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Operator of a Rod Cutting Machine at Gisholt Machine Company

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Description: Elevated view of a worker supervising a rod cutting machine at the Gisholt Machine Company factory.
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Man with Beard

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Description: Head shot of an older man with a white beard. He wears a cap and what looks like a work shirt and is probably a Gisholt employee.
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Portrait of Alex Jordan

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Description: Portrait of Alex Jordan used on the cover of his biography, Alex Jordan: Architect of His Own Dream, written by Doug Moe.
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Walter Naef Making Clocks

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Description: Walter Naef sitting at a table working on clocks. Clocks of many types and sizes, including grandfather clocks, are displayed around him.
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Railroad Workers

Date: 1940
Description: Two men, railroad workers, fixing the wooden railroad ties. In the background are railroad cars on another set of railroad tracks.m
Poster

"Maybe You'd Like to Debate With Brother Billy"

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Description: Caricature of President Jimmy Carter with the text: "Maybe You'd Like to Debate with Brother Billy."
Drawing

Headless Man

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Description: Pen and ink over pencil drawing of a man in a business suit holding his head which is looking back at him. Liquid is spouting from the neck.
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Caveman Sid

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Description: View of Sid, with a cigar in his mouth and holding a club, sitting on an animal-skin rug outdoors in what may be a quarry. He is wearing a rag mop on his h...
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Sid with Owner in Karabis Tavern

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Description: Sid, wearing a hat, coat, and scarf, and with a cigar in his mouth, is sitting on a bar stool at the Karabis tavern, toasting with the owner standing behin...
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Sid Standing with Chamber Pot at End of the Rainbow

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Description: Outdoor view of Sid standing in the snow looking at an outhouse. He is holding a chamber pot at the end of the rainbow. A half moon symbol has been drawn o...
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Dual Portrait of Sid by Mirror Reflection

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Description: Dual portrait of Sid, en face staring straight at the camera and in profile reflected in a large mirror. He is leaning with his arm on a long shelf ...
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Workers Pouring Molten Metal at Gisholt Machine Company

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Description: Workers pouring liquid metal from large cauldrons at the Gisholt Machine Company foundry.
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House on the Rock Board of Directors

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Description: Alex Jordan and the board of directors for posing for a group portrait at House on the Rock.
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Three Men in Doorway

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Description: Three men standing in a doorway. All three men are wearing suits and hats, and two of them are wearing overcoats.
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Gisholt Duke

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Description: Waist-up portrait of a mechanic at Gisholt. He is wearing work clothes, a hat and a pair of safety glasses.
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Gisholt Machine Company Sales Material

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Description: Drawing depicting a man with a moustache, eyeglasses, and a safari hat smoking a pipe above the words "Gisholt Sales Safari."
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Men Working in Gisholt Machine Company Factory

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Description: Group of men operating a machine suspended on chains attached to a crane inside the Gisholt factory.
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Gisholt Film Event

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Description: View from front of room towards a group of men sitting down to watch a film together at the Gisholt factory.
Painting

Gisholt Commercial Art

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Description: Illustrative art of machine operator working with a turret.
Poster

Jimmy Carter Caricature

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Description: Black-line head-and-shoulders caricature of President Jimmy Carter, with over-sized grin. Text reads: "But - I am my brother's keeper."

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