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Sid Fishing on River

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Description: View from shoreline towards Sid Boyum fishing while standing on a pile of rocks near a river. Near Sid on the opposite shoreline is a collapsed building on...
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Sid in Antique Car

Date: 09 1972
Description: Sid Boyum sitting in a parked, red Model-T outside Moody's Museum in McGregor, Iowa. Sid is wearing a suit and bow tie, and has a cigar in his mouth. Acros...
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Sid Parked Outside Moody's Museum

Date: 09 1972
Description: Sid Boyum sitting in a parked, red Model-T outside Moody's Museum in McGregor, Iowa. He is wearing a suit and bow tie, and has a cigar in his mouth. Tree-c...
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Fisherman by Power House and Dam

Date: 06 1962
Description: Landscape photograph by Sid Boyum of a fisherman on the bank of Big Spring Creek near a power house and dam. The fisherman to the right blends into the bui...
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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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Gisholt Factory on East Washington Avenue

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Description: View across East Washington Avenue towards the Gisholt factory.
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Man with Shotgun Hunting

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Description: Al Dvorak with a shotgun walking on a road. Snow is on the ground.
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Aqua Form

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Description: Faye Geise, wearing a bikini, is sitting on a lawn and posing with Aqua Form, a local invention.
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Sid with Horse-Drawn Vehicle

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Description: View across road towards Sid standing next to a horse-drawn vehicle, which appears to have been made from an old automobile. In the background is a field.
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Sid Sitting Near Telephone Pole

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Description: View from road of Sid sitting in the snow next to the base of a power pole while warming his hands by a small heater, which appears to be plugged into the ...
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Arched Bridge Over Pond

Date: 09 1969
Description: Arched bridge across small pond in Sid's backyard. In the background are a Japanese structure and Fudog lantern.
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Sid Boyum's Backyard

Date: 1970
Description: View of Sid Boyum's backyard. There is a large arch in the center with wind chimes hanging on it. Shrubs, trees, plants and other sculptures are on either ...
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Gisholt Factory on East Washington Avenue

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Description: View from median strip across East Washington Avenue towards the Gisholt Factory. In the far background is the Wisconsin Sate Capitol.
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On the Ice

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Description: View across frozen lake towards cars parked on the ice near fishing huts. A shoreline lined with trees is in the far background.
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Sid Boyum's Backyard

Date: 1970
Description: Elevated view of Sid Boyum's background taken from the second floor of his house. There is a large arch in the center with wind chimes hanging on it. Shrub...
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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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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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Atwood, Hernia & Fosmark Railroad

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Description: Line drawing of an engineer driving a whimsical locomotive along railroad tracks through a country scene, in which a bull is seen sitting on the grass and ...
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Front View of Sid's House

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Description: View of 237 Waubesa Street. The "Tall White Lantern" sculpture is standing near the front steps of the porch.

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