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Tall-tale Postcard: Kickers without Frogs
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Photographic mock-up for an Alfred Stanley Johnson photomontage postcard entitled "Kickers." A boy wearing waders and holding a rifle stands with his arms outstretched and his face toward the sky. A dog is by his side; the two are standing by the shore of a pond.
1913
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WHi 44636
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Tall-tale Postcard: Kickers with Frogs
1913
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 of the boy. A pond is visible behind them....
Tall-tale Postcard: Green Corn
1913
Photomontage of a man and a boy pulling the husks off of giant ears of corn. The corn fills the foreground, creeping into the house in the background. The words, "Green Corn," are inscribed in th...
Tall-tale Postcard: Shooting the Shoots (without Carrots)
1913
Photographic mock-up for an Alfred Stanley Johnson photomontage postcard entitled "Shooting the Shoots." A small girl is sliding down a wooden plank, which is resting against the door of a barn. ...
Tall-tale Postcard: Cutting Corn
1913
Photomontage of two men with a logging crosscut saw cutting a giant ear of corn. A mound of giant corn stands beside them. There is a barn in the background. The words, "Cutting Corn," are inscribe...
Tall-tale Postcard: Slicing Tomatoes
1913
Photomontage of a boy using a saw to cut into a giant tomato. A man stands beside the boy, watching. A group of giant tomatoes cover the foreground. The words, "Sliceing [sic] Tomatoes," are inscri...
Tall-tale Postcard: Some Style
1913
Two men are pulling a giant fish over a wooden fence. They are on the shore of a lake. On the ground beside the men rests a pile of several other giant fish that they have caught.
