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No caption (two big guns at railroad crossing)

Artist Alan Dunn (American, 1900 - 1974)
Date1944
ClassificationsCartoon
Mediumcrayon ink
DimensionsObject: 6 3/4 × 13 in. (17.2 × 33 cm) Sheet: 6 3/4 × 13 in. (17.2 × 33 cm)
Credit LineMary Petty and Alan Dunn Bequest
Object number1979.0901
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No caption (barbed wire and machine guns around fall-out shelter)
No caption (barbed wire and machine guns around fall-out shelter)
Alan Dunn
1961
No caption (Soldier firing machine guns)
No caption (Soldier firing machine guns)
Alan Dunn
20th
No caption (railroad crossing)
No caption (railroad crossing)
Alan Dunn
1939
"I suppose not many boys my age buy guns, do they?"
"I suppose not many boys my age buy guns, do they?"
Alan Dunn
1929
"Gargoyles! Great guns, Mr. Sims, what do you expect for five million dollars!"
"Gargoyles! Great guns, Mr. Sims, what do you expect for five million dollars!"
Alan Dunn
1931
"On that order for fifty thousand more wooden guns, sir, the factory can't promise delivery before 1941."
"On that order for fifty thousand more wooden guns, sir, the factory can't promise delivery before 1941."
Alan Dunn
1940
No caption (Chinese dragon crossing)
No caption (Chinese dragon crossing)
Alan Dunn
1956
Two men with guns walking in snowshoes
Two men with guns walking in snowshoes
Henry Farny
circa 1880
"In a matter of hours this will be the finest railroad in the world, if you don't mind waiting."
"In a matter of hours this will be the finest railroad in the world, if you don't mind waiting."
Alan Dunn
1969
"The main thing is to handle them with tact. Let them think they invented gun-powder."
"The main thing is to handle them with tact. Let them think they invented gun-powder."
Alan Dunn
1949
“You can’t miss it. A big heap of stones, Eightieth Street and Fifth Avenue, just south of the Museum.”
“You can’t miss it. A big heap of stones, Eightieth Street and Fifth Avenue, just south of the Museum.”
Alan Dunn
1968
"Make a big noise going out; after all, he's probably trying to avoid you more than you, him."
"Make a big noise going out; after all, he's probably trying to avoid you more than you, him."
Alan Dunn
1948
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