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Tall-tale Postcard: Overloaded
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Photomontage of a horse carrying a bundle of giant ears of corn on its back. A boy is struggling to pull the horse towards the side of the road. A young girl is about to hit the horse in the tail-end with a stick. Fences, telephone poles, and farmhouses are visible in the background. The word, "Overloaded," is imprinted at the bottom of the image field.
1912
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W0147X3
WHi 44665
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