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Capturing the Hodag

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Description: A staged scene depicting men poised with weapons pointed at a hodag, a mythical beast, who has attacked a child.
Photograph

Alligators Driving Vintage Automobile

Date: 1907
Description: Two stuffed alligators appear in a 1903 Model A Cadillac automobile. One is driving, the other riding in the back seat. Palm trees and dwellings are in the...
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Composite Image of Two Men Standing in front of Gisholt

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Description: Composite image of a man wearing a suit standing in front of the Gisholt Machine Company entrance. He is looking up at a man scaled as tall as the building...
Drawing

Portrait of Woman on Pedestal

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Description: A women's photographic head shot has been pasted onto a line drawing depicting her as the capital of a pillar. The pillar is decorated with flowers and hea...
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Stunt: Big Baby in a Wash Tub

Date: 1918
Description: As a stunt, a man is dressed up as a big baby and sitting in a wash tub. He is looking at the camera while wearing a bonnet, and holding a glass bottle wit...
Photograph

Stunt: Big Baby in the Baby Carriage

Date: 1918
Description: A man is dressed up as a big baby and is sitting in a wicker baby carriage. He is drinking from a glass bottle. A woman wearing round eyeglasses is standin...
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Alfred Holt and Madeleine Wood Spoof

Date: 07 1920
Description: Alfred Holt and Madeleine Wood are outside on a sunny day. She is standing and holding a pose that suggests dancing. He is sitting in a wooden chair with h...

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