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Sid Parked Outside Moody's Museum

Date: 09 1972
Description: Sid Boyum sitting in a parked, red Model-T outside Moody's Museum in McGregor, Iowa. He is wearing a suit and bow tie, and has a cigar in his mouth. Tree-c...
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First Church of Christ, Scientist Historic Marker

Date: 06 10 1955
Description: A small group is gathered for the dedication and unveiling of the First Church of Christ, Scientist historical marker in Oconto. Raymond Sivesind, supervis...
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First Forest Patrol Flight

Date: 10 15 1955
Description: Neil LeMany, Chief Forest Ranger at the Forest Protection Headquarters in Tomahawk, C.L. Harrington, superintendent of the Forest and Parks Division of the...
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House with Ironwork Decoration on Front Porch

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Description: View from street of the front of a white, two-story house with pitched roof and front porch with decorative ironwork surround painted white. The house (in ...
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Sid Building Sculpture Form

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Description: Sid Boyum, with a cigar in his mouth, is standing on a ladder while building a wooden form for his concrete casting of an abstract geometric sculpture that...
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Red and Purple Demon

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Description: High-relief, concrete-cast sculpture of a winged, four-armed gargoyle in Sid's backyard. The mouth is gaping with white fangs. Its upper body and head are ...
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Sid's Sculpture in Backyard

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Description: Sid's sculpture of faces and human bodies, identified as "Tree Spirits" partially covered by plastic, in his backyard. The Madison-Kipp Corporation factory...
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"Oriental" Head and Lion

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Description: Sid's backyard with Cambodian-styled sculptures titled "Monumental Oriental Head" of a Buddha and "Stylized Oriental Lion." The head stands 110" x 45" x 78...
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Japanese Structure and Sculptures

Date: 02 1970
Description: View of Sid's backyard, with a Japanese structure and sculptures in the snow. Madison-Kipp Corporation is in the background.
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"Blue Tripod" and Other Sculptures

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Description: Sid's sculpture "Blue Tripod" is in the center of Sid's backyard, with snow on the ground. Around it are other sculptures and trees and bushes. The Madison...
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Buddha Head and Pagoda

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Description: Sid's backyard with Asian-themed, concrete-cast sculptures titled "Monumental Oriental Head" of a Buddha (with dimensions of 110" x 45" x 78"), "Multi-Tier...
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Sea Horse Sculpture

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Description: White horse sculpture with fish tail on a base of swirling water forms, in front of the Astrolabe and a medium-sized white lantern in Sid's backyard.
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Portrait of Margaret, Steve and Duke

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Description: Outdoor portrait of Sid's wife, Margaret and young Steve Boyum sitting with the family dog, Duke, on a wooden bench.
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Slippery Elm

Date: 04 1965
Description: A spreading specimen of Ulmus rubra dwarfs a small house in the background. This tree, with a trunk circumference of 16 feet 5 inches, was the subje...
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White Pine

Date: 1980
Description: Two unidentified men, each standing with one hand resting against the enormous trunk of a mature white pine and looking upward. There are other trees in th...
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East Wiota Lutheran Church

Date: 1955
Description: Exterior view looking uphill towards the East Wiota Lutheran Church. A gate in the fence has a metal sign with the name of the church.
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After the Fire

Date: 1935
Description: Two logging roads diverge in a stand of burned jack pine trees, dividing the scene into three parts. In the background, near the left branch of the road, t...
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Twin River Point Lighthouse

Date: 1940
Description: A log gate and log-framed sign mark the entrance to the Twin River (Rawley) Point lighthouse. The keeper's house is next to the light and has a turret and ...
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Battle of the Muskies

Date: 09 25 1937
Description: After a long day of fishing, the governors of three states are posing with ten muskies hanging from a birch log wired to two trees. Known as the "Battle of...
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Moon Beach Camp

Date: 07 1957
Description: Ink drawing of a camp, with a boat tied to the shore and a pier leading into the water. Caption reads: "Moon Beach Camp, North Wisconsin Synod, Eagle River...

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