Postcard
Tall-tale Postcard: Giant Lettuce/Cabbage
Photomontage of two giant heads of lettuce/cabbage resting on a flatbed railroad car. The side of the car is imprinted with, "L.S. & M.S. 26 D23," showing that it belongs to the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railroad line. The caption at the top, part of which has been filled in, reads, "The kind we raise in. . ." |
Image ID: | 46575 |
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Creation Date: | date unknown |
Creator Name: | Unknown |
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Collection Name: | Wisconsin Folk Museum, Mount Horeb, Wisconsin, artists files, compiled 1980s-1990s |
Genre: | Postcard |
Original Format Type: | prints, photomechanical |
Original Format Number: | M98-044 |
Original Dimensions: | 5.5 x 3.5 inches |
It is unclear whether the crossed out portion was once an entirely different caption, and the new caption has been imposed over it, leaving space for a commercial purchaser to add the name of a town, or whether the owner of the card simply crossed out the location name. |
Vegetables |
Tall tales in art |
Cargo handling |
Railroad cars |
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Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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