Happy 1st Day of April!
by Paula Bosse
Perspective’s a bit off — those cattle would have been MUCH larger
by Paula Bosse
Everything’s bigger in Texas — including our jackrabbits, which are justifiably legendary. Below, a photo of a (concerned-looking) child posed atop one of the more docile breeds. We’re just not growing them that big anymore. Shame.
Somewhere in Dallas….
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Top image found here (where other historical images of cowboys riding giant jackrabbits can be seen).
Bottom photo (possibly a postcard) was on eBay a while back. Location was identified as Dallas.
For a previous Flashback Dallas post celebrating the 1st Day of April, see “U.S. Revenue Cutter ‘Carrie Nation’ Successfully Navigates the Trinity In Valiant Effort to Keep Dallas Dry! — 1931” here.
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Copyright © 2015 Paula Bosse. All Rights Reserved.
The post card was a great pop culture thing too have back then….and those things, we have now taken for granted, the special meaning is gone, while this is what people did then……part of our function here is too note an realize the change and removal of time and space……thus History, and in the 1400’s, history was a projects only for the rich….. how sweet is has been for us Americans too have had such bounty and jack rabbits….
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