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Sid Boyum with Sculpture

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Description: Sid Boyum playfully poking his head out from behind a sculpture of a woman's torso.
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Sid Sitting on Couch Reading

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Description: Sid sitting on the couch in his living room.
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Sid Sitting in Living Room

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Description: Sid sitting on a couch reading a book in his living room amidst Asian furnishings and objects.
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Sid with Sculpture of Viking Troll

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Description: Sid standing in his kitchen looking at a sculpture of a Viking troll set up on a stool.
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Sid with Sculpture of Viking Troll

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Description: Sid is standing in his kitchen looking at a sculpture of a Viking troll set up on a stool.
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Abstract Metal Sculpture

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Description: 3-D abstract cut metal sculpture, resting on black velvet. It stands 31 inches high.
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Man with Horse Sculpture

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Description: Portrait of a man standing behind a horse sculpture.
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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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Sid at Home

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Description: Sid sitting in a chair at home with his chin in his hand and a cigar in his mouth. A statue of a walrus and a bookcase full of books is in the background.
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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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John Cato, Shriner

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Description: Portrait of John Cato, a Shriner, in Sid Boyum's front room, wearing a Zembo Temple fez and black formal suit. He is in front of a Buddha relief on the wal...
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John Cato, Shriner

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Description: Portrait of John Cato, a Shriner, wearing a top hat, formal black suit and large chain necklace with a medallion. He is sitting in Sid Boyum's front room i...
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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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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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Wirth Lamp Shop at House on the Rock

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Description: Exterior view looking through the shop windows of the Fredie P. Wirth Lamp Shop. This image was used in the original brochure for the House on the Rock.
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Robert Overman Hodgell with Sculptures

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Description: Robert Overman Hodgell, wearing a paisley shirt and eyeglasses, contemplating two wooden sculptures. The sculpture on the left is a headless, armless naked...
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Art in Sid's Living Room

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Description: View of a corner of Sid's living room. There is a painting by Sid of a pine tree in a mountainscape hanging on the wall. Below it is a bookshelf with sever...
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Wooden Sculpture of a Fire-Breathing Dragon Cannon

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Description: Wooden scultpure of a dragon-styled cannon, painted and decorated fancifully, resting on wood cabinet-style television in Sid's living room. There is a boo...
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Oversized Music Box at House on the Rock

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Description: Large glass fronted case filled with instruments. A young girl is sitting on the front of the case which is in the main house. One of several photographs u...
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Holtzkopf Wood Carver Studio at House on the Rock

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Description: Exterior view of the Günter Holtzkopf Wood Carving Studio. A large ship's figurehead of a woman extends out from the balcony above the entrance. This image...

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