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Sid Boyum with Sculpture in Backyard

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Description: Waist-up view of Sid standing in his backyard next to a large sculpture inspired by South Asian styles. The yard is shaded by trees and shrubs. Part of ano...
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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 Sitting Near Fireplace

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Description: Sid, wearing thermal underwear, is sitting in an upholstered chair in front of a fireplace, and holding his sock aloft. He is holding a cigar in his left h...
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Sid Boyum's Backyard

Date: 1970
Description: View of Sid Boyum's backyard, with an arch, pagoda, and sculptures among shrubs and trees. There is an empty pond under the arch. The Madison-Kipp Corporat...
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Sid and Four Men Sitting Outdoors

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Description: Sid and other four men sitting together on a bench under trees. Two of the men have cameras.
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Sid with Sister in Group Portrait

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Description: Group portrait of Sid and his sister Bernice standing with three other men and two women in front of a white clapboard house. Two of the men are wearing mi...
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Sid Fishing on Pier

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Description: View across water towards Sid, with a cigar in his mouth, sitting on a chair on a pier and fishing in a lake. The far shoreline is in the background.
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Sid Taking Photographs

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Description: Sid standing behind a tripod taking photographs. A man is sitting in the center, surrounded by a group of men and women.
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Photobooth Strip of Sid

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Description: Four quarter-length portraits made in a photo booth of Sid wearing a suit and tie. He is posing with different expressions in each frame.
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Man Helping Sid Install Torii Gate

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Description: Sid and a man erecting the torii gate in Sid's backyard. Madison-Kipp Corporation is in the background behind a chain-link fence.
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Sid Boyum on his Toonerville Trolley

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Description: View across the backyard of 237 Waubesa St. looking at Sid Boyum standing on the back of his wooden trolley, "Toonerville". Sid has a corncob pipe in his m...
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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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Portrait of Woman Sitting in Darkroom

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Description: Portrait of Bea Walusiak Heitmeyer wearing a dress and sitting in the darkroom.
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Gisholdt Employees at Bar

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Description: View of Gisholt employees, all men, wearing suits and neckties, sitting around the bar of an unidentified tavern. On the wall on the right is a Sid Boyum c...
Poster

"Festival of the Snakes"

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Description: Color caricature of a man, with one eye shut, and the other eye bloodshot, wearing a black hat and black overcoat, and signed: "Sid Boyum." In the top left...
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Madison Skyline from Lake Monona

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Description: View across Lake Monona looking north towards the Madison skyline.
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Double Exposure of Gisholt Machine Company Ad

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Description: Double exposure of two women working on a machine.
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Steam Locomotive

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Description: Right side view of the front of a steam locomotive. In the background is a high voltage power pole.
Painting

Gisholt Lathe and Operater

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Description: Grey-tone painting of a Gisholt Automatic Lathe with a male operater standing on the right.
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Red and Blue Lantern in Sid's Backyard

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Description: Red and blue lantern set up on rocks in Sid's backyard.

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