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"You'd never know you were in New York, would you?"
"You'd never know you were in New York, would you?"

"You'd never know you were in New York, would you?"

Artist (American, 1900 - 1974)
Date1963
ClassificationsCartoon
Mediumcrayon ink
DimensionsObject: 11 7/8 × 11 1/8 in. (30.1 × 28.3 cm) Sheet: 11 7/8 × 11 1/8 in. (30.1 × 28.3 cm)
Credit LineMary Petty and Alan Dunn Bequest
Object number1979.1433
"Heavens! - I don't know. What would you do if you were her?"
"Heavens! - I don't know. What would you do if you were her?"
Alan Dunn
1927
"Saw you light from the park and came up, kids - We were afraid you'd go to too much trouble if we telephoned we were coming -"
"Saw you light from the park and came up, kids - We were afraid you'd go to too much trouble if we telephoned we were coming -"
Alan Dunn
1948
"You'd think that with all we're spending on the Marshall Plan they’d give you a decent choice of entrees."
"You'd think that with all we're spending on the Marshall Plan they’d give you a decent choice of entrees."
Alan Dunn
1948
"Now if you'd only been drinking too, this would never have happened!"
"Now if you'd only been drinking too, this would never have happened!"
Alan Dunn
1931
"I assure you, Madam, if any such creatures as you describe really existed, we would be the first to know about it."
"I assure you, Madam, if any such creatures as you describe really existed, we would be the first to know about it."
Alan Dunn
c 1966
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
"Men, we're all a part of the greatest amphibious operation in history, and, believe me, this is a scene we here topside will never forget. I wish you fellows could see it - the sky dark with planes, our planes, and the water dotted to the horizon with craft of every description..."
"Men, we're all a part of the greatest amphibious operation in history, and, believe me, this is a scene we here topside will never forget. I wish you fellows could see it - the sky dark with planes, our planes, and the water dotted to the horizon with craft of every description..."
Alan Dunn
1944
"You know, I never thought I'd live to see the day when I'd have to add General de Gaulle to my list of worries."
"You know, I never thought I'd live to see the day when I'd have to add General de Gaulle to my list of worries."
Alan Dunn
1964
"You know, I never thought I'd live to see the day the Dow-Jones Industrial average broke eight hundred."
"You know, I never thought I'd live to see the day the Dow-Jones Industrial average broke eight hundred."
Alan Dunn
1964
"Would you be interested to know that it broke all records for coast-to-coast flight?"
"Would you be interested to know that it broke all records for coast-to-coast flight?"
Alan Dunn
1962
"Would you care to know, dear, that your 'hazy morn of an enchanted day in May' is composed of six-tenths parts per million sulfur dioxide, two parts per million carbon monoxide, four parts per million hydrocarbons, three parts...."
"Would you care to know, dear, that your 'hazy morn of an enchanted day in May' is composed of six-tenths parts per million sulfur dioxide, two parts per million carbon monoxide, four parts per million hydrocarbons, three parts...."
Alan Dunn
1968
"You mustn't send me any more flowers, Mr. Buckley. We're just playing with fire, you know."
"You mustn't send me any more flowers, Mr. Buckley. We're just playing with fire, you know."
Alan Dunn
1932