Photograph
Tall-tale Postcard: Melon Party (without Melons)
| Photographic mock-up for an Alfred Stanley Johnson photomontage postcard entitled "Melon Party." Four girls wearing bows and dresses are holding an object that resembles a giant slice of watermelon. A boy stands to the left of them with his hand on a piece of cardboard, while two young children sit on the leaf-covered ground. |
| Image ID: | 44661 |
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| Creation Date: | 1911 |
| 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)32495 |
| Original Dimensions: | 5 x 4 inches |
| Photographer's card no. 700. Refer to image ID: 44663 for the final version of this composition, which would have been turned into a postcard. Waupun catalog no. P151. Made from print loaned by the Waupun Heritage Museum. |
| Dresses |
| Agriculture |
| Fruit |
| Tall tales in art |
| Clothing and dress |
| Children |
| Dwellings |
| Porches |
| Yards |
| Farm produce |
| Food |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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