Larue County Public Library vertical file, 1934-1974.

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Larue County Public Library vertical file, 1934-1974.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/191915647

This is collected materials on Hodgenville, Kentucky; Abraham Lincoln; and the Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site located in Larue County, outside Hodgenville. Much of the information is from a series of scrapbooks containing newsclippings and photographs. Newsclippings concern Lincoln's life, career, and family; local commemorations, such as Lincoln Day celebrations; and the historic site. Also present are photographs of visits to the site by Dwight D. Eisenhower and Madame Vijaya Pandit.

ca. 2 cubic ft.

Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky Guide Project Office

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SNAC Resource ID: 6960209

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