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Tall-tale Postcard: Owl-eyed Ripple Skipper

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Description: Photograph of fish altered to create an imaginary new species of fish, the Owl-eyed Ripple Skipper. Its apparent features include short fangs, a rounded b...
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Tall-tale Postcard: Fur Herring

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Description: Altered photograph depicting a herring as though it was covered in fur. Caption at the top reads: "Fur herring to be found only in Rice Lake, Wis." No. 20...
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The Friendly Buckhorn

Date: 1950
Description: Text on front reads: "The 'Friendly Buckhorn,' Rice Lake, Wisconsin". Text on reverse reads: "No vacation trip to Northern Wisconsin is complete without a ...
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The Friendly Buckhorn

Date: 1950
Description: Text on front reads: "The 'Friendly Buckhorn,' Rice Lake, Wisconsin." Text on reverse reads: "No vacation trip to Northern Wisconsin is complete without a ...
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The Buckhorn

Date: 1925
Description: Text on front reads: "'The Buckhorn,' Rice Lake, Wis." The Buckhorn Tavern had an amazing display of taxidermy and curios, including some hoaxes: a shovel-...
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The Friendly Buckhorn

Date: 1950
Description: Text on front reads: "The 'Friendly Buckhorn,' Rice Lake, Wisconsin." Text on the reverse reads: "No vacation trip to Northern Wisconsin is complete withou...

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