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Our Lady of Fatima Shrine

Date: 03 20 1955
Description: Our Lady of Fatima Shrine at Saint John the Baptist Catholic Church in Waunakee including statues of Mary, three children, and three lambs, alternate view.
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Smokey Bear with Girl

Date: 1950
Description: Smokey Bear cub with Judy Bell in front of a fire-prevention poster featuring the character for whom the young bear was named.
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Tall-tale Postcard: Musk Melons

Date: 1911
Description: A man and a boy use dollies to haul giant musk melons near a train. In red text on the upper center portion is the inscription, "How we do things at Bald K...
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Tall-tale Postcard: Riding a Pig

Date: 1916
Description: Two girls wearing white dresses ride a pig, sitting back-to-back. One girl holds the pig's tail and the other holds its ears. A boy pokes the pig's haunch ...
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Tall-tale Postcard: Trout on Truck

Date: 1976
Description: Photomontage of a giant trout resting on the back of a bright red flatbed pickup truck. Children look on with awe; one is pointing at the trout. White curs...
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Tall-tale Postcard: A Kansas Air Ship

Date: 1909
Description: Photomontage of a giant grasshopper lifting an anchored basket with a baby girl inside. The rope tethered to the basket has a large American flag attached ...
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Tall-tale Postcard: Gold Mine On The Farm

Date: 1911
Description: Photomontage of a giant pig in a pen. A man, standing in the pen, is holding a giant ear of corn for the pig to eat. Numerous ears of oversized corn litter...
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Tall-tale Postcard: Kickers without Frogs

Date: 1913
Description: Photographic mock-up for an Alfred Stanley Johnson photomontage postcard entitled "Kickers." A boy wearing waders and holding a rifle stands with his arms ...
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Tall-tale Postcard: Kickers with Frogs

Date: 1913
Description: Photomontage of a group of giant frogs next to a pond. One of the frogs is kicking a boy's arms, causing them to fly upwards. A dog is sitting by the feet ...
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Tall-tale Postcard: Cooking Fish

Date: 1912
Description: Photomontage of a group of people cooking over an open fire at a campsite. One man is blowing the fire underneath a kettle, while two other men look on. A ...
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Tall-tale Postcard: Father Works

Date: 1910
Description: Photomontage of a boy driving a cart drawn by a giant chicken. The back of the cart is filled with giant eggs, and a fence lines the road in the background...
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Tall-tale Postcard: Overloaded

Date: 1912
Description: Photomontage of a horse carrying a bundle of giant ears of corn on its back. A boy is struggling to pull the horse towards the side of the road. A young ...
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Antonio Moreno, his American Staffordshire Bull Terrier Don Juan, and a Small Boy

Date: 1920
Description: Original caption: "This boy's parents never could see moving picture actors until Antonio Moreno rented the bungalow next to theirs in Hollywood. Now they...
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Antonio Moreno, his American Staffordshire Bull Terrier Don Juan, and a Small Boy

Date: 1920
Description: Original caption: "Antonio Moreno with his dog, Don Juan, sitting up on his haunches, and a friend. The three are rehearsing Tony's new serial, just comme...
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A Small Boy, an English bulldog, and Blanche Sweet on a Bench

Date: 1920
Description: Original caption: "It's Blanche Sweet's own dog, but a neighbor's child."
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Silent Film Star Bryant Washburn, his Wife, Son, and Boston Bull Terrier

Date: 1918
Description: Original caption: "Mr. and Mrs. Bryant Washburn and Bryant Washburn IVth and his dog 'Kewpie' taken in the garden of their home at 7003 Hawthorne Avenue, ...
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Family Group with Pets

Date: 1905
Description: A girl on a rocking chair holds a rabbit, and a boy and a woman stand in the background. The boy rests his hand on a dogs head; the dog is lying on a love ...
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Wallace Reid and His Son with Christmas Tree

Date: 1919
Description: Silent film actor Wallace Reid sits at the foot of a Christmas tree with a teddy bear and his young son Wallace Reid, Jr. in his lap. A dog rests on the fl...
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Man Carrying Chair into House with Children and Dog

Date: 11 1976
Description: A man is carrying a chair into a house from an International Harvester model 1700 truck owned by A. Arnold and Son Transfer & Storage Co. of Louisville, Ke...
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Olive Johnson, Teddy the Dog, and Francis Carpenter look out to sea.

Date: 1915
Description: With their backs to the camera, Olive Johnson, Teddy the Dog, and Francis Carpenter stand on the shore and look out to sea in this scene still for the 1915...

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