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Histoire naturelle d'après-guerre
Histoire naturelle d'après-guerre

Cartoon

Post-War Natural History
Artist (1870-1941)
SignatureL.r., A. G. Racey
InscriptionsWritten in pencil on verso: The Swindlevulture is a mean bird. One species takes advantage of the ignorance of its victim to force him to part with his Victory Bonds at a heavy discount, while the other purchases doped poison labeled booze for its victim whom it robs when in a helpless state.
Date 1919
Medium / Technique Ink, wash and graphite
Dimensions53.5 x 42 cm
Origin Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Object NumberM2005.23.181
CollectionMcCord
CreditGift of Susan Racey Godber and Margaret Racey Stavert

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Family History
Arthur George Racey
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To Win the Economic War
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Uncorked By the War
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An Old, Old Story in the History of Young Navies
An Old, Old Story in the History of Young Navies
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1939-1940
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Worried, Mr Patriotic Public Posts a Bill
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Arthur George Racey
1927
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After the War Italian Pants Will Need Much Mending as Well as Hun Breeches
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1935-1936
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The War Did It, "De Valera Go Bragh"
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1922-1923
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Balkan War Cloud
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1912-1913
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A Beggar and a Gentleman
A Beggar and a Gentleman
Arthur George Racey
1920-1930
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World Volcano
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1935-1936
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The Red Liner and Its Jolly Crew
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Arthur George Racey
About 1920-1930
M2005.23.135

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