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Sid Shooting Pool

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Description: Sid Boyum, with a cigar in his mouth, "shoots" pool with a rifle at a local bar.
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Sid Boyum Painting a Mural

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Description: Sid Boyum painting a Works Progress Administration (WPA) mural of a toy shop. The 1940 census lists Sid as an artist/government worker for the Toy Loan Pro...
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"Traffic"

Date: 1976
Description: Photograph of an original oil painting on canvas by Sid Boyum titled "Traffic." The work pictures a multi-colored abstract piece displayed vertically again...
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"A Dog Gone Duck"

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Description: Artwork for Ducks Unlimited by Sid Boyum featuring "A Self Retriever" or "A Dog Gone Duck," which is half duck, half dog. The lower left corner of the post...
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House on the Rock Harp

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Description: A harp sitting in a display case at House on the Rock.
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Sid Holding Large Fishing Lure

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Description: Portrait of Sid standing in a room holding an oversized fishing lure attached to a rope. Sid has a cigar in his mouth, and his fingernails are stained, pro...
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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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Oil Painting of Summer Cloud

Date: 08 1976
Description: Photograph of an original oil painting of a dramatic sky scene by Sid Boyum. The works shows a broad cloudy sky over a dark rural landscape, divided by a n...
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Sid Playing Pool with Shotgun

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Description: Sid bending over a pool table in a game room using a shotgun as a pool cue. He is wearing a hat and has a cigar in his mouth.
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Sid Resting Feet on Woodburning Stove

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Description: Sid sitting on the left in a chair, with only his legs and feet visible, resting his feet on a woodburning stove. In the foreground is a pile of wooden duc...
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Art and Music Room

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Description: The Art and Music Room was featured in the House on the Rock original brochure.
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Oil Painting of Autumn Scene

Date: 08 1976
Description: Photograph of an original oil painting of an autumn scene by Sid Boyum. The work shows a small, solitary man in dark greenish hat and coat using a walking ...
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The "Shopinks"

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Description: The "Shopinks," a band whose set sometimes included fishing nets, relaxing in a living room near a fireplace.
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Music of Yesterday at House on the Rock

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Description: The Music of Yesterday exhibit at House on the Rock was used in a brochure. The exhibit is "Presenting the magnificent machines of a magnificent era, 1765 ...
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Violin Carousel at House on the Rock

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Description: A Mills Violano Virtuoso adds frets and strings to violins. This image was used in the original House on the Rock brochure.
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Hupfeld Violin Machine at House on the Rock

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Description: The Hupfeld Violin Machine is set into the wall. This image was used in the original House on the Rock brochure.
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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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Streets of Yesterday at House on the Rock

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Description: The Streets of Yesterday, a nostalgic faux downtown, on exhibit at House on the Rock. This photograph was used in the original brochure for House on the Ro...
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Alex Jordan at House on the Rock

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Description: Alex Jordan, creator of House on the Rock, eating and drinking with a group of men sitting around a table.
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After a Ducks Unlimited Meeting

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Description: Two men from Ducks Unlimited are playing cards at a table, while another man is looking at a poster created by Sid titled: "Secrets of a Sweater Girl." The...

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