Sid Boyum on his Toonerville Trolley | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society

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Sid Boyum on his Toonerville Trolley

Sid Boyum on his Toonerville Trolley | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society
View across the backyard of 237 Waubesa St. looking at Sid Boyum standing on the back of his wooden trolley, "Toonerville". Sid has a corncob pipe in his mouth and is wearing a yellow railroad engineer's-style hat. A man sitting in a chair in front of the trolley is using a paintbrush to decorate an old hand plow with paint. There is a hand-powered water pump with a bucket near the back porch.
DESCRIPTION
View across the backyard of 237 Waubesa St. looking at Sid Boyum standing on the back of his wooden trolley, "Toonerville". Sid has a corncob pipe in his mouth and is wearing a yellow railroad engineer's-style hat. A man sitting in a chair in front of the trolley is using a paintbrush to decorate an old hand plow with paint. There is a hand-powered water pump with a bucket near the back porch.
RECORD DETAILS
Image ID:122489
Creation Date:date unknown
Creator Name:Boyum, Sid
City:Madison
County:Dane
State:Wisconsin
Collection Name:Sid Boyum collection, circa 1900-2018 (bulk 1950-1980)
Genre:Photograph
Original Format Type:negative, original
Original Format Number:PH 6986A.164A, Box 2
Original Dimensions:5 x 3 inches
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Also see Image IDs 122487, 122688, 123311 and 125847. For more photographic prints including the original railroad switch house in situ he used for inspiration, see PH 6986 Box 14, Folder 4. Article in Wisconsin State Journal April 21, 1974.
SUBJECTS
Painting
Sculpture
Shrubs
Trees
Coats
Eyeglasses
Hats
Agricultural machinery
Agricultural implements
Chairs
Dwellings
Garages
Lawns
Porches
Neighborhoods
Men
Outdoor photography
Smoking
Artists
Shoes

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