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"Just to think, sugar, there was once a time when I thought I could never understand women."
"Just to think, sugar, there was once a time when I thought I could never understand women."

"Just to think, sugar, there was once a time when I thought I could never understand women."

Artist (American, 1900 - 1974)
Date1927
ClassificationsCartoon
Mediumcrayon
DimensionsObject: 6 7/8 × 9 3/16 in. (17.5 × 23.4 cm) Sheet: 6 7/8 × 9 3/16 in. (17.5 × 23.4 cm)
Credit LineMary Petty and Alan Dunn Bequest
Object number1979.1722
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