Tall-tale Postcard: Our Barn is Full | Postcard | Wisconsin Historical Society

Postcard

Tall-tale Postcard: Our Barn is Full

Tall-tale Postcard: Our Barn is Full | Postcard | Wisconsin Historical Society
Several women and a man are outside of a barn, which is overflowing with giant onions, corn, and potatoes. A ladder is placed against the large stack of onions, and the man and one of the women are climbing to the top of the pile. Red text imprinted in the upper portion of the image reads, "How we do things at Aredale, Iowa."
DESCRIPTION
Several women and a man are outside of a barn, which is overflowing with giant onions, corn, and potatoes. A ladder is placed against the large stack of onions, and the man and one of the women are climbing to the top of the pile. Red text imprinted in the upper portion of the image reads, "How we do things at Aredale, Iowa."
RECORD DETAILS
Image ID:44442
Creation Date: 1912
Creator Name:Johnson, Alfred Stanley, Jr.
City:Waupun
County:Fond du Lac
State:Wisconsin
Collection Name:Exaggerated postcards, after 1900
Genre:Postcard
Original Format Type:prints, photomechanical
Original Format Number:PH 3565.5
Original Dimensions:5 x 3.5 inches
SUBJECTS
Harvesting
Vegetables
Tall tales in art
Clothing and dress
Dresses
Farmhouses
Farm buildings
Men
Women
Agriculture
Potatoes
Corn

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