[Money Bird]
Dublin Core
Title
[Money Bird]
Creator
McCay, Winsor, 1867?-1934
Date
1905-07-02
Source
New York Evening Telegram
Publisher
New York Herald Co.
Description
A hungry man steals the valise.
Contributor
Kirsten A. McKinney
New York State Library
Language
English
Type
comic strip
Coverage
1900s(1905-1909)
Still Image Item Type Metadata
ImageNo.
2
Series Title
A Pilgrim's Progress By Mister Bunion
PublicationDate
1905-07-02
Publication
New York Evening Telegram
PublicationPage
6
Transcription
Mr. Bunion: Well this is fierce. I don't believe I'll ever be able to continue plugging along this old road--
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Mr. Bunion: Aha! The Money Bird. I wonder if I can nab that thing is it gets closer? [Money Bird]
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Hungry Man: I wonder if he's got anything to eat in--
Mr. Bunion: Eh! Ooh! I got you, no you don't, I'll get you, you can't get a--
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Hungry Man: This old valise. I'm starving to death.
Mr. Bunion: Way from me. I'll get that bird if I run to myself--
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Hungry Man: No sir, there's nothing in here I want, not a thing, pshaw! Well, I'll let the old thing lay here [The Tall Grass]
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Mr. Bunion: I'll get you! I'll tire you out. You can't lose me. You can't get away from me.
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Mr. Bunion: Ah-H-H-H-H-H What was that? What is it? That's funny just is I was --
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Mr. Bunion: That's so I did forget my valise. No, I left it on the road. Why! This is mine, how did the blame thing get here? Oh!
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Mr. Bunion: Aha! The Money Bird. I wonder if I can nab that thing is it gets closer? [Money Bird]
/
Hungry Man: I wonder if he's got anything to eat in--
Mr. Bunion: Eh! Ooh! I got you, no you don't, I'll get you, you can't get a--
/
Hungry Man: This old valise. I'm starving to death.
Mr. Bunion: Way from me. I'll get that bird if I run to myself--
/
Hungry Man: No sir, there's nothing in here I want, not a thing, pshaw! Well, I'll let the old thing lay here [The Tall Grass]
/
Mr. Bunion: I'll get you! I'll tire you out. You can't lose me. You can't get away from me.
/
Mr. Bunion: Ah-H-H-H-H-H What was that? What is it? That's funny just is I was --
/
Mr. Bunion: That's so I did forget my valise. No, I left it on the road. Why! This is mine, how did the blame thing get here? Oh!
Original Format
newspaper comic strip
Physical Dimensions
11.8" X 8.5"
NYSL Microfilm Citation
NY 01 New York 93-31968, June 15-August 1905, Reel 097
Reprinted
Winsor McCay, "A Pilgrim's Progress," Winsor McCay Early Works VIII, ed. Mark Thompson (West Carrollton, OH: Checker Book Publishing Group, 2006), pg.180
Files
Collection
Citation
McCay, Winsor, 1867?-1934, “[Money Bird],” Pilgrim's Progress, accessed October 7, 2022, https://pilgrims-progress.richmond.edu/items/show/2.