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Drawing of Insect in Garden

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Description: Imaginative insect crouched in a fantastical garden among flowers and plants.
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"Now, Shoot the Guide!"

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Description: Line drawing of a man is holding two big fish. Text below reads: "Now, Shoot the Guide!"
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Drawing of a Bass

Date: 1964
Description: Pencil drawing on tissue of jumping bass.
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"The Candidate"

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Description: Drawing of a bull with a ring through its nose. The bull is excreting feces. Below the text reads: "The Candidate."
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Drawing of a Fire-Breathing Dragon Cannon

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Description: Pen and ink drawing of a fire-breathing dragon cannon on wheels and covered with armor plate.
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Gisholt Commercial Art

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Description: Playful illustration art of a dog bowing down, tail wagging.
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Giraffe

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Description: Profile drawing of a giraffe standing with its eyes closed. At the top, text reads, "The high•balls are on me!"; at the bottom, "Buy Your Own."
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Injured Bird

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Description: Drawing of an injured bird with bandages on its cheek, neck, and wing. Supported by a crutch, it is leaning against a bar by a drink with an ice cube on a ...
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Man Holding Shovel Behind Elephant

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Description: A man dressed in overalls is holding a spade behind a sweating elephant, waiting for the elephant to defecate. A caption below, very faint, reads: "Let's W...
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Owl Sitting on Branch

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Description: Owl with half-closed eyes standing on the branch of a tree, resting at night in a full moon, suggested by the horizontal shade lines and a round white circ...
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Big Bull Angler

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Description: Drawing of a snorting bull standing on the back of a fish which is trying to eat the worm attached to a fishing line. At the bottom a banner reads: "Big Bu...
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"'61 Was a Tuff Flight"

Date: 1961
Description: Colored drawing of an injured bird with bandages on its cheek, neck, and wing. Supported by a crutch, it is leaning against a bar by a drink with an ice cu...
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Pig Wearing Suit Sitting on Shoulders of Man in Barrel

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Description: A well-dressed pig, wearing a suit and top hat and holding papers in his hand, is riding on the shoulders of a man clothed wearing a wooden barrel.
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Atwood, Hernia & Fosmark Railroad

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Description: Line drawing of an engineer driving a whimsical locomotive along railroad tracks through a country scene, in which a bull is seen sitting on the grass and ...
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Opening Day Fishing Season

Date: 1982
Description: Imaginative pen-and-ink drawing. This drawing appeared in the Capitol Times on April 30, 1982 with the caption: "The opening of the state fishing se...
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"Garden Pest"

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Description: Flies and mosquitoes, and fruits and vegetables with faces drawn on them, are looking with alarm at a man pushing what appears to be a grocery basket with ...
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Woman with the Head of a Wolf

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Description: Drawing of a woman with the head of a wolf. She is wearing a red blouse, green skirt and high heels, and the speech bubble reads: "I Always Let Men Chase M...
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African Buffalo Wearing Stocking Hat

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Description: Ink drawing of a bearded, African buffalo standing in the snow and wearing a stocking hat. In the background are two evergreen trees that are emblematic of...
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"The High Balls are on Me!"

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Description: Drawing of two giraffes, both the same height, but with the giraffe on the left with a shorter neck and longer legs, and the giraffe on the right with a lo...
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"Mr.Wonderful is Back!"

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Description: Drawing of a man, perhaps a mail carrier, patting a dog who is holding what may be a letter in its mouth. A red bag stuffed with letters is on the ground, ...

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