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Man: Is Mr. Pinfield stopping here? – Vintage Print

Man: Is Mr. Pinfield stopping here?, 1920 May 1 [publication date] — historic drawing
Man: Is Mr. Pinfield stopping here?, 1920 May 1 [publication date]. Historic drawing from the Historic Print Archive collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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This rare historic drawing captures Man: Is Mr. Pinfield stopping here? in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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A clerk's offhand reply gives this 1920 cartoon its joke. A man asks whether Mr. Pinfield is stopping there, and the clerk answers, "I'm sorry Sir, we haven't got Mr. Pinfield, but we've got somebody just as good," treating a hotel guest like a stock item. The caption notes that the clerk was formerly employed in a drug store, which points to the familiar shopkeeper's habit of offering a substitute when the requested item is out of stock. The drawing, in India ink over pencil on bristol board, was published in *Good Morning* on May 1, 1920, and was later shown by the Cartoonists Guild in its exhibition *The Art in Cartooning*.

Created / published1920 May 1 [publication date]
Medium1 drawing : India ink over pencil, with scraping out on bristol board ; 28.2 x 36.6 cm. (sheet)
SubjectsInscribed below image: Man--Is Mr. Pinfield stopping here? Clerk. (Formerly employed in a drugg [sic] store) I'm sorry Sir, we haven't got Mr. Pinfield, but we've got somebody just as good. No copyright information found with item. Title inscribed below image. Bequest and gift; Caroline and Erwin Swann; 1977; (DLC/PP-1977:215.7) Published in: Good Morning, May 1, 1920. Exhibited: Cartoonists Guild, The Art in Cartooning
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,090 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-165701

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