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"A telegram from Captain Markham, sir. His reconnaissance party has reached Atlantic City, and he asks for more expense money."
"A telegram from Captain Markham, sir. His reconnaissance party has reached Atlantic City, and he asks for more expense money."

"A telegram from Captain Markham, sir. His reconnaissance party has reached Atlantic City, and he asks for more expense money."

Artist (American, 1900 - 1974)
Date1941
ClassificationsCartoon
Mediumcrayon ink
DimensionsObject: 8 1/2 × 11 3/4 in. (21.6 × 29.9 cm) Sheet: 8 1/2 × 11 3/4 in. (21.6 × 29.9 cm)
Credit LineMary Petty and Alan Dunn Bequest
Object number1979.0795
"He has no faults whatsoever to find with the administration, he approves the conduct of the war without reservations, he likes the OPA and the way they do things, he thinks the WPB and the OWI are O.K., he made out his income tax with no difficulty..."
"He has no faults whatsoever to find with the administration, he approves the conduct of the war without reservations, he likes the OPA and the way they do things, he thinks the WPB and the OWI are O.K., he made out his income tax with no difficulty..."
Alan Dunn
1944
"More bad news, gentlemen. The Sheik of El Quisaiba has turned in one of his Cadillacs for a Zis."
"More bad news, gentlemen. The Sheik of El Quisaiba has turned in one of his Cadillacs for a Zis."
Alan Dunn
1957
"He has two personalities: a captain of artillery whom all the world knows - and the other one."
"He has two personalities: a captain of artillery whom all the world knows - and the other one."
Mary Petty
1932
“I will volunteer for no more innoculations unless the germ has been tried on an elephant and it has lived.”
“I will volunteer for no more innoculations unless the germ has been tried on an elephant and it has lived.”
Alan Dunn
1942
Image Not Available for "The jam extends from the city clear to our production gate. Gentlemen, we've reached the saturation point!"
"The jam extends from the city clear to our production gate. Gentlemen, we've reached the saturation point!"
Alan Dunn
1955
"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
"This one's thirty cents more, it has more "up"."
"This one's thirty cents more, it has more "up"."
Alan Dunn
1939
"We give him a key to the city, and he goes and has a duplicate made for a Miss Pomeroy."
"We give him a key to the city, and he goes and has a duplicate made for a Miss Pomeroy."
Alan Dunn
1936
"Somehow I didn't connect with his world of experience -", "Why not start the day with a degreaser.", "That's a lot to ask from royal jelly.", "And who did I see coming out of Slenderella."
"Somehow I didn't connect with his world of experience -", "Why not start the day with a degreaser.", "That's a lot to ask from royal jelly.", "And who did I see coming out of Slenderella."
Alan Dunn
1960
"Might I ask what protection your wife has in case you should -er- drop out of the picture?"
"Might I ask what protection your wife has in case you should -er- drop out of the picture?"
Alan Dunn
1936
"A lady's voice, sir, and she has the wrong number, but she says she must talk to someone."
"A lady's voice, sir, and she has the wrong number, but she says she must talk to someone."
Alan Dunn
1937
"Sir, I think Corporal Smith here has a suggestion which might facilitate our retreat."
"Sir, I think Corporal Smith here has a suggestion which might facilitate our retreat."
Alan Dunn
1940