Postcard
Tall-tale Postcard: Potatoes Grow Big in Our State
Photomontage of a man, wearing overalls, sitting on a mound of giant potatoes resting on a flatbed horse-drawn cart. The man is sitting sideways, holding the reigns of the two horses. A dense forest creates a background for the scene. |
Image ID: | 44616 |
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Creation Date: | 1908 |
Creator Name: | Martin, William H. |
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Collection Name: | Exaggerated postcards, after 1900 |
Genre: | Postcard |
Original Format Type: | photographic print, b&w |
Original Format Number: | PH 3565.4 |
Original Dimensions: | 5.5 x 3.5 inches |
Another version of this postcard has the words "Potatoes Grow Big in Our State," written in the lower right corner. |
Horses |
Tall tales in art |
Trees |
Hats |
Farm produce |
Men |
Horse-drawn vehicles |
Potatoes |
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Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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