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"Did you hear a shot a little while ago?", "Yes, it must have been Helen shooting a rabbit."
Image Not Available for "Did you hear a shot a little while ago?", "Yes, it must have been Helen shooting a rabbit."

"Did you hear a shot a little while ago?", "Yes, it must have been Helen shooting a rabbit."

Artist (American, 1900 - 1974)
Date1926
ClassificationsCartoon
Mediumcrayon
DimensionsObject: 13 × 10 1/2 in. (33 × 26.7 cm) Sheet: 13 × 10 1/2 in. (33 × 26.7 cm)
Credit LineMary Petty and Alan Dunn Bequest
Object number1979.1669
"Yes, this is El Presidente- but, oh dear! I hear shots!"
"Yes, this is El Presidente- but, oh dear! I hear shots!"
Alan Dunn
1963
Image Not Available for "Aren't you sorry now you didn't go in for football?", "Yes, Mildred, but any indulgence in athletics would have interfered with my scholastic standing.", "How you must suffer, Edmund!"
"Aren't you sorry now you didn't go in for football?", "Yes, Mildred, but any indulgence in athletics would have interfered with my scholastic standing.", "How you must suffer, Edmund!"
Alan Dunn
1926
"Yes, sir, it's hard to believe that six months ago it was just a blueprint."
"Yes, sir, it's hard to believe that six months ago it was just a blueprint."
Alan Dunn
1942
"...and - Oh, yes, the paymaster for the Bijou Manufacturing Corporation. He's one of my "musts"."
"...and - Oh, yes, the paymaster for the Bijou Manufacturing Corporation. He's one of my "musts"."
Alan Dunn
1935
"You told her, Gus - Don't bore Sylvia and eat your potatoes! Naomi, I ought to warn you there's ice cream - wine, dear, Naomi and George have no wine - I must apologize about the plumbing - I do wish the neighbors wouldn't go to the john while I'm giving a dinner - more limas, dear? - Limas, Sylvia? - Gus, more limas? - Duffy, do go on about Perry and what were his rubbers doing in the ice box -."
"You told her, Gus - Don't bore Sylvia and eat your potatoes! Naomi, I ought to warn you there's ice cream - wine, dear, Naomi and George have no wine - I must apologize about the plumbing - I do wish the neighbors wouldn't go to the john while I'm giving a dinner - more limas, dear? - Limas, Sylvia? - Gus, more limas? - Duffy, do go on about Perry and what were his rubbers doing in the ice box -."
Alan Dunn
1948
"Did you hear that Hartswick made lunch yesterday in thirty-nine seconds flat?"
"Did you hear that Hartswick made lunch yesterday in thirty-nine seconds flat?"
Alan Dunn
1927
"A registered Democrat, yes. But what kind of registered Democrat are you?"
"A registered Democrat, yes. But what kind of registered Democrat are you?"
Alan Dunn
1970
"Yes, dinner at four-thirty. It gives you a nice long evening."
"Yes, dinner at four-thirty. It gives you a nice long evening."
Alan Dunn
1939
"Good morning, Colonel. While you overslept, you were ousted in a palace coup, and I must say your breakfast was delicious."
"Good morning, Colonel. While you overslept, you were ousted in a palace coup, and I must say your breakfast was delicious."
Alan Dunn
1971
"I coulda been married long ago myself, if I'd wanted to use my appeal."
"I coulda been married long ago myself, if I'd wanted to use my appeal."
Alan Dunn
1928
"A few years ago a contribution of a hundred thousand dollars would have been a cinch ...How's that for inflation?"
"A few years ago a contribution of a hundred thousand dollars would have been a cinch ...How's that for inflation?"
Mary Petty
1944
"Firmness, curtness, a brusque tone now and then, yes, perhaps even a touch of aloofness, but no more than that for the time being. So far, this is only a localized war."
"Firmness, curtness, a brusque tone now and then, yes, perhaps even a touch of aloofness, but no more than that for the time being. So far, this is only a localized war."
Alan Dunn
1950