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Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Tuck Fox and Grapes, 1915
File — Box: CFC Postcards Box 3
Identifier: CFC2018.0374.1
Abstract
A1. "The Fox and the Grapes." This parody of FG is explained well by the card itself: "The Germans, after their armies had vainly attempted to reach Paris, Calais, Petrograd, and Verdun, tried to pretend that these were not their objects." Series title: "Aesop's Fables Up to Date."A2. "A Raposa e as Uvas Verdes." Portuguese. See the adjacent English printing for the card's ppolitical application. Series title: "As Fabulas de Aesopo Modernisadas."A3. "La Zorra y las...
Dates:
1915
Tuck Goose and the Golden Eggs, 1915
File — Box: CFC Postcards Box 3
Identifier: CFC2018.0374.2
Abstract
B1. "The Hen That Laid the Golden Eggs." A man smoking a pipe and dressed in a Kaiser helmet has killed a goose labeled "German Commerce." The goose's innards are graphically displayed. Nearby is a basket of golden eggs labeled "1912," "1913," and (cracked) "1914." A safe full of coins is open in the background. Series title: "Aesop's Fables Up to Date."B2. "De Ken en de Gouden Eieren." A man smoking a pipe and dressed in a Kaiser helmet has killed a goose labeled "Comercio...
Dates:
1915
Tuck -Up To Date, 1915
File — Box: CFC Postcards Box 3
Identifier: CFC2018.0374
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Carlson Fable Collection is a gathering of primary fable materials at Reinert Alumni Memorial Library at Creighton University. It grew out of the personal collection of fable materials gathered by Rev. Gregory Carlson, S.J. and was given to the Creighton Libraries in 1996. There are more than 10,000 books and approximately 8,000 artifacts in the collection.From plates to stamps, from cards to whiskey decanters, from toys to posters, you'll find just about anything you can...
Dates:
1915