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[Three men sitting around desk]
[Three men sitting around desk]

[Three men sitting around desk]

Artist (American, 1900 - 1974)
Date1957
ClassificationsCartoon
MediumCrayon and ink
Credit LineMary Petty and Alan Dunn Bequest
Object number1979.2172
[Men with books/papers at President's desk]
[Men with books/papers at President's desk]
Alan Dunn
1964
[Eight men sitting around a table]
[Eight men sitting around a table]
Mary Petty
no date
"Come, come! How does it look to see a lot of men yawning around the place?"
"Come, come! How does it look to see a lot of men yawning around the place?"
Alan Dunn
1933
[Exchange desk]
[Exchange desk]
Alan Dunn
1942
[Man at desk, woman in chair]
[Man at desk, woman in chair]
Alan Dunn
1970
[Man at desk in hut]
[Man at desk in hut]
Alan Dunn
1962
[Man at personnel desk]
[Man at personnel desk]
Alan Dunn
circa 1950
"One belief is that every person is inhabited by a spirit, or ko, which goes travelling while the human body is asleep. If a man should be awakened suddenly - so the belief is- the Ko might not have time to get back into its body and would get even by going around causing trouble. So the people believe a man should be allowed to sleep until he wakes up of his own accord." U.S. Army Pocket Guide to New Caledonia.
"One belief is that every person is inhabited by a spirit, or ko, which goes travelling while the human body is asleep. If a man should be awakened suddenly - so the belief is- the Ko might not have time to get back into its body and would get even by going around causing trouble. So the people believe a man should be allowed to sleep until he wakes up of his own accord." U.S. Army Pocket Guide to New Caledonia.
Alan Dunn
1943
"Now look - International has a net quick of $15 per share. Its market price is $10, book is $36.65. Our net quick is $8; our book is$22, and at market we are selling for $25. So to start with we offer them one share of ours for two of theirs. That's five bucks premium. Can they turn it down? So they turn it down. Then we say, O.K., we'll buy the assets. We'll give you $1 million for your plant, which stands at $3,900,000 net. That wipes out all the water, gives them a fine tax carry-back. Then we give them 80 per cent of net inventory and accounts receivable - that's another $4 million. Another nice tax loss for them. So we pay 'em $5 million. There's nothing complicated about this except - say, where do we get the turn-around money"
"Now look - International has a net quick of $15 per share. Its market price is $10, book is $36.65. Our net quick is $8; our book is$22, and at market we are selling for $25. So to start with we offer them one share of ours for two of theirs. That's five bucks premium. Can they turn it down? So they turn it down. Then we say, O.K., we'll buy the assets. We'll give you $1 million for your plant, which stands at $3,900,000 net. That wipes out all the water, gives them a fine tax carry-back. Then we give them 80 per cent of net inventory and accounts receivable - that's another $4 million. Another nice tax loss for them. So we pay 'em $5 million. There's nothing complicated about this except - say, where do we get the turn-around money"
Alan Dunn
1954
"Don't just stand around - go out and confiscate something!"
"Don't just stand around - go out and confiscate something!"
Alan Dunn
1960
[Christmas wreath around elevator buttons]
[Christmas wreath around elevator buttons]
Alan Dunn
1950
[Kids around corner]
[Kids around corner]
Alan Dunn
1960