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Tall-tale Postcard: Cat Fish Caught in Beaver Pond
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Photomontage of a giant catfish being hauled on a flatbed horse-drawn cart. A group of men stand around and on the cart looking at the fish. The Williams Free Library is visible in the background. The words "Cat Fish Caught in Beaver Pond - Beaver Dam, Wis." is inscribed at the bottom of the image field.
October 30, 1909
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