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"A Mathematician Named Hall . . ."
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A color cartoon face of a man to the left with numbers worked into his hair, throat, and neck tie, and a telephone attached to his collar. In lower right-hand corner is a drawing of a hexahedronical ball with dotted line angles, and arrows for measurement. Text reads, "A Mathematician Named Hall, has a Hexahedronical Ball, and the Cube of its Weight, times his P_ _.s, Plus 8, Is His Phone Number — Give Him a Call!"
Boyum, Sid, 1914-1991
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Profile of Nixon with Skier on His Nose
Profile of Richard Nixon with a ski jumper on his nose.
Gazing Ball with Reflections of Sid and Woman
Reflection of Sid, holding a camera, and an unknown woman, standing in front of a gazing ball in a garden.
"It's Too Bad That the Taxpayer . . ."
Cartoon of an overweight man wearing a suit and tie. Text reads: "It's too bad that the taxpayer can't vote for a job and raise his own salary! As his political rep. I don't need nothin but his vote."
Sid Boyum and his Sister
Sid Boyum standing with his sister, Bernice Boyum Bergner, on a dock on a lake.
Man Looking at Picture in Gallery
Drawing of Sid Boyum standing with his hands behind his back holding a cigar and bending over to look closely at an artwork hung on the wall in a gallery. It appears that he has spit tobacco at the...
"Owen"
Portrait of a man, perhaps a bartender, wearing a suit and tie. In the background is a wall of bottles, various cocktail glasses, shakers and a lemon. Text suggests the man's name: "Owen."
