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Cecil's Boot Ranch

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Description: Portrait of Jerry Smotherman, an employee of Cecil's Sandals and Boot Ranch, sitting on a western saddle placed over the back of the Southeast Asian-styled...
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Portrait of Sid Boyum

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Description: Quarter-length studio portrait of Sid Boyum wearing a suit and tie.
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Sid Looking at Dollar Bill

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Description: View of Sid standing on steps while looking down at a one dollar bill laying on the floor. Sid is holding an open umbrella above his head and has a cigar i...
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Sid in His Office

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Description: Waist-up portrait of Sid, looking upward, sitting in his office with his signature cigar in his mouth. He is wearing a sweater vest and a plaid jacket. The...
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Sid Posing in Gisholt Darkroom

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Description: Portrait of Sid posing in the Gisholt darkroom while smoking a cigar. He is sitting in a chair and is wearing a ripped, button up white shirt with a bow ti...
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Sid Sitting with Duke

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Description: Portrait of Sid, wearing a sweater vest and a necktie, sitting outdoors in his backyard. He is posing on a bench with his arm around his dog, Duke, sitting...
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Sid Going Through the Wringer

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Description: Sid in darkroom with a cigar in his mouth, rolling a miniature, printed cut-out version of himself through a photographic print wringer in a darkroom. Sid ...
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Post-Pagoda Rewards for Sid and Friends

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Description: Sid and his friends celebrating at a restaurant after installing the roof for the pagoda in Sid's backyard. Russell Pratt Mecalf is 2nd from right raising ...
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Older Sid Posing

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Description: An older Sid posing for a portrait. He is wearing a sweater and suspenders.
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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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Sid with Clay Model of Sambo

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Description: Sid posing with a clay model of Sambo, one of the Milwaukee County Zoo's gorillas during the 1950s. Sid is wearing a suit and has a cigar in his mouth. Beh...
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Sid Sleeping on the Job

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Description: Sid sleeping on the floor near a desk in the darkroom at Gisholt with a cigar in his mouth. His legs are crossed and his head is resting on a cardboard box...
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Sid Waking Up at Work

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Description: Sid is holding a cigar in his hand while sitting on the floor in the darkroom at the Gisholt Factory on a piece of paper near a sink, looking as if he just...
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Sid at Home

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Description: Sid sitting in a chair at home with his chin in his hand and a cigar in his mouth. A statue of a walrus and a bookcase full of books is in the background.
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Man Crawling on Floor

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Description: An unknown man with his eyes closed is crawling on a cloth on the floor of a room. He is holding a stick in his right hand, and his left foot is caught on ...
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Man Sitting in the Gisholt Darkroom

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Description: A man, wearing a suit and a bow tie, is sitting in a chair in the Gisholt darkroom next to a print dryer.
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"Zombie Girl"

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Description: Studio portrait of "Zombie Girl" brushing her hair.
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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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Bea Eating in Gisholt Machine Company Darkroom

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Description: Bea Walusiak Heitmeyer is sitting and eating in the darkroom of the Gisholt Machine factory. On the table in the foreground is a thermos, coffee cup, wrapp...
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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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