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"Oh, after a time y'don't mind being in the limelight this way."
"Oh, after a time y'don't mind being in the limelight this way."

"Oh, after a time y'don't mind being in the limelight this way."

Artist (American, 1900 - 1974)
Date1930
ClassificationsCartoon
Mediumcrayon ink wash
DimensionsObject: 12 3/4 × 8 in. (32.4 × 20.3 cm) Sheet: 12 3/4 × 8 in. (32.4 × 20.3 cm)
Credit LineMary Petty and Alan Dunn Bequest
Object number1979.1831
"And oh! The sweetest little pills! Three times a day in water - or was it six times? - I don't know. Anyway, I've got a rundown condition and an awful lot to talk with you about."
"And oh! The sweetest little pills! Three times a day in water - or was it six times? - I don't know. Anyway, I've got a rundown condition and an awful lot to talk with you about."
Kindl (Alan Dunn)
1931
"Oh, never mind the bell - finish your beer - come up later and we'll make some penuche-"
"Oh, never mind the bell - finish your beer - come up later and we'll make some penuche-"
Alan Dunn
1948
“By the way, Smith, do you mind if I give you a little tip?”
“By the way, Smith, do you mind if I give you a little tip?”
Alan Dunn
1943
“By the way, Smith, do you mind if I give you a little tip?”
“By the way, Smith, do you mind if I give you a little tip?”
Alan Dunn
1943
"You would be wasting your time with me. My mind is totally controlled by what the news media feed it."
"You would be wasting your time with me. My mind is totally controlled by what the news media feed it."
Alan Dunn
1970
"Oh, dear, we're just on our way out. I'm terribly sorry. I don't know any eight people we'd rather have seen."
"Oh, dear, we're just on our way out. I'm terribly sorry. I don't know any eight people we'd rather have seen."
Alan Dunn
1946
"This jam is frightful. It'll take us hallf an hour to go the remaining fifty feet.", "Oh dear, I've half a mind to walk."
"This jam is frightful. It'll take us hallf an hour to go the remaining fifty feet.", "Oh dear, I've half a mind to walk."
Alan Dunn
1927
"She says she can't make up her mind whether to go on after her M.A. or take up spot welding."
"She says she can't make up her mind whether to go on after her M.A. or take up spot welding."
Alan Dunn
1942
"Firmness, curtness, a brusque tone now and then, yes, perhaps even a touch of aloofness, but no more than that for the time being. So far, this is only a localized war."
"Firmness, curtness, a brusque tone now and then, yes, perhaps even a touch of aloofness, but no more than that for the time being. So far, this is only a localized war."
Alan Dunn
1950
"There'll be time enough to worry about being photogenic if and when the damn thing gets here."
"There'll be time enough to worry about being photogenic if and when the damn thing gets here."
Alan Dunn
c 1965
Thus in 1930 - things were getting rough, and due to get rougher. The Era of Mergers stopped short; in their place was to come the 77-B reorganization. There was a loss of industrial mastery; a host of governmental alphabetical agencies would soon confront the business executive with a world he never made. But the technology of a newer era was all this time being slowly and inconspicuously laid down.
Thus in 1930 - things were getting rough, and due to get rougher. The Era of Mergers stopped short; in their place was to come the 77-B reorganization. There was a loss of industrial mastery; a host of governmental alphabetical agencies would soon confront the business executive with a world he never made. But the technology of a newer era was all this time being slowly and inconspicuously laid down.
Alan Dunn
1959
"Your job will be to stand here and pull this lever every time the bell rings. Any previous experience in the baking business?"
"Your job will be to stand here and pull this lever every time the bell rings. Any previous experience in the baking business?"
Alan Dunn
1931