Tall-tale Postcard: Homeward Bound, WHi-44668

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Title:	Tall-tale Postcard: Homeward Bound
Description:	Photomontage of a giant dog pulling an automobile across a landscape. The dog is running, causing the car, which is tethered to the dog's tail by a rope, to kick up dust and fly into the air. The words, "Homeward Bound," are imprinted at the bottom of the image field. There is no one sitting in the car.
Image ID:	44668
Creation Date:	1915
Creator Name:	Johnson, Alfred Stanley, Jr.
City, State:	Waupun, Wisconsin
Collection Name:	Exaggerated postcards, 1900-
Genre:	Photographs
Additional Information:	This image would have been scaled down and made into a postcard. Waupun catalog no. P122.
Subjects:	Dogs Tall tales in art Automobile breakdowns Automobiles Automobiles--History--20th Century

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