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"Gee, Pauline, but I miss the awfice!"
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"Gee, Pauline, but I miss the awfice!"

Artist Mary Petty (American, 1899 - 1976)
Date1929
ClassificationsCartoon
Mediumink crayon
DimensionsObject: 17 1/2 × 14 1/2 in. (44.5 × 36.8 cm) Sheet: 17 1/2 × 14 1/2 in. (44.5 × 36.8 cm)
Credit LineMary Petty and Alan Dunn Bequest
Object number1986.282
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"What's he got - an awfice?"
"What's he got - an awfice?"
Mary Petty
1928
"I want Miss Moak to look at you, M'am. Miss Moak is our trouble- shooter."
"I want Miss Moak to look at you, M'am. Miss Moak is our trouble- shooter."
Mary Petty
1936
"Dear no, Miss Mayberry-just the head."
"Dear no, Miss Mayberry-just the head."
Mary Petty
1937
"Miss Carrington, honey, can Ah call you-all V'ginia?"
"Miss Carrington, honey, can Ah call you-all V'ginia?"
Mary Petty
1932
"I've had you in the back of my head since 1905, Miss Greenleaf."
"I've had you in the back of my head since 1905, Miss Greenleaf."
Mary Petty
1934
"I'd like to marry you, Miss Ella. Do you think your father would be willing to talk turkey with me sometime?"
"I'd like to marry you, Miss Ella. Do you think your father would be willing to talk turkey with me sometime?"
Mary Petty
1933
"Come, Miss Pecksniff!...You may want a friend one day or another."
"Come, Miss Pecksniff!...You may want a friend one day or another."
Mary Petty
1947
"I think I smell mothballs."
"I think I smell mothballs."
Mary Petty
1939
"And all the time I thought I had some quality that would keep Mr. Richardson at bay."
"And all the time I thought I had some quality that would keep Mr. Richardson at bay."
Mary Petty
1932
"I don't say I don't like it, my dear, even if you do look kind of buttony."
"I don't say I don't like it, my dear, even if you do look kind of buttony."
Mary Petty
1933
"I suppose I ought to be ashamed of myself for resorting to the obvious appeal."
"I suppose I ought to be ashamed of myself for resorting to the obvious appeal."
Mary Petty
1935
"I guess I won't decide on it today - I'll have to sleep on it."
"I guess I won't decide on it today - I'll have to sleep on it."
Mary Petty
1929
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