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02 Nov 06

Tall-tale Postcard: Mammoth Strawberries, WHi-44509

  • Photomontage of two giant strawberries on a flatbed railroad car. Fields and mountains fill the background. Red text in the upper portion of the image reads, "2189 - A Carload of Mammoth Strawberries From ______." The S.P. marking on the side of the car shows that it is on the Southern Pacific Railroad line.

Tall-tale Postcard: A Carload of Corn, WHi-44495

  • Photomontage of flatbed train car holding a giant corn cob. Additional train cars and tracks visible in the background. Red text in the upper left corner reads, "10 - 'A Carload of Corn.' " The MK&T painted on the side of the car stands for "Missouri Kansas & Texas Railroad."

Tall-tale Postcard: A Carload of Fish, WHi-44529

  • Photomontage of a giant fish resting on a single flatbed railroad car, next to a lake. Black text above the image field reads, "A Carload of Fish."

Tall-tale Postcard: Giant Cucumber, WHi-44506

  • Photomontage of a giant cucumber on a flatbed railway car. The railroad is right on the side of a lake. Red text in the upper left corner reads, "The kind we raise in our State." L.S.&M.S. on the side of the car stands for Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railroad.
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