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"I saw it first!"
"I saw it first!"

"I saw it first!"

Artist (American, 1900 - 1974)
Date1932
ClassificationsCartoon
Mediumcrayon ink
DimensionsObject: 11 × 10 3/4 in. (28 × 27.3 cm) Sheet: 11 × 10 3/4 in. (28 × 27.3 cm)
Credit LineMary Petty and Alan Dunn Bequest
Object number1979.0523
"Everything all right in South East Asia? Last night I saw a light in Burma's window - "
"Everything all right in South East Asia? Last night I saw a light in Burma's window - "
Alan Dunn
1960
"It was the most unusual thin I ever saw, as huge, top-shaped vehicle with a gigantic monster inside."
"It was the most unusual thin I ever saw, as huge, top-shaped vehicle with a gigantic monster inside."
Alan Dunn
1962
"Saw you light from the park and came up, kids - We were afraid you'd go to too much trouble if we telephoned we were coming -"
"Saw you light from the park and came up, kids - We were afraid you'd go to too much trouble if we telephoned we were coming -"
Alan Dunn
1948
"I really can't make up my mind who I hope gets here first. As I understand it, it would be a question of which you'd rather join, the Communist Party or the Teamsters Union."
"I really can't make up my mind who I hope gets here first. As I understand it, it would be a question of which you'd rather join, the Communist Party or the Teamsters Union."
Alan Dunn
1961
"I am glad the winter is over. The first robin was seen in a army chicken pie here yesterday."
"I am glad the winter is over. The first robin was seen in a army chicken pie here yesterday."
Alan Dunn
1941
"I heard it first."
"I heard it first."
Alan Dunn
1952
"Look, I keep telling you, nothing can go wrong. We just take the keys from the first employee to arrive. That's all there is to it."
"Look, I keep telling you, nothing can go wrong. We just take the keys from the first employee to arrive. That's all there is to it."
Alan Dunn
1955
"I went to the Smoker's Clinic , and what do you think the first step is? Stop smoking!"
"I went to the Smoker's Clinic , and what do you think the first step is? Stop smoking!"
Alan Dunn
1964
"First I want to caution you fellows that Army life may be something of a let-down after these modern war novels."
"First I want to caution you fellows that Army life may be something of a let-down after these modern war novels."
Alan Dunn
1951
"You take the wires out first, silly.", "I bet she don't lunch at the Colony in these!", "Got a quarter on you Mary Lou to save me going upstairs?"
"You take the wires out first, silly.", "I bet she don't lunch at the Colony in these!", "Got a quarter on you Mary Lou to save me going upstairs?"
Alan Dunn
1948
"I assure you, Madam, if any such creatures as you describe really existed, we would be the first to know about it."
"I assure you, Madam, if any such creatures as you describe really existed, we would be the first to know about it."
Alan Dunn
c 1966
Image Not Available for "It's fine, all right - but what would my friends think if they saw me in a two-pants suit?"
"It's fine, all right - but what would my friends think if they saw me in a two-pants suit?"
Alan Dunn
1928