Photograph
Tall-tale Postcard: Melon Party (with Melons)
| Photomontage of children with giant watermelons. Four girls wearing dresses and bows hold a giant slice of melon across them as they all bite into it. Two giant melons flank either side of the girls. A boy rests his elbow on the melon that has been cut into. Two young children are sitting on the leaf-covered ground. The words, "Melon Party" are imprinted on the image as though they were painted on the side of one of the melons. On printed postcard, red text appears at top, "How we do things at Buckeye, Tex." |
| Image ID: | 44663 |
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| Creation Date: | 1911 |
| Creator Name: | Johnson, Alfred Stanley, Jr. |
| City: | Waupun |
| County: | Fond du Lac |
| State: | Wisconsin |
| Collection Name: | Exaggerated postcards, after 1900 |
| Genre: | Photograph |
| Original Format Type: | negative, b/w copy |
| Original Format Number: | (X3)32508 |
| Original Dimensions: | 5 x 4 inches |
| Refer to image ID: 44661 for a preliminary mock-up of this composition, which does not show any of the melons. Some of the girls in the photograph identified as Ahern girls. Waupun catalog no. P84. Digital file donated by Carol Sue Gibbs. |
| Fruit |
| Tall tales in art |
| Clothing and dress |
| Dresses |
| Food |
| Porches |
| Yards |
| Farm produce |
| Dwellings |
| Children |
| Outdoor photography |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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