The card shows an antique square piano in a parlor at My Old Kentucky Home, the Bardstown mansion also called Federal Hill. A framed portrait hangs above red draperies, and the room has a patterned carpet and a table with a glass candelabra. The caption repeats the local tradition that Stephen Foster visited the house, built in 1795 by Judge John Rowan, and was inspired to write 'My Old Kentucky Home.' The mansion is preserved as a historic site and open to visitors.
Printed color postcard with visible halftone dot pattern; front printed caption reads 'MY OLD KENTUCKY HOME / BARDSTOWN, KY. / PIANO' with descriptive text on Federal Hill, built in 1795 by Judge John Rowan, which inspired Stephen Foster's song. 'Park Photo' credit; published by Durham Printing & Offset Co., Box 388, Harlan, Ky. 40831; made by Dexter Press, Inc., West Nyack, New York; series SP-OKH-10 / DT-74964-B. Divided-back chrome/glossy era card with 'Post Card' heading and place-stamp box. No postmark. Handwritten date 'June 22, 1970' at top. No stamp, no address, no message. Minor foxing spots lower left.
Cite this card
Piano at My Old Kentucky Home, Bardstown, KY, 1970, postcard, c. 1970. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/piano-at-my-old-kentucky-home-bardstown-ky-1970. Accessed November 2, 2026.
