A 1909 real photo tall-tale postcard by William H. Martin.

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"W. R. Cheney, Carriage Builder. Repairing and Repainting Done Promptly. Cor. Grant and Christian Sts., Lancaster, Pa."

William R. Cheney (1859-1932) was a blacksmith and carriage builder in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

For a similar Cheney business card by the same job printer (Pluck Print), see W. R. Cheney, Carriage Builder, Lancaster, Pa. See also a handbill for Carriages, Wagons, and Sleighs Repaired—Cheny's Repair Shop, Lancaster, Pa., ca. 1890.

Typefaces: Hansard ("W. R. Cheney"), French Oldstyle ("Carriage Builder"), Pynson (the initial R's in "Repairing" and "Repainting"), Archaic ("Repairing and Repainting Done Promptly," except for the initial R's in "Repairing" and "Repainting"), Dante ("Cor. Grant and Christian Sts., Lancaster, Pa.").

Thanks to Florian Hardwig for identifying the typefaces.

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The caption on the front of this exaggeration postcard is "Feeding Time," but I borrowed "Too Much Pork for Just One Fork" from Southern Culture on the Skids, who used it as a song and album title.

This is a photomontage by Kansas photographer William H. Martin (1865-1940). For more examples of Martin's work, see Good Corn Makes Good Hogs and A Mess of Potatoes.

This real photo postcard is addressed on the other side to Mr. Richard Storey, Medora, Ill., but there's no stamp or postmark.

Handwritten message: "5/15 1910. They raise 'em like this in Indiana. J.O.B."

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The handwritten message on the other side of this real photo postcard says, "This is our horses Robert & Maud in front of Fulton Miller's house." There's no stamp or postmark, but the card is addressed to "Mr. Glen[n] Lyle, RFD, Brookville, [Pennsylvania], c/o Herbert Lyle." The Velox stamp box (with diamonds in the corners and "Place Stamp Here" in the middle) indicates that it may date to as early as 1907 to 1917.

A Vintage Photos Theme Park photo for the theme of horses, carriages, or wagons.

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See also the full version of this real photo postcard.

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