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Two Men Using a Saw to Cut a Bar in Half

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Description: View down bar towards two men pretending to cut the bar in half with a large saw. One of the men stands behind the bar on the left, and the other man stand...
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Invitation to a Winter Holiday Party

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Description: Hand-drawn invitation by Sid for a Gisholt Machine Company winter holiday party that reads: "Come what will — we observe our holidays still." Dec. 21st, 5 ...
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Ice Chippers at the Bar

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Description: Elevated view of men gathered at a bar before an Ice Chippers annual dinner. A poster on the wall depicts a bird with its head going through the sand so it...
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Ladish Malting Co.

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Description: View across railroad tracks towards the Ladish Malting Co. A sign in the foreground reads: "Look out for cars. Warning." Cars are parked on the far right, ...
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Woman with Camera and Bottles of Schlitz Beer

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Description: Portrait of a woman sitting on a chair holding a cigarette and holding a camera up to her eye. On the table in front of her are three Schlitz beer bottles,...
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Woman Posing with Schlitz Bottles

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Description: Portrait of a smiling woman, sitting behind three Schlitz beer bottles on a table in front of her.
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Opening Day Fishing Season

Date: 1976
Description: Imaginative pen-and-ink drawing that appeared in the Wisconsin State Journal on May 1, 1976 with Sid's caption: "The Atwood-Ave Clean Fresh Water An...
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Opening Day Fishing Season

Date: 1984
Description: Imaginative pen-and-ink drawing of a large muskelunge (muskie), badge number 315 and clad in cowboy boots with spurs, that takes control with his six-shoot...
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Commercial Art for Cecil's Sandals

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Description: Pen and ink drawing of the backside of a small, naked boy holding an ice cream cone while wearing Cecil's Sandals with the caption: "Beat the Heat in Cecil...
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Pig Wearing Suit Sitting on Shoulders of Man in Barrel

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Description: A well-dressed pig, wearing a suit and top hat and holding papers in his hand, is riding on the shoulders of a man clothed wearing a wooden barrel.
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Drawing of Horned Devil

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Description: A devil with two horns is coming out of a bottle spraying liquid.
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Drawing of Men Making Moonshine

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Description: Drawing of two men outdoors making moonshine. Two men standing together on the left are dressed in suits, and one of them is carrying a briefcase. The text...
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Bartender with Customer

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Description: A bartender is serving a customer in a bar while standing with his pants halfway down his legs exposing his backside. The title above the drawing reads: "I...
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Injured Bird

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Description: Drawing of an injured bird with bandages on its cheek, neck, and wing. Supported by a crutch, it is leaning against a bar by a drink with an ice cube on a ...
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Man Brewing Cat Nip Tea

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Description: Drawing of a man wearing an apron making cat nip tea. The man is using one hand to drop something into a pot on the stove, and with the other hand holding ...
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Man Drinking Scotch

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Description: Drawing of a man wearing a tailcoat and a hat, drinking a bottle of Scotch with one hand while holding a jug of Bourbon labeled with a capital letter "K" o...
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Inga in Kitchen

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Description: Inga sitting in a chair in a kitchen with her feet up on the table. She has a cigarette in one hand a drink in the other, and is wearing a scarf over curle...
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Portrait of U.S. Navy Sailors

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Description: Portrait of two young U.S. Navy sailors sitting at a table in a tavern. There is a pack of Lucky Strike cigarettes and a book of matches in front of the mu...
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Steve Boyum Sitting in Hammock

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Description: Steve, Sid Boyum's son, sitting in a hammock. Two bottles of beer are on the table in the foreground.
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Three Naked Women with Grapes and Champagne Glass

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Description: Black-ink drawing of a bacchanalian scene with three naked women amidst three grape bunches. One is holding the stem of a champagne glass that is emitting ...

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