Bringing in the Sheaves

Tall-Tale and Exaggeration Postcards

Folder: Ephemera
Tall-tale and exaggerations postcards and related items, including a selection of gigantic fruits and vegetables, dangerously oversized animals and fish, and amusingly huge products.
Some Good Size Murphys

Some Good Size Murphys

04 Aug 2019 2 2 767
Photomontage in a tall-tale or exaggeration photo for the theme of photographic tricks and amusements during the free-for-all week of Wild Card Month in the Vintage Photos Theme Park. "Some Good Size Murphys." Giant potatoes created by an unidentified photographer.
Sweet Dreams: Scene Near Pottsville, Pa.

Sweet Dreams: Scene Near Pottsville, Pa.

26 Oct 2015 5 1 1053
The Way We Bring Them Home

The Way We Bring Them Home

01 Mar 2017 1 690
They're Biting Well Here

They're Biting Well Here

21 Aug 2014 2 904
"They're biting well here. Caught at Camp Caledon, Pa."
The Kind We Catch

The Kind We Catch

01 Mar 2017 1 643
There Are Some Fish Around Here

There Are Some Fish Around Here

01 Mar 2017 4 1 724
Fishing on Jordan Lake, Lake Odessa, Mich.

Fishing on Jordan Lake, Lake Odessa, Mich.

21 Aug 2015 4 2 970
Yikes!
Attack of the 50 Foot Fish

Attack of the 50 Foot Fish

05 Jun 2014 3 1672
Real photo postcard, postmarked Juneau, Wisconsin, Sept. 21, 1912.
I'm on My Way!

I'm on My Way!

11 Nov 2014 6 1476
"I'm on my way--I'll be seein' yeh. Photo by F. D. Conard, Garden City, Ks. No. 49."
A Carload of Strawberries

A Carload of Strawberries

05 Apr 2016 2 1110
"1891 - A Carload of Strawberries from ________." If you like these tall-tale postcards (above and below), then you may want to take a look at my other Edward H. Mitchell cards.
A Carload of Corn

A Carload of Corn

05 Apr 2016 1 1009
"1899 - A Carload of Corn from ________."
A Carload of Walnuts from California

A Carload of Walnuts from California

13 Sep 2013 1 1458
"1894 - A Carload of Walnuts from California. Copyright 1909, Edward R. Mitchell, San Francisco."
A Carload of Cabbages

A Carload of Cabbages

05 Jun 2014 2 890
"2188 - A Carload of Cabbages from ________. Copyright 1910 by Edward H. Mitchell, San Francisco."
A Carload of Raspberries

A Carload of Raspberries

19 Mar 2015 2 814
"2190 - A Carload of Raspberries from ________. Copyright 1910 by Edward H. Mitchell, San Francisco."
A Carload of Blackberries

A Carload of Blackberries

19 Mar 2015 1 766
"2194 - A Carload of Blackberries from ________. Copyright 1910 by Edward H. Mitchell, San Francisco."
A Carload of Mammoth Navel Oranges

A Carload of Mammoth Navel Oranges

19 Mar 2015 3 957
"1883 - A Carload of Mammoth Navel Oranges from ________. Copyright 1909 by Edward H. Mitchell, San Francisco."
I'm Sending You a Lemon

I'm Sending You a Lemon

16 Aug 2014 2 1264
"1893 - I'm Sending You a Lemon from ________. Copyright 1910, Edward R. Mitchell, San Francisco."
A Carload of Fish

A Carload of Fish

19 Mar 2015 1 814
77 items in total