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Opening Day Fishing Season

Date: 1968
Description: Imaginative pen-and-ink drawing titled, "Today and Tomorrow — The Fisherman's Myth Never Flounders," that appeared in the Wisconsin State Journal on...
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Opening Day Fishing Season - The Purist

Date: 1965
Description: Imaginative pen-and-ink drawing of a fly fisherman standing and baiting his hook for his fly rod while standing by a stream. This drawing appeared in the <...
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Opening Day Fishing Season - Fish Tips

Date: 1963
Description: Imaginative pen-and-ink drawing of a fisherman embracing a trophy Muskelunge (Muskie), while holding his fishing rod. A sign near the fishing rod reads: "F...
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Commercial Art for Cecil's Sandals

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Description: Pen and ink drawing of a man with a large nose looking down at his feet. He is wearing sandals. Caption reads: "He Nose Comfort and Health from Head to Toe...
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"Love" Couple Embracing under Mistletoe

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Description: Ink drawing of a couple standing and embracing. The woman is laughing while reaching with one hand into the man's jacket pocket. There is a small kerosene ...
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Sid in utero with Cigar

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Description: Created for a four-fold, copy art Christmas greeting card, the graphic shows Sid as a baby smoking a cigar in the womb. This head and left hand are photogr...
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Man Jumping off Bridge

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Description: A man wearing dark clothing and a cap is in mid-air, jumping off a bridge. He is holding something in his arms. Above him is the curved wall of the bridge,...
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Paint Palette with Sid Portrait

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Description: Mixed media advertisement of a hand-drawn painter's palette with brushes and swatches of paint against a black background, with the text: "Sid Boyum Graphi...
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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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War Mongers and Uncle Sam

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Description: A fat, bald headed man representing "War Mongers" is binding a cloth around the eyes of Uncle Sam, who is holding a U.S. Flag and is attempting to continue...
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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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Drawing of Sid on $100 Bill

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Description: Portrait of Sid with a cigar in his mouth on a $100 bill. On the left is a drawing of a cow's mouth, ears and horns around the "Federal Reserve Bank" seal....
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"Arms for Sale"

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Description: Profile portrait of bald-headed man wearing a pair of eyeglasses with a cannon in place of his nose. At the top the text reads: "Arms For Sale," and at the...
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Man Sitting on Cogwheel

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Description: Humorous drawing of a man sitting on a cogwheel talking with his hand stretched out over an oil can. Caption text below reads: "Did you hear about the guy ...
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Man Standing on Globe of Earth

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Description: Drawing of a man wearing a suit and a hat standing on the globe of the earth. The text: "You and Me" is written on the left, with an arrow below pointing t...
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Two Men and Outhouse

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Description: Two barefoot men are standing and looking at a dilapidated outhouse, which has a sliding board for a seat extending out of the sides of the outhouse. The b...
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Drawing of a Man Pushing Man in Chair

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Description: Drawing of a man pushing a man smoking a cigar and sitting in a lounge chair with wheels on the front. The man pushing the chair is a caddy, since he is ca...
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Two Men with Machinery Attached to Outhouse

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Description: A man is standing on the left next to an outhouse which has been connected to machinery. The caption below reads: "This built in service unit increased our...
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"Strictly Business"

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Description: Cartoon of a man sitting behind the desk of an office in the Gisholt service department, talking to another man who is carrying a briefcase with the tag "G...
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Christmas Card with Sid and Pig - outside

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Description: Outside art and text of two-fold, copy-art Christmas card of a silhouetted pig on the top and a portrait of Sid at the bottom. Sid wears a cowboy hat on hi...

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