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[1937 Motor Boat Show]
[1937 Motor Boat Show]

[1937 Motor Boat Show]

Artist (American, 1900 - 1974)
Date1936
ClassificationsCartoon
MediumCrayon
DimensionsSheet: 9 3/8 x 14 in. (23.8 x 35.6 cm)
Credit LineMary Petty and Alan Dunn Bequest
Object number1979.0606
"It says, "Founded in 1752, Brookfield lived through the Revolution and the Civil War. In the late spring of 1937 it was wiped out by a ten-lane motor highway."
"It says, "Founded in 1752, Brookfield lived through the Revolution and the Civil War. In the late spring of 1937 it was wiped out by a ten-lane motor highway."
Alan Dunn
1938
[Boy scouts using boat motor to start fire with out matches]
[Boy scouts using boat motor to start fire with out matches]
Alan Dunn
1952
"Oh dear! It's the what's-their-names. General Motors Pavilion, '65."
"Oh dear! It's the what's-their-names. General Motors Pavilion, '65."
Alan Dunn
1967
[General Motors plant in an old mill]
[General Motors plant in an old mill]
Alan Dunn
1944
["Phoenix Motors"]
["Phoenix Motors"]
Alan Dunn
1942
[Woman on motor scooter passing other woman on street]
[Woman on motor scooter passing other woman on street]
Alan Dunn
1944
" 'The anti-windfall tax is the excess of the amount due in 1942 or 1943, whichever is the lower, over the tax on the highest income of the years 1937, 1938, 1939, or 1940 plus $20,000 figured at 1942 Revenue Act rates'...Well, that much is clear."
" 'The anti-windfall tax is the excess of the amount due in 1942 or 1943, whichever is the lower, over the tax on the highest income of the years 1937, 1938, 1939, or 1940 plus $20,000 figured at 1942 Revenue Act rates'...Well, that much is clear."
Alan Dunn
1943
Image Not Available for “The anti-windfall tax is excess of the amount due in 1942 and 1943, whichever is the lower, over the tax on the highest income of the years 1937, 1938, 1939 or 1940 plus $20,000 figured at 1942 Revenue Act Rates...Well, that much is clear.”
“The anti-windfall tax is excess of the amount due in 1942 and 1943, whichever is the lower, over the tax on the highest income of the years 1937, 1938, 1939 or 1940 plus $20,000 figured at 1942 Revenue Act Rates...Well, that much is clear.”
Alan Dunn
1943
"Darling, the Prefab Homes man was just here and he wants us to turn this in for a 1937 model. He says he'll allow us $1200."
"Darling, the Prefab Homes man was just here and he wants us to turn this in for a 1937 model. He says he'll allow us $1200."
Alan Dunn
1937
“What’s more - nothing to oil - no burnt-out motors - no moving parts to fix - no service charges.”
“What’s more - nothing to oil - no burnt-out motors - no moving parts to fix - no service charges.”
Alan Dunn
1966
“If you are not careful he will show up in his theatre uniform and tell you he is an admiral.”
“If you are not careful he will show up in his theatre uniform and tell you he is an admiral.”
Alan Dunn
1942
"He's going to show us where Louis XVI married Norma Shearer."
"He's going to show us where Louis XVI married Norma Shearer."
Alan Dunn
1938