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Greetings from Kentucky — Scenic, Romantic, Historic
- Date
- c. 1940s
- State
- Kentucky
- Category
- Old Kentucky
- Format
- Postcard
The publisher’s slogan appears beneath KENTUCKY on a dark ground. The small scenes inside the letters are arranged as a statewide portrait rather than a view of one town.
Kentucky’s Mammoth Cave drew travelers long before it became a national park in 1941. Competition among local cave owners reflected how valuable scenic attractions had become to the tourism trade. The card’s slogan shows a similar effort to sell the state through its landscapes and history.
Sources
- Original postcard, front and back · Crumb Paper Archive
- Newberry Library · History of large-letter postcards
- Kentucky: Mammoth Cave National Park (U.S. National Park Service)