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Tall-tale Postcard: Owl-eyed Ripple Skipper



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Title: Tall-tale Postcard: Owl-eyed Ripple Skipper
Description: Photograph of fish altered to create an imaginary new species of fish, the Owl-eyed Ripple Skipper. Its apparent features include short fangs, a rounded backside (presumably for "skipping") and owl-like eyes. Caption at the top reads, "On display at the "Friendly Buckhorn." Caption at the bottom reads, "Owl-eyed Ripple Skipper, from Rice Lake, Wis."
Image ID: 46491
Creator
Name: 		Kaeser and Blair, Inc.
City, State: Rice Lake, Wisconsin
Collection
Name: 		Exaggerated postcards, 1900-
Genre: Photographs
Additional
Information: 		Inscription on the back reads, "Shades of Isaak Walkton, what's this? Rice Lake fishermen say it's real and they call it an 'Owl-eyed ripple skipper.' The lakes hereabouts abound in 'em, so the story goes. On display at the 'Friendly Buckhorn.'"
Subjects: Aquatic animals
Folk art
Tall tales in art
 

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