I'll Study and Be Ready, Young Abraham Lincoln reading by firelight, Kentucky

Subject: Public Figures
Card type: Lithograph
Date: c. 1915 (White Border)

Back of I'll Study and Be Ready, Young Abraham Lincoln reading by firelight, Kentucky, Elizabethtown, KY, USA, c. 1915 lithograph postcard — Back

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Color illustration of young Abraham Lincoln reading a book by firelight in a log cabin, with a poem about him printed on the left and a small inset view of a log cabin at lower left.

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PublisherCurt Teich & Co.

In Old Kentucky, where the grass grows green, An old log cabin may yet be seen; It sheltered a Life that Fate had decreed Should come at the call of the Country's need. By the light of the fire, in the twilight hour, The lad wove his dreams, asking God for power, His soul longed for wisdom and drank in rich lore Til his mind was filled with a wondrous store. God called for a Man when the bravest might shrink; The Good Ship of State seemed ready to sink. God guided the Pilot, who stood at the Wheel With eyes on the Future, and heart true as steel. The Union we love is a monument grand To Abraham Lincoln—long, long may it stand! —Mary Eyre Wintersmith Robertson "I'll Study and be Ready and maybe the Chance will Come" COPYRIGHT 1915 MARY EYRE WINTERSMITH ROBERTSON, ELIZABETHTOWN, KENTUCKY --- POST CARD PLACE STAMP HERE 7C-K793 NATURAL COLOR REPRODUCTION—CURTEICHCOLOR ® ART-CREATION REG. U.S. PAT. OFF. DISTRIBUTED BY NANCY LINCOLN INN, HODGENVILLE, KY.

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Condition	Very good
Place mentioned	Elizabethtown, KY
Place mentioned	Hodgenville, KY
Notes	Copyright 1915; printed text on front; no white border visible. No postmark, stamp, or handwriting — unused card. Divided-back 'POST CARD' with stamp box 'PLACE STAMP HERE / 7C-K793'. Imprint: NATURAL COLOR REPRODUCTION—CURTEICHCOLOR ® ART-CREATION REG. U.S. PAT. OFF.; distributed by Nancy Lincoln Inn, Hodgenville, KY. Front carries copyright 1915 (Mary Eyre Wintersmith Robertson, Elizabethtown, KY).

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I'll Study and Be Ready, Young Abraham Lincoln reading by firelight, Kentucky, postcard, c. 1915. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/ill-study-and-be-ready-young-abraham-lincoln-reading-by-fire. Accessed October 5, 2026.