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[Sign: "Opening Here Soon, A High Class Restaurant"]
[Sign: "Opening Here Soon, A High Class Restaurant"]

[Sign: "Opening Here Soon, A High Class Restaurant"]

Artist (American, 1900 - 1974)
Date1945
ClassificationsCartoon
MediumCrayon and ink
DimensionsSheet: 7 3/4 x 8 3/8 in. (19.7 x 21.3 cm)
Credit LineMary Petty and Alan Dunn Bequest
Object number1979.0964
["Ralph Nader Ate Here" sign in front of hamburger joint]
["Ralph Nader Ate Here" sign in front of hamburger joint]
Alan Dunn
1968
"Peter darling, you can come back just as soon as I finish dressing."
"Peter darling, you can come back just as soon as I finish dressing."
Alan Dunn
1930
"At this rate pretty soon there ..."
"At this rate pretty soon there ..."
Alan Dunn
1962
"Better make up your mind soon, son - Do you want to go to the college with the biggest cyclotron or the college with the best football team!"
"Better make up your mind soon, son - Do you want to go to the college with the biggest cyclotron or the college with the best football team!"
Alan Dunn
1960
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
[Movie marquee in China, "Potemkin" coming soon]
[Movie marquee in China, "Potemkin" coming soon]
Alan Dunn
1949
"P.S. 176, Class 5B--pupil refuses to do homework."
"P.S. 176, Class 5B--pupil refuses to do homework."
Alan Dunn
1943
[Woman opening can of spam]
[Woman opening can of spam]
Alan Dunn
1945
Couple at a Restaurant
Couple at a Restaurant
Alan Dunn
1968
"...the leisurely train ride and the crossword puzzle. The throb of traffic. The dynamic, turbulent beat of the city. Restaurants theatres, shop! Then the diminishing pulse. Neon lights flickering in the evening haze. Back on the train, homeward bound. Ah, well!"
"...the leisurely train ride and the crossword puzzle. The throb of traffic. The dynamic, turbulent beat of the city. Restaurants theatres, shop! Then the diminishing pulse. Neon lights flickering in the evening haze. Back on the train, homeward bound. Ah, well!"
Alan Dunn
1967
" - a clearing site for an apt. hotel - soon as we can tear these down - " [pub - "I wonder who lived in those old shacks before the neighborhood was improved."]
" - a clearing site for an apt. hotel - soon as we can tear these down - " [pub - "I wonder who lived in those old shacks before the neighborhood was improved."]
Alan Dunn
1928
"I suppose they'll be tearing it up again soon.", "Oh yes, but we'll get it finished before that."
"I suppose they'll be tearing it up again soon.", "Oh yes, but we'll get it finished before that."
Alan Dunn
1927