Tortoise and the Hare Grape Nuts advertisement, 1944
Scope and Contents
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 imagine here. Please explore all that is to offer here in my fables Catalogue of Objects.
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Dates
- 1944
Extent
1 Linear Feet ; 10.5" x 13.5"
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
An advertisement for Grape Nuts in Ladies' Home Journal of June, 1944, plays on TH. A large, cartoon printed image of a tortoise and a hare is accompanied by a story reading “Exposed! Read the True Tale of the Tortoise and the Hare…”. The story plays on Aesop’s fable, claiming that, if the hare had eaten nutritious Grape Nuts, he may have won the race with the tortoise.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
eBay auction via adangels; [no location] [2008]
Source
- adangels (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Creighton University Libraries, Archives & Special Collections Repository