humor

Dill Pickles

The Dill Pickles is a 1906 piece of ragtime music that was illustrative of the public view of airships as giant pickles/cucumbers or sausages.  This sheet music is a fine example of the humor and charm of the Bella C. Landauer Collection of Aeronautcial Sheet Music, held in the National Air and Space Museum Library. 

We Buy Old Gold

“Would you mind acting as though you just discovered a gold mine?” Cartoonist George Price finds the humor in the everyday and pokes fun at people from all walks of life. Price is best known for his 60-year career as a cartoonist for The New Yorker; he was one of the early artists who shaped the look and feel of the magazine.

Matrimonial Advice

“A little book of advice to be given to all those contemplating matrimony, married or engaged.” Embossed gold lettering adorns the linen cover of this charming and humorous book of advice for wedded bliss. The book is divided into two sections: “Advice to the Man” and “Advice to the Woman,” in which pages alternate between 17 polychromatic drawings on watercolor paper, colored by the author, and black and white pages with sketches and quatrains elaborating on the simple advice.

Little Lulu

Little Lulu first appeared in The Saturday Evening Post in 1935 and ran as a popular comic strip until 1944. Known for her signature corkscrew curls, Little Lulu was not just a cute little girl, but was resourceful, spirited, and able to get away with tricks that boys could not.