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"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
"After all, in the absence of anything else, we're the nobility."
"After all, in the absence of anything else, we're the nobility."
Mary Petty
1932
"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
"After all, you're going to wear gloves."
"After all, you're going to wear gloves."
Mary Petty
1939
[A gilded sedan chair for a call to the drugstore]
[A gilded sedan chair for a call to the drugstore]
Mary Petty
1944
"Agnes called to say that dear old Mrs. Pulsifer passed away at ten this morning and that maybe we could get her apartment."
"Agnes called to say that dear old Mrs. Pulsifer passed away at ten this morning and that maybe we could get her apartment."
Mary Petty
1944
"Ah! He'd make a lovely corpse."
"Ah! He'd make a lovely corpse."
Mary Petty
1947
"All as right as ever. Here's the will."
"All as right as ever. Here's the will."
Mary Petty
1947
[A maid and a cook]
[A maid and a cook]
Mary Petty
no date
"...and a box of old-fashioned wooden matches that you can strike on the seat of your pants."
"...and a box of old-fashioned wooden matches that you can strike on the seat of your pants."
Mary Petty
1936
"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
"And furthermore I will listen to a motion..."
"And furthermore I will listen to a motion..."
Mary Petty
1927
"And I want each of you to promise me one thing..."
"And I want each of you to promise me one thing..."
Mary Petty
1927
"And just as Dr. Ewing pronounced them man and wife, the old family lace began to crack up"
"And just as Dr. Ewing pronounced them man and wife, the old family lace began to crack up"
Mary Petty
1937
And presently they saw some heights, and islands, and a long flat, straggling city.
And presently they saw some heights, and islands, and a long flat, straggling city.
Mary Petty
1947
"...and thanks, God, for bringing Mr. Bowers back to Ocean House."
"...and thanks, God, for bringing Mr. Bowers back to Ocean House."
Mary Petty
1936
And the church spire cast a long reflection on the grave-yard grass.
And the church spire cast a long reflection on the grave-yard grass.
Mary Petty
1947
"And which of all them smoking monsters is the Ankworks boat, I wonder?"
"And which of all them smoking monsters is the Ankworks boat, I wonder?"
Mary Petty
1947
"And your hair, Lily. I'll wager it still fetches to the knee."
"And your hair, Lily. I'll wager it still fetches to the knee."
Mary Petty
1933
"Aren't these too sheer for a Colonial Dame?"
"Aren't these too sheer for a Colonial Dame?"
Mary Petty
1940
The Art Nouveau (couple in evening attire arriving in restaurant)
The Art Nouveau (couple in evening attire arriving in restaurant)
Mary Petty
1954
Back to Nature "Modern" (garden hose leading indoors to water plants)
Back to Nature "Modern" (garden hose leading indoors to water plants)
Mary Petty
1954
The Beginning (couple looking at plan of a new house being built)
The Beginning (couple looking at plan of a new house being built)
Mary Petty
1954
"Besides, it hits you in a good spot."
"Besides, it hits you in a good spot."
Mary Petty
1935