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"Well, boys, I'm afraid I'll have to ask you to put yor shoulders to the wheel once more and make pin-ball machines."
"Well, boys, I'm afraid I'll have to ask you to put yor shoulders to the wheel once more and make pin-ball machines."

"Well, boys, I'm afraid I'll have to ask you to put yor shoulders to the wheel once more and make pin-ball machines."

Artist (American, 1900 - 1974)
Date1945
ClassificationsCartoon
Mediumcrayon ink
DimensionsObject: 7 5/8 × 11 3/4 in. (19.3 × 29.8 cm) Sheet: 7 5/8 × 11 3/4 in. (19.3 × 29.8 cm)
Credit LineMary Petty and Alan Dunn Bequest
Object number1979.2215
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