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Datecirca 1880
CultureJapanese
ClassificationsPhotograph
MediumHand-colored albumen print
Dimensions3 1/2 × 5 1/8 in.
Credit LineGift of Dr. Henry ’51 and Mrs. Nancy Peikin Rosin
Keyword/Subject
Object number1995.0564
CopyrightPublic domain
The Circle of Corrupt Officials; The Devils Mauling Each Other
The Circle of Corrupt Officials; The Devils Mauling Each Other
William Blake
1827
"Then the question is: Do we want a prosperity based on increased government spending or a prosperity based on cutting government expenses? That's where I begin not to follow."
"Then the question is: Do we want a prosperity based on increased government spending or a prosperity based on cutting government expenses? That's where I begin not to follow."
Alan Dunn
1964
Thich Quang Duc, a Buddhist monk, burns himself to death on a Saigon street June 11th, 1963 to protest alleged persecution of Buddhists by the South Vietnamese government
Thich Quang Duc, a Buddhist monk, burns himself to death on a Saigon street June 11th, 1963 to protest alleged persecution of Buddhists by the South Vietnamese government
Malcolm Browne
1963
Charles de Gaulle and Alexei Kosygin at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier during de Gaulle's official visit to the USSR, Kiev, Ukraine
Charles de Gaulle and Alexei Kosygin at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier during de Gaulle's official visit to the USSR, Kiev, Ukraine
Elliott Erwitt
1966
"This is Glub, sitting in for Tom Dunn on the 'Eleven O'Clock News', and I wish to announce that there has been a rather suddne and sweeping change in your government.
"This is Glub, sitting in for Tom Dunn on the 'Eleven O'Clock News', and I wish to announce that there has been a rather suddne and sweeping change in your government.
Alan Dunn
1968
"I was afraid Edgar was going to crack up until the government taught him how to play."
"I was afraid Edgar was going to crack up until the government taught him how to play."
Mary Petty
1934
"Here's the record Chief. He's a member of the Sons of Democracy, the American Friends of Worldwide Democracy, the Guardians of the American Heritage, the People's League for Good Citizenship, the Friends of Freedom, the Conference for the Furtherance of Costitutional Government, the League for the Preservation of American Freedom, the Sentinels of Democracy, the Golden Rule Association, the Society for the Support of the Constitution of the United States, the International Congress for the Furtherance of Democracy, the Conference for the Observance of the Ten Commandments and the Society for the Preservation of North American Wild Life. We think he's a Commie."
"Here's the record Chief. He's a member of the Sons of Democracy, the American Friends of Worldwide Democracy, the Guardians of the American Heritage, the People's League for Good Citizenship, the Friends of Freedom, the Conference for the Furtherance of Costitutional Government, the League for the Preservation of American Freedom, the Sentinels of Democracy, the Golden Rule Association, the Society for the Support of the Constitution of the United States, the International Congress for the Furtherance of Democracy, the Conference for the Observance of the Ten Commandments and the Society for the Preservation of North American Wild Life. We think he's a Commie."
Alan Dunn
1947
The Debilitated Situation of a Monarchal Government...
The Debilitated Situation of a Monarchal Government...
1836
"Let there be no mistake about it my friends, on these things I stand foursquare. International Understanding! Honest Government! Racial Equality! Legalized Bingo!"
"Let there be no mistake about it my friends, on these things I stand foursquare. International Understanding! Honest Government! Racial Equality! Legalized Bingo!"
Alan Dunn
1954
Fortunes Guide to Government Contracts
Fortunes Guide to Government Contracts
Eduardo Paolozzi
1965 - 70, published 1970
"Now in transcribing the log, Weldon, you must stick to the official wording. We don't say, ""Fluffy white clouds in a cerulean sky."
"Now in transcribing the log, Weldon, you must stick to the official wording. We don't say, ""Fluffy white clouds in a cerulean sky."
Alan Dunn
1943
"That is the official message, sir, but wait - you don't know the half of it!"
"That is the official message, sir, but wait - you don't know the half of it!"
Alan Dunn
1944