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Drawing room of the home where Stephen Foster wrote "My Old Kentucky Home"

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Stephen Foster drawing room in Bardstown, Kentucky where the song, "My Old Kentucky Home" was first heard. A square grand piano sits in front of the floor-to-ceiling window on the left. A portrait of Stephen Foster hangs between the two floor-to-ceiling windows. A circular table sits in front of the fireplace with an oval portrait of a woman hanging above the mantle. There is a door to the left of the mantle with a loveseat in front of it.
Date Published
1940-03-25
Subjects
Composers--Homes and haunts
Drawing rooms
Piano
Time Periods
1931-1940
Subjects, Geographic
Bardstown (Ky.)
Notes

February 25, 1940

Handwritten on back, "Drawing room where song was first heard "My Old Kentucky Home," Bardstown, Ky. Broadcast date is Feb. 25, 1940. My Old Kentucky Home."

Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

Extent Of Original
1 photograph : black and white print ; 21 x 26 cm
Member of
Ted Malone Collection
Source File
umkc_lsc_malone_photos-167.tif
Genres
Gelatin silver prints
Black & white photographs
Architectural photographs
Types
photographs
Physical Location
LaBudde Special Collections
Rights
All collection images may be freely searched and displayed. Permission must be received for subsequent use and/or distribution in print or electronically. Please contact LaBudde Special Collections for more information.

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