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I was kept busy all day in the cave, packing the minted money into bread-bags
I was kept busy all day in the cave, packing the minted money into bread-bags
I was kept busy all day in the cave, packing the minted money into bread-bags
(American, 1882 - 1945)

I was kept busy all day in the cave, packing the minted money into bread-bags

Alternate Title(s)
  • Packing the Money; The Treasure Cave; The Treasure Cave!
Oil on canvas
1911
47 × 38 in. (119.4 × 96.5 cm)
SUPP2000.151
The New York Public Library
Not on view
On the Island of Earraid But the second day passed; and as long as the light lasted I kept a bright look-out for boats on the sound or men passing on the Ross
On the Island of Earraid
But the second day passed; and as long as the light lasted I kept a bright look-out for boats on the sound or men passing on the Ross
N.C. Wyeth
1913
The busy world itself might well hush its noisy activities long enough to hear of it.
The busy world itself might well hush its noisy activities long enough to hear of it.
N.C. Wyeth
1908
A Day's Bag
A Day's Bag
George Cope
1910
"When Christmas comes about again/Oh then I shall have money," 1886
"When Christmas comes about again/Oh then I shall have money," 1886
Edwin Austin Abbey
1886
He kept his gaze fixed as before and pointed
He kept his gaze fixed as before and pointed
N.C. Wyeth
1905
Courtesy of The Illustration Gallery
The father kept the children near him, but always young Olaf looked with tragic eyes toward the slope where Padfoot waited.
N.C. Wyeth
1923
But Sir Henry never stopped. He kept right on. When he reached the top step he braced his foot on it and gave a mighty spring and caught the Greaser around the waist and swung him clean out of the saddle.
But Sir Henry never stopped. He kept right on. When he reached the top step he braced his foot on it and gave a mighty spring and caught the Greaser around the waist and swung him clean out of the saddle.
N.C. Wyeth
1912
Image Not Available for Jesus lived the life of a Galilean boy. He went to the village school, which was kept in the local synagogue by a local rabbi. He learned the clumsy letters of the Hebrew alphabet according to current methods of instruction
Jesus lived the life of a Galilean boy. He went to the village school, which was kept in the local synagogue by a local rabbi. He learned the clumsy letters of the Hebrew alphabet according to current methods of instruction
N.C. Wyeth
1929
There fell a long silence through which O'Hara read and Kenyon kept watch at the window.
There fell a long silence through which O'Hara read and Kenyon kept watch at the window.
N.C. Wyeth
1911
"There is one thing better than money--and that is a human home"
"There is one thing better than money--and that is a human home"
N.C. Wyeth
1905
Barrels of Money
Barrels of Money
Victor Dubreuil
1890s
Suddenly the bag opened, and a torrent of letters fell to the floor. 'Genie's face flushed red as fire.
Suddenly the bag opened, and a torrent of letters fell to the floor. 'Genie's face flushed red as fire.
N.C. Wyeth
1912