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PICTORIAL FEATURES
A Portfolio of Christmas Humor
December
1
1939
HOWARD BAER, Dorothy Mckay, Irving Phillips, MISCHA RICHTER, Elwin Henri, Louis Priscilla, Barbara Shermund
A Portfolio of Christmas Humor
December
1
1939
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PICTORIAL FEATURES
A Portfolio of Christmas Humor
December
1
1939
HOWARD BAER, Dorothy Mckay, Irving Phillips, MISCHA RICHTER, Elwin Henri, Louis Priscilla, Barbara Shermund
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Barbara Shermund
cartoon
"Well—You Guessed It!"
NOVEMBER 1937
cartoon
“I Bet You’re Trying to Figure Out Why I Gave You That Necklace and Paid the Rent on This Apartment, Aren’t You?“
MARCH 1939
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"With the Right Shaped Leg in Them They Pay for Themselves in No Time"
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"Ah Don' Know How It Is, Honey—But Fo’ the Last Month Ah Sure Has Been Popular with the Men!”
APRIL 1936
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"You Been Here Long?”
FEBRUARY, 1941
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"Twelve Is a Pretty Tough Point, But I Think I Can Make It"
DECEMBER, 1943
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“Pop, I Think I’ll Be a Bachelor When I Grow Up Or Is Your Heart Set on Being a Grandfather?”
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"I Think His Lawyer Writes His Letters—The Word 'Love' Is Never Mentioned"
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HOWARD BAER
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"Santa Claus My Foot, You Get the Hell Out of Here"
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"We Can All Relax Now, Children—Mr. Hemingway Has Gone North"
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"Who Tore Out the Society Page!"
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