Would you believe that, if you go to Ebay, and you put
Jackalope into the search box, 28 items presently come
up for bid, including some of the specimens requested.




--- Julie Levy-Weston <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> As the saying goes- I am posting this for a
> co-worker, please respond to her.
>
> Thanks
> Julie Levy-Weston
> Mich State Univ. Museum
>
> *******
> From: Michele Beltran  email "[log in to unmask]"
>
> Dear Colleagues:
>
> I am in the process of working on an exhibition for
> 2002 on the subject of
> "Tall Tale" postcards. The exhibition will include
> examples of postcards that
> utilize exaggeration and photographic tricks to
> achieve humorous effects.
>
> One section of the exhibit contains general tall
> tale oddities, including
> "mythological" creatures like the jackalope and the
> fur-bearing trout. We are
> interested in using taxidermy specimens that
> illustrate this point, in
> particular the two that I have mentioned. I have
> seen mounted jackalope and
> fur-bearing trout and could purchase them as a last
> resort, but we want to
> attempt borrowing them first.
>
> If anyone out there would be interested in lending
> their pieces to us (the time
> period would run from around November 2001 -
> October, 2002), please contact me
> directly. Also, if you are aware of other specimens
> of this sort (preferably
> with corresponding postcards), I would love to know
> about them. Thank you so
> much in advance for your help.
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Michele Beltran
> Coordinator
> Traveling Exhibition Service


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