CARICATURE OF U.S. NAVY YEOMAN THIRD CLASS , LeROY B. MERRIKEN JR., SKETCHED

by Jimmie Hartzell, Long Time Artist And Cartoonist At The Baltimore Sun by LeRoy B. Merriken, Jr.

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Baltimore, MD: nd 1943 . An ink and colored pencil drawing of Yeoman Merriken, done on stiff card stock, as part of a Christmas greeting sent by Merriken's parents and signed by many friends and colleagues. The card stock, 11 x 9 in., depicts a portrait image of a smiling young sailor in a U.S. Navy cap, approx. 5 1/2 x 4 in., signed by the artist Jimmie Hartzell, accompanied by the message Merry Christmas Sailor! and surrounded by the signatures of numerous well-wishers. On the verso is a

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