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"You can do what you want, but I'm socking mine away in gilt-edged securities. Crime waves don't last forever."
"You can do what you want, but I'm socking mine away in gilt-edged securities. Crime waves don't last forever."

"You can do what you want, but I'm socking mine away in gilt-edged securities. Crime waves don't last forever."

Artist (American, 1900 - 1974)
Date1946
ClassificationsCartoon
Mediumcrayon ink
DimensionsObject: 6 7/8 × 9 3/16 in. (17.5 × 23.3 cm) Sheet: 6 7/8 × 9 3/16 in. (17.5 × 23.3 cm)
Credit LineMary Petty and Alan Dunn Bequest
Object number1979.1004
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