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Tall-tale Postcard: Boy Scouts
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Photomontage of a group of five boy scouts around a cooking fire. The scouts watch as a giant potato, suspended over the fire, slowly roasts. They are wearing uniforms with knee high socks. They have erected a tent directly behind the fire. The words, "Boy Scouts," have been imprinted on the image as though they were written on the side of the tent.
1912
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