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Emma Boyum

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Description: Emma Marie Boyum (nee Schroeder), mother of Sid Boyum, sitting in a large chair on the front porch of her home at 237 Waubesa Street on the east side of Ma...
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Gisholt Factory on East Washington Avenue

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Description: View across East Washington Avenue towards the Gisholt factory.
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Sid Reaching for Cigar

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Description: View looking down at Sid's arm reaching through the empty bottom of a cigar box to pick a cigar off the sidewalk.
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Sid Posing with Elephant Sitting on Bench

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Description: View across sidewalk towards Sid standing and holding a shovel while posing next to an elephant sitting on a bench outdoors. Sid is wearing a white coat, w...
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Sid Posing with Elephant Sitting on Bench

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Description: View across sidewalk towards Sid standing and holding a shovel while posing next to an elephant sitting on a bench outdoors. Sid is wearing a white coat, w...
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Sid in front of Sanchez Photo

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Description: View from street of Sid standing on the sidewalk in front of the Sanchez Photo portrait studio at 11 North Pinckney Street. A large photograph of Sid smoki...
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Sid Posing with Elephant

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Description: View down sidewalk towards Sid, wearing a white coat, white hat, and boots, standing beside an elephant while holding a shovel in his right hand with his r...
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Display of Sid's Art Works

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Description: Display of Sid's art works on the street at what appears to be a fair on the Capitol Square. A man, possibly Steve Boyum, is sitting in a chair behind the ...
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Sid Begging

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Description: NEW: Sid is standing outside of Mel's Food, begging with his hat in his hands. Sid is wearing sunglasses and has a cigar in his mouth. The back of a passe...
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Pagoda Sketch

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Description: Graphite and blue ink line drawing of Sid Boyum's study on pagodas. The drawing of the central pagoda towers over the landscape, with pine trees on the gro...
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Man Posing with Fishing Rod and Waders

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Description: View of Stan Hamre, laying along the concrete sidewalk at the foot of Sid Boyum's front porch steps, with one of his legs resting on one of the steps. He ...
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Man Posing with Fishing Rod and Waders

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Description: View of Stan Hamre laying along the concrete sidewalk at the foot of Sid Boyum's front porch steps, with one leg resting up on the steps. He is partially l...
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Cecil's Sandals and Boot Ranch

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Description: Grand opening of Cecil's Sandals. Judy Pellett, daughter of Cecil Burke and Isabel Burke,founders of Cecil’s Sandals, is wearing shorts and sandals and is ...
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Cooperative Pharmacy of Madison

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Description: View across street towards the Cooperative Pharmacy of Madison. The pharmacy is in a brick building on a corner. Cars are parked in a lot on the left.
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East Washington Road Work

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Description: Construction work, probably on East Washington Avenue. The Wisconsin State Capitol is in the far distance. A farmhouse is on the right. A pickax is in the ...
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Portrait of Postal Carrier Carl Wagner

Date: 1972
Description: Portrait of the postal carrier Carl Wagner on the porch of Sid's house, displaying a Life magazine in his arms, and holding a stack of mail.
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"Polar Bear Chair"

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Description: Freshly painted "Polar Bear Chair" sculpture installed in Sid Boyum's front lawn by a driveway and sidewalk and the steps to the front porch of the house. ...
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City's All It's Cracked Up to Be

Date: 04 06 1975
Description: View of the 2800 block of Atwood Avenue showing the condition of the sidewalk. Show three sets of people's legs walking toward a large hole and cracks in t...
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Man and Woman Posing on Sidewalk

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Description: A man and a woman standing and posing together on a sidewalk near State and Gorham Streets. (Oscar Mayer's Coolerator store was located at 401-05 State Str...
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Sid on a Fire Engine

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Description: View across street towards Sid standing on the back of a fire engine with a cigar in his mouth. A police officer wearing a uniform and a badge is standing ...

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