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Tall-tale Postcard: Green Corn

Date: 1913
Description: Photomontage of a man and a boy pulling the husks off of giant ears of corn. The corn fills the foreground, creeping into the house in the background. Th...
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Tall-tale Postcard: Caught With the Goods

Date: 1913
Description: Photomontage of a dwarf wearing a top hat driving a cart, drawn by a mule, filled with giant eggs. The dwarf is wearing a suit and a top hat. The mule is...
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Tall-tale Postcard: Landing a Pike, Raleigh, N.D.

Date: 1910
Description: A group of men on a lakeshore grapple with a giant pike. Two men pull on a rope hooked to the pike while two more stand ready with harpoon-like sticks. Ano...
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Tall-tale Postcard: Street Scene

Date: 1918
Description: Two horse-drawn carriages travelling through a snow-covered enclosure. A man stands off to the side, holding a snow shovel. Red text in the upper portion ...
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Tall-tale Postcard: If My Pole Had Not Broken

Date: 1910
Description: Photomontage of a fisherman attempting to reel in a giant fish from a river. Beside him sits a few beer bottles and a bag.
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Tall-tale Postcard: Who Cares for an Auto

Date: 1916
Description: Three men ride a dairy cow on a dirt road, while a fourth pulls at the cow's tail. Of the three men, one is holding a tennis racket, one is holding a golf ...
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Tall-tale Postcard: Just Plums

Date: 1911
Description: Two boys haul four giant plums using a small wagon pulled by two white goats. One boy is holding the reins. The boys are wearing jackets and caps. The back...
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Tall-tale Postcard: Water Wagon

Date: 1915
Description: A convertible automobile with its top down has crashed into the back of a horse-drawn water wagon. One passenger has flown through the air and pierced the ...
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Tall-tale Postcard: Joy Ride

Date: 1915
Description: Photographic postcard of a man and a woman pushing their automobile through the mud because the wheels are caught in large ruts. Their feet have sunk to th...
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Rabbits

Date: 11 21 1911
Description: Text in the upper right corner in red ink reads: "Things to do in Rozellville, Wis." Two hunters stand around a pile of giant rabbits that they have killed...
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Tall-tale Postcard: Held Up

Date: 1915
Description: Text on front reads: "Scene on the Road Near White Creek, Wis." and at the bottom: "Held Up". Photomontage of a cow, an automobile and five men. The automo...

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