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Portrait of Sid Fishing

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Description: Three-quarter length portrait of Sid Boyum holding a fishing rod and wearing a coat and hat, with a cigar in his mouth. He is standing on a path above a ri...
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Percussion Rock from House on the Rock

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Description: Elevated view looking down towards Percussion Rock from House on the Rock. This image was used in a brochure for House on the Rock. Sid Boyum was on the bo...
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View of Percussion Rock from House on the Rock

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Description: Elevated view of Percussion Rock from House on the Rock. This is from Sid's collection of images used in the House on the Rock brochure.
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House on the Rock

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Description: Artistic rendering of House on the Rock. A pine tree grows through the walkway or roof of the walkway on the right side.
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House on the Rock

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Description: Elevated view of House on the Rock. Some of the view is obscured by trees growing in and around the roof of the walkway.
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Mill House

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Description: The Mill House is another component of the compound at House on the Rock.
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Aerial View of House on the Rock

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Description: Aerial view of House on the Rock in the fall. The structures are partially hidden by trees.
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Elevated View of House on the Rock

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Description: Elevated view of House on the Rock and surrounding trees and hills.
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House on the Rock in Winter

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Description: View looking up at the main house at House in the Rock. Snow is covering the ground.
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Walkway Entrance to House on the Rock

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Description: A sundial on the walkway shows the time around sunset at the entrance to the main house at House on the Rock.
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Madison Skyline from Lake Monona

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Description: View across Lake Monona looking north towards the Madison skyline.
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Madison Skyline from Lake Monona

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Description: View across Lake Monona looking north towards the Madison skyline. In the foreground is what appears to be the back of a boat and a wake in the water.
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"Monona-Mobile" Launch

Date: 1955
Description: View from rocky shoreline of the launching of the "Monona-Mobile" (pontoon car) onto Lake Monona. The boat launch is on the left. "11248" is painted on the...
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Men with Monona-Mobile

Date: 1955
Description: A group of men are standing on the pontoons of the "Monona-Mobile" (pontoon car) which is near a pier on the left. The Wisconsin State Capitol is in the fa...
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General Store

Date: 1974
Description: Black watercolor of a single-story store with large wood-framed, plate-glass windows, a false front and a pitched roof. The building's external side wall b...
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Madison-Kipp Corporation

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Description: View across field towards structures in front of the Madison-Kipp Corporation building, pictured in the background. Its smokestack is visible to the right ...
Print

"Man is Born Broken" Christmas Card

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Description: Four-fold, copy art card with an image on the inside of a composite photograph and drawing of Sid using a trowel to spread mortar on a brick wall. On the b...
Drawing

Outdoor Lantern

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Description: Colored ink drawing on paper of a red metal lantern on a stone wall at The House on the Rock. A denuded tree is on the left, on the face of Deep Shelter Ro...
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Mid-Century Modern Home Exterior

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Description: External view across sloping lawn towards a mid-century modern home located by Lake Wisconsin. On the right is a carport framed by stone walls; on the left...
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Mid-Century Modern Home Back Porch and Yard

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Description: External view across lawn towards the backside of a mid-century modern home. The angle shows the split-level design, marked by wood siding and stone suppor...

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