excellent |
| Place mentioned | My Old Kentucky Home, Bardstown, KY |
| Publisher | Durham Printing & Offset Co., Harlan, KY |
| Notes | Glossy color photo; no white border. Printed caption on the card: "MY OLD KENTUCKY HOME / Bardstown, Kentucky / This beautiful interior in \"My Old Kentucky Home\" brings back memories of days gone by. / Color courtesy Kentucky Tourist Travel Commission." No postmark, stamp, or handwriting — unused card. Divided-back chrome-era color postcard; printed 'PLACE STAMP HERE' box top right and 'Post Card' heading. Publisher imprint and card number on back (Pub. by Durham Printing & Offset Co., Box 388, Harlan, Ky. 40331; series SP-OKH-2, 25413-C; made by Dexter Press, Inc., West Nyack, New York); front is a full-bleed color interior view with no white border. |
Cite this card
Dining room, My Old Kentucky Home, Bardstown, KY, circa 1965, postcard, c. 1965. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/dining-room-my-old-kentucky-home-bardstown-ky-circa-1965. Accessed November 2, 2026.