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“If you are not careful he will show up in his theatre uniform and tell you he is an admiral.”
“If you are not careful he will show up in his theatre uniform and tell you he is an admiral.”

“If you are not careful he will show up in his theatre uniform and tell you he is an admiral.”

Artist (American, 1900 - 1974)
Date1942
ClassificationsCartoon
Mediumcrayon ink
DimensionsObject: 7 15/16 × 5 1/4 in. (20.2 × 13.3 cm) Sheet: 7 15/16 × 5 1/4 in. (20.2 × 13.3 cm)
Credit LineMary Petty and Alan Dunn Bequest
Object number1979.1399
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“It’s against his principles to fight, but he’s going to tell them he’s willing to combat erosion.”
Alan Dunn
1940
"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
"He still carries her bullet in his body. That's how he can tell when it's going to rain."
"He still carries her bullet in his body. That's how he can tell when it's going to rain."
Mary Petty
1937
"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
"You see, political economy is Glenn's hobby. Now he wants to carve up Greenland."
"You see, political economy is Glenn's hobby. Now he wants to carve up Greenland."
Alan Dunn
1932
"...and he has been brought up carefully. I'm sure you will find him responsive to kindness..."
"...and he has been brought up carefully. I'm sure you will find him responsive to kindness..."
Alan Dunn
1941
"He's not perfect yet, he still splits his infinitives."
"He's not perfect yet, he still splits his infinitives."
Alan Dunn
1939
"One of McAuliffe's boys - He wants his loan to start a nut shop."
"One of McAuliffe's boys - He wants his loan to start a nut shop."
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1945
"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
"Lester doesn't give a damn about his title as long as he's chief executive officer."
"Lester doesn't give a damn about his title as long as he's chief executive officer."
Alan Dunn
1954
"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."
Alan Dunn
1941
"He said his first words today: "Get out of Vietnam!"
"He said his first words today: "Get out of Vietnam!"
Alan Dunn
circa 1966