Photograph
Tall-tale Postcard: Shooting the Shoots (with Carrots)
Photomontage of children playing on giant carrots. Two girls are sliding down a giant carrot while a third is climbing up the steps to get to the top of the carrot. Giant carrots are visible both in the barn behind the children and on both sides of the foreground. The words, "Shooting the Shoots," are inscribed in the upper right portion of the image field. |
Image ID: | 44649 |
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Creation Date: | 1913 |
Creator Name: | Johnson, Alfred Stanley, Jr. |
City: | Waupun |
County: | Fond du Lac |
State: | Wisconsin |
Collection Name: | Exaggerated postcards, after 1900 |
Genre: | Photograph |
Original Format Type: | negative, b/w copy |
Original Format Number: | (X3)32569 |
Original Dimensions: | 5 x 4 inches |
Refer to image ID: 44648 for an earlier version of this composition, which does not include the giant carrots and only two of the three children. This image would have been scaled down and turned into a postcard. Waupun catalog no. P124. Made from print loaned by the Waupun Heritage Museum. |
Clothing and dress |
Farm produce |
Children |
Infants |
Outdoor recreation |
Play |
Vegetables |
Barns |
Agriculture |
Tall tales in art |
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Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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