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"Oh, he's a very good obstetrician-except for his habit of shouting 'Presto'!"
"Oh, he's a very good obstetrician-except for his habit of shouting 'Presto'!"

"Oh, he's a very good obstetrician-except for his habit of shouting 'Presto'!"

Artist (American, 1899 - 1976)
Date1933
ClassificationsCartoon
Mediumcrayon ink
DimensionsObject: 16 1/4 × 13 7/16 in. (41.3 × 34.2 cm)
Credit LineMary Petty and Alan Dunn Bequest
Object number1969.972
"Oh, let him stay! He's a piece of furniture."
"Oh, let him stay! He's a piece of furniture."
Mary Petty
1947
"He figures that if he doen't pay the sales tax it'll save us book- keeping because he's on the dole and he'll just get it right back."
"He figures that if he doen't pay the sales tax it'll save us book- keeping because he's on the dole and he'll just get it right back."
Mary Petty
1935
"He still carries her bullet in his body. That's how he can tell when it's going to rain."
"He still carries her bullet in his body. That's how he can tell when it's going to rain."
Mary Petty
1937
"After all, Roderick, I figure we're put here on earth for some very good reason."
"After all, Roderick, I figure we're put here on earth for some very good reason."
Mary Petty
1940
"He's Harvard summa cum laude, of course. He has that to fight."
"He's Harvard summa cum laude, of course. He has that to fight."
Mary Petty
1938
"The Indians had him completely at bay. He saved his last shot for your Great-Great-Great Aunt Fanny."
"The Indians had him completely at bay. He saved his last shot for your Great-Great-Great Aunt Fanny."
Mary Petty
1940
"You should see Henry Atherton. He's acquired the most heavenly second teeth during the summer!"
"You should see Henry Atherton. He's acquired the most heavenly second teeth during the summer!"
Mary Petty
1933
"I don't know whether this has any bearing on the case, Doctor, but he's allergic to Philadelphia scrapple."
"I don't know whether this has any bearing on the case, Doctor, but he's allergic to Philadelphia scrapple."
Mary Petty
1937
"Everything considered he preaches a remarkably good sermon. It's so hard to avoid offending people like us."
"Everything considered he preaches a remarkably good sermon. It's so hard to avoid offending people like us."
Mary Petty
1934
"I'm awfully sorry, Teddy - I'm all filled up except for dinner thursday."
"I'm awfully sorry, Teddy - I'm all filled up except for dinner thursday."
Mary Petty
1929
“It’s against his principles to fight, but he’s going to tell them he’s willing to combat erosion.”
“It’s against his principles to fight, but he’s going to tell them he’s willing to combat erosion.”
Alan Dunn
1940
"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