Postcard
Tall-tale Postcard: Showing Off the Corn
| Photomontage of a man, wearing a bow tie and straw boater hat, sitting on top of a giant ear of corn. A crowd of onlookers gather around the man, suggesting that he is attempting to sell this corn. There are three ears in total, and each rests on a flat wooden cart. There is a white tent in the background with a banner in front of it that reads, "The Warner Fence Co." A man holding an umbrella in the background suggests that it may rain soon. |
| Image ID: | 44614 |
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| Creation Date: | 1908 |
| Creator Name: | Martin, William H. |
| City: | Ottawa |
| County: | |
| State: | Kansas |
| Collection Name: | Exaggerated postcards, after 1900 |
| Genre: | Postcard |
| Original Format Type: | photographic print, b&w |
| Original Format Number: | PH 3565.4 |
| Original Dimensions: | 5.5 x 3.5 inches |
| There is another version of this postcard in which the text on the banner says "County Fair." Someone has penciled in the words "Helen to John" on the front of this copy next to the banner. |
| Farm produce |
| Agriculture |
| Vegetables |
| Tall tales in art |
| Clothing and dress |
| Hats |
| Tents |
| Horticultural exhibitions |
| Crowds |
| Men |
| Fairs |
| Signs and signboards |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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