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Tall-tale Postcard: Onion Mound
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Photomontage of several farmers working to lift a giant onion onto the flatbed horse-drawn cart. Beside them is a giant mound of onions with a ladder leaning against it. A little girl sits on the ladder watching the farmers. Another giant mound of onions and several farmhouses are visible in the background.
1909
Martin, William H.
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