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Portion of a painting of
Poestenkill, New York, by Joseph Hidley in the 1850s. Poestenkill is
near the Hudson River.
How
is the town in the painting like, and how unlike, the town portrayed in
Irving's "Legend of Sleepy Hollow"?
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The School Room. c. 1830. Jonathan Jennin
Although
the teacher's appearance is not like Ichabod Crane's, what do you
notice about this folk painting that is like the picture of the school
room that Irving portrays?
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Ichabod Crane. John Quoida, ca 1858
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Frank Fazzetta contemporary
fantasy Headless
Horseman
Why
is the horseman in both paintings carrying a pumpkin?
Compare
and contrast the two paintings in light of the story.
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Diedrich Knickerbocker,
illustrated by William Strickland
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