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Object on a Desk

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Description: View of objects on a Gisholt desk: blotter, notepad, pencils, earth globe, and cigarette ends in an ashtray.
Drawing

Drawing of an Advance Mechanism

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Description: Drawing of a semi-closed hand advancing a radial dial at the Gisholt Machine Company. The graphic was used for advertising.
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Aqua Form

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Description: Faye Geise, wearing a bikini, is sitting on a lawn and posing with Aqua Form, a local invention.
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Sid Wearing Hat and Coat

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Description: Waist-up portrait of Sid wearing an overcoat and hat, with his signature cigar in his mouth.
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Portrait of Sid with Stringer of Fish

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Description: Full-length portrait of Sid standing on a lawn and holding a stringer of five fish.
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China Imports Storefront at House on the Rock

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Description: View of the China Imports storefront at The House on the Rock.
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Lantern Sculpture

Date: 08 1966
Description: Lantern sculpture surrounded by trees and plants. In the background is a man sitting or standing with his back turned.
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"Sphinx" Sculpture

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Description: Sid's sculpture "Sphinx" in an early phase of construction in his backyard among trees and plants.
Poster

"If Everybody Was a Politician . . ."

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Description: In red letters on white board, text reads: "If Everybody was a Politician Who Would Do the Work."
Poster

"Vote Homesteaders Out — Out of Congress."

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Description: Long narrow poster for term limits with red letters on white which reads: "Vote Homesteaders Out — Out of Congress."
Photograph

Four Lantern Sculptures in Sid's Backyard

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Description: Four lantern sculptures in Sid's backyard. Madison-Kipp Corporation is in the background.
Photograph

"Zombie Girl"

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Description: Studio portrait of "Zombie Girl."
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Sid with Man and Woman

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Description: Outdoor group portrait of Sid, with a cigar in his mouth, posing with his arms around a man, sitting on the left, and a woman standing on the right. They a...
Poster

It's a Dog's Life!

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Description: A group of men and women with their tongues hanging out of their mouths are running low to the ground on all fours, kicking up dust. There are dollar signs...
Photograph

Fishing at the Falls

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Description: View along shoreline towards a man fishing on a river with a series of small waterfalls behind him.
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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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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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Gisholt Balancing Machine

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Description: Gisholt Dyanetric Type U Balancing Machine? Label pasted in bottom right corner reads "Type U Between Center Checking Machine."
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Road Work Near Red Dot

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Description: Workers doing road work near the Red Dot factory, in the background, on East Washington Avenue.
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Interior of Gisholt Factory

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Description: Interior view of the Gisholt factory. There is a large crane suspended on steel beams, and skylights are in the ceiling.

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