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Photograph

Fred Stone in an Early Automobile.

Date: 1905
Description: Comic actor Fred Stone holding the tiller of an early two-seat runabout. The automobile may be a Woods Electric or Woods Dual Power. Stone had been a circu...
Postcard

New La Crosse Theatre

Date: 1907
Description: Handcolored view of the theatre. An automobile is parked at the curb. Caption reads: "New La Crosse Theatre, La Crosse, Wis."
Photograph

Thompson Tent Show

Date: 1907
Description: Photographic postcard of the Thompson Tent Show. Two tents, a tall wagon, an automobile and a truck are set up in a field or park with houses and trees in ...
Photograph

South Entrance of Lake Park

Date: 1905
Description: South Entrance; in the background is a lighthouse. In the center is a bridge flanked by carved stone lions. A man on a motor car is crossing the bridge.
Postcard

South Entrance of Lake Park

Date: 1905
Description: South entrance; an open car with two people is crossing the bridge. Stone lions flank the bridge on each corner. A lighthouse is in the background. Caption...
Postcard

New Year Greetings

Date: 1909
Description: Holiday postcard of a family in a car. It is decorated with flowers, foliage and ribbons. The parents are inside the car, and the son is sitting on the hoo...
Postcard

Generator For Moving Pictures

Date: 1907
Description: Photographic postcard of the generator used to power the "Frank H. Thompson Famous Moving Pictures." A belt from the generator stretches to the flywheel on...
Postcard

Lewis Indian Fountain

Date: 11 06 1907
Description: Text on front reads: "Lewis Indian Fountain, Watertown, Wis." The fountain stands on a brick street with buildings, a church and trees in the background. T...
Historical Essay

Tall-Tale Postcards - Image Gallery Essay

Larger Than Life Images of Animals and Produce
Learn about the tall-tale postcard industry and the career of photographer Alfred Stanley Johnson, Jr.

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