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This page is part of the Hoax Photo Database, which catalogs examples of photo fakery throughout the history of photography. Included in the database are photos that are "real," but which have been suspected of being fake, as well as images whose veracity remains undetermined. The images are categorized by theme, technique of fakery, and time period.
HOLIDAY GAG GIFTSEverything from the popular Farting Santa to fake Lottery Ticket stocking stuffers.
Techniques of Fakery
HOLIDAY HENRY
The festive talking holiday gnome. Record a personalized message, and listen as Henry repeats it back in his high-pitched squeaky gnome voice!
Themes
Time Periods
- Inserted Details
- Deleted Details
- False Caption
- Manipulating Existing Details
- Staged Scene
- Trick Angle
HOLIDAY HENRYThe festive talking holiday gnome. Record a personalized message, and listen as Henry repeats it back in his high-pitched squeaky gnome voice!
Time Periods
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Bringing in the Sheaves
Status: Fake (composite)
Date: 1908
Date: 1908
Postcards had been around since 1869, but it was not until 1894 that pictures began to be printed on them. The photo postcards were an immediate success. Their popularity inspired photographers to experiment with ways to add more humor to them, and soon they had translated the idiom of the tall tale into visual form, creating tall-tall postcards (also known as "freak" or "trick" postcards). Oversized crops and animals were a popular theme, especially in the Midwest where farmers got a kick out of sending pictures showing corn as big as trees and cabbages larger than barns to relatives back east.
William "Dad" Martin of Ottawa, Kansas was one of the masters of the genre. His work is characterized by a fine attention to detail and lifelike effects.
The title of this image, "Bringing in the Sheaves," refers to a well-known hymn:
Bringing in the sheaves,
Bringing in the sheaves,
We shall come rejoicing,
Bringing in the sheaves.
William "Dad" Martin of Ottawa, Kansas was one of the masters of the genre. His work is characterized by a fine attention to detail and lifelike effects.
The title of this image, "Bringing in the Sheaves," refers to a well-known hymn:
Bringing in the sheaves,
Bringing in the sheaves,
We shall come rejoicing,
Bringing in the sheaves.
References:
Welsch, R.L. (1976). Tall-Tale Postcards: A Pictorial History. A.S. Barnes and Company: p. 54.
Welsch, R.L. (1976). Tall-Tale Postcards: A Pictorial History. A.S. Barnes and Company: p. 54.
Technique: Composite Images. Time Period: 1900-1919.
Themes: Food, Humor, Tall-Tale Postcards, Plants.
Themes: Food, Humor, Tall-Tale Postcards, Plants.
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