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Tall-tale Postcard: Great Sport Fishing

Date: 1910
Description: Photomontage of three fishermen in a rowboat, seen from behind, trying to reel in giant fish. A shadowy forest is visible on the opposite side of the river...
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Tall-tale Postcard: Hunting Rabbits

Date: 1909
Description: Photomontage of three hunters surrounded by a large group of giant rabbits in the woods. One of the hunters is in the act of shooting a rabbit. The snowy s...
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Tall-tale Postcard: Hauling the Rabbits

Date: 1909
Description: Photomontage of a group of three men in hunting clothes, with two other men who are preparing to haul away the giant rabbits they have hunted, using a hors...
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Tall-tale Postcard: Showing Off the Corn

Date: 1908
Description: Photomontage of a man, wearing a bow tie and straw boater hat, sitting on top of a giant ear of corn. A crowd of onlookers gather around the man, suggestin...
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Ottawa Park Tourist Camp

Date: 04 13 1925
Description: View down dirt road of people standing beneath the trees at Ottawa Park Tourist Camp. Automobiles are parked in the background, and tents are set up throug...
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Allen Park

Date: 04 13 1925
Description: Elevated view over the Illinois River towards Allen Park, a free tourist camp. Tents are set up along the bank of the river, and a bridge spans the water i...

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