Photograph
Tall-tale Postcard: Slicing Tomatoes
![Photomontage of a boy using a saw to cut into a giant tomato. A man stands beside the boy, watching. A group of giant tomatoes cover the foreground. The words, "Sliceing <i>[sic]</i> Tomatoes," are inscribed in the image field on the side of the house in the background.](http://images.wisconsinhistory.org/700006060008/0606000065-l.jpg "Tall-tale Postcard: Slicing Tomatoes")
| Photomontage of a boy using a saw to cut into a giant tomato. A man stands beside the boy, watching. A group of giant tomatoes cover the foreground. The words, "Sliceing [sic] Tomatoes," are inscribed in the image field on the side of the house in the background. |
| Image ID: | 44651 |
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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)32575 |
| Original Dimensions: | 5 x 4 inches |
| This image would have been cropped to remove the montage elements that bleed over the original's edge and turned into a postcard. Information on back of loaned print: "Wm. and Elmer Vanderkin, father and son. Son lives in same house in County Trunk I. House moved from Chester in 1952 to present location." Waupun catalog no. P62. Made from print loaned by the Waupun Heritage Museum. |
| Agriculture |
| Vegetables |
| Tall tales in art |
| Clothing and dress |
| Farm produce |
| Saws |
| Tools |
| Men |
| Agricultural laborers |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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