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"A little book of instructions goes with it."
"A little book of instructions goes with it."

"A little book of instructions goes with it."

Artist (American, 1900 - 1974)
Date1951
ClassificationsCartoon
Mediumcrayon ink
DimensionsObject: 8 5/8 × 12 7/8 in. (21.9 × 32.7 cm) Sheet: 8 5/8 × 12 7/8 in. (21.9 × 32.7 cm)
Credit LineMary Petty and Alan Dunn Bequest
Object number1979.1203
"One belief is that every person is inhabited by a spirit, or ko, which goes travelling while the human body is asleep. If a man should be awakened suddenly - so the belief is- the Ko might not have time to get back into its body and would get even by going around causing trouble. So the people believe a man should be allowed to sleep until he wakes up of his own accord." U.S. Army Pocket Guide to New Caledonia.
"One belief is that every person is inhabited by a spirit, or ko, which goes travelling while the human body is asleep. If a man should be awakened suddenly - so the belief is- the Ko might not have time to get back into its body and would get even by going around causing trouble. So the people believe a man should be allowed to sleep until he wakes up of his own accord." U.S. Army Pocket Guide to New Caledonia.
Alan Dunn
1943
"Frankly, Miss Plackett, you have a slight overlapping of the lunar returns, but cheer up and this goes for all you Capricorns. You have Saturn conjunct Mercury, which deepens the mind, and you have Venus, the love planet in trine with Pluto, which really gives you the go-ahead provided, of course, the new earth satellite doesn't come along and gum things up."
"Frankly, Miss Plackett, you have a slight overlapping of the lunar returns, but cheer up and this goes for all you Capricorns. You have Saturn conjunct Mercury, which deepens the mind, and you have Venus, the love planet in trine with Pluto, which really gives you the go-ahead provided, of course, the new earth satellite doesn't come along and gum things up."
Alan Dunn
1957
"If this deal goes through I wouldn't hire him as an office boy. So - he keeps his $45,000 salary and becomes a member of the board."
"If this deal goes through I wouldn't hire him as an office boy. So - he keeps his $45,000 salary and becomes a member of the board."
Alan Dunn
1954
"She goes right on just as if Paris hadn't stabilized the neckline! Trouble is Paris can't police it."
"She goes right on just as if Paris hadn't stabilized the neckline! Trouble is Paris can't police it."
Alan Dunn
1960
"It goes to show you what the human mind is capable of, doesn't it?"
"It goes to show you what the human mind is capable of, doesn't it?"
Alan Dunn
1964
"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
"I am so happy that you are meeting so many nice boys but cannot understand why you ask me to send you a little money so often..."
"I am so happy that you are meeting so many nice boys but cannot understand why you ask me to send you a little money so often..."
Alan Dunn
1941
"It's a quaint unspoiled little place, off on a feeder airline."
"It's a quaint unspoiled little place, off on a feeder airline."
Alan Dunn
1947
"It was a nice little place with a charming, intimate atmosphere. I had a really superb pulet saute Marengo, potatos bordure...."
"It was a nice little place with a charming, intimate atmosphere. I had a really superb pulet saute Marengo, potatos bordure...."
Alan Dunn
1944
“By the way, Smith, do you mind if I give you a little tip?”
“By the way, Smith, do you mind if I give you a little tip?”
Alan Dunn
1943
“By the way, Smith, do you mind if I give you a little tip?”
“By the way, Smith, do you mind if I give you a little tip?”
Alan Dunn
1943
No caption (Fish and Game Commission officers at Loch Ness Hatchery releasing little creatures into stream)
No caption (Fish and Game Commission officers at Loch Ness Hatchery releasing little creatures into stream)
Alan Dunn
1960