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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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I Finally Got Him
Status: Fake (composite)
Date: 1910
Date: 1910
A final postcard by William 'Dad' Martin. Martin's company, the Martin Post Card Company, made him a wealthy man. Fliers for his business read, "This is Dad Martin. He has been arrested for hunting. He is a fool about fishing. But wise on photography."
Martin was particularly good at portraying action in his trick postcards, which set him apart from his peers (whose images tended to be static and rather dull). This made Martin one of the great innovators of photo fakery.
Martin was particularly good at portraying action in his trick postcards, which set him apart from his peers (whose images tended to be static and rather dull). This made Martin one of the great innovators of photo fakery.
References:
Rubin, C.E. & Williams, M. (1990). Larger Than Life: The American Tall-Tale Postcard, 1905-1915. Abbeville Press: p. 49.
Rubin, C.E. & Williams, M. (1990). Larger Than Life: The American Tall-Tale Postcard, 1905-1915. Abbeville Press: p. 49.
Technique: Composite Images. Time Period: 1900-1919.
Themes: Animals, Fish, Very Large Animals, Humor, Tall-Tale Postcards.
Themes: Animals, Fish, Very Large Animals, Humor, Tall-Tale Postcards.
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