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Tall-tale Postcard: Fishing with Turtle

Date:	1919
Description:	Photomontage of a fisherman in a rowboat catching a giant turtle. The male companion of the fisherman has fallen in and lost his hat amidst the excitement....

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Mr. Ferguson and the Turtle

Date:	08 04 1914
Description:	View towards Mr. Ferguson who is standing on a pier holding a rope with either a mud turtle, or a snapping turtle, tied to it. Behind him on the shoreline ...

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