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Drawing of Horned Devil

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Description: A devil with two horns is coming out of a bottle spraying liquid.
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Drawing of a Fire-Breathing Dragon Cannon

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Description: Pen and ink drawing of a fire-breathing dragon cannon on wheels and covered with armor plate.
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Safety First

Date: 1959
Description: Drawing of an abstract shape in red, yellow, black and blue. It reads: "To You, Safety First, In 1959, Is A Personal Problem."
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Illustration of Film, Light and Shutter Speed

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Description: Illustration showing the relationship of film speed, shutter speed, and aperture in photography.
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Christmas Greeting Card with Sid

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Description: Composite image of a photograph of Sid superimposed on a drawing. Created for a one-fold, copy art Christmas greeting card, the graphic shows Sid sitting o...
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Christmas Greeting Card with Sid

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Description: Composite image of a photograph of Sid superimposed on a drawing. Created for a one-fold, copy art Christmas greeting card, the graphic shows Sid sitting o...
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S-Shaped Chair

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Description: Drawing of a man and woman sitting in a tall S-shaped chair with only their legs and feet visible. On the left is a woman wearing a dress and holding a boo...
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Color Spectrum of Panchromatic and Ortho Film

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Description: Sid's illustration showing the range of infrared and ultraviolet radiation and the color sensitivity of Panchromatic and Ortho films compared to human visi...
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Illustration on Photography and Light Control

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Description: Sid's illustration showing the relationship between film, a camera lens and the light controls for aperture and shutter speed in photography.
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Christmas Card

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Description: Four-fold, copy art card with two graphics. One of a cloudy night sky and superimposed white outlined Christmas trees with text that reads: "No man is rich...
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Invitation to a Winter Holiday Party

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Description: Hand-drawn invitation by Sid for a Gisholt Machine Company winter holiday party that reads: "Come what will — we observe our holidays still." Dec. 21st, 5 ...
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Schematic of Gisholt Plant Layout

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Description: Line drawing on tissue paper showing the layout of the Gisholt plant buildings over two blocks at East Washington and Baldwin Streets. Shows streets and ra...
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Taxpayer

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Description: Cartoon drawing, black on white of a man wearing nothing but a barrel, which is labeled "Taxpayer." He is holding newspapers in each hand. The headlines re...
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Ice Chipper's Annual Invitation - Front Cover

Date: 1961
Description: Front of two-fold invitation to the Ice Chipper's annual gathering, held on February 28, 1961. The front design is a drawing by Sid of a fisherman walking ...
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Opening Day Fishing Season

Date: 1986
Description: Imaginative pen-and-ink drawing that appeared in the Capital Times on May 3, 1986 with Sid's caption: "Before fish, all men are created equal. Fish,...
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Duck Hunter in the Board Room

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Description: Drawing with graphite and blank ink of a man posing with a shotgun over a photograph of a board room at Gisholt Machine Company.
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Three Naked Women with Grapes and Champagne Glass

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Description: Black-ink drawing of a bacchanalian scene with three naked women amidst three grape bunches. One is holding the stem of a champagne glass that is emitting ...
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Campaign Promises

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Description: Drawing of a thin, naked man standing in a cold wind with his hand over his mouth. Around his waist is a newspaper, with the headline: "Campaign Promises."...
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Gisholt Polar Bear and Perch Club

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Description: ONe-fold, copy art invitation that is a drawing of a white bear wearing pants, a coat and hat riding on the back of a fish. The bear's hand is holding onto...
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50th Birthday Card

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Description: Black ink on yellow card stock birthday card. Illustration of a woman in heels and a long dress, short hair and glasses running down a steep and bumpy hil...

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