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Cherokee State Park postcard, circa 1951-1963

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Title	Cherokee State Park postcard, circa 1951-1963
Description	The postcard includes the following description on the front, "Relaxing in Cherokee State Park on Beautiful Kentucky Lake." The image displays several African Americans sitting at tables overlooking the lake. Cherokee State Park was a segregated state park which opened in 1951. It was one of only three segregated parks in the U.S. and the only one in Kentucky. The area is now part of Kenlake State Park "Distributed by Wilson's Book & Stationery Store, Paducah, KY."
Creator	Curteich-Chicago
Date	1951-1963
Places	Hardin (Ky.) Marshall County (Ky.)
Subjects	African Americans Segregation Parks
Type	StillImage
Format	Postcard
Source	Kentucky Historical Society, Cherokee State Park postcard, SC 1521
Accession Num.	SC 1521
Rights	This file may be downloaded for personal, research, or classroom use, free of charge. All other uses, including any forms of publication or broadcast, require permission from the Kentucky Historical Society, and fees may apply.
Filename	index.cpd
File size	406 Bytes

Title	SC1521_001
Type	StillImage
Accession Num.	SC1521_001.tif
Filename	SC1521_001.tif
File size	25080865 Bytes

Cherokee State Park postcard, circa 1951-1963

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Cherokee State Park postcard, circa 1951-1963

Cherokee State Park postcard, circa 1951-1963