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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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Sid on Ladder of Box Car

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Description: Sid posing as a hobo, standing on a ladder on the back of a box car. He is wearing a wristwatch, and is looking over his left shoulder and carrying a bindl...
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Sid in front of Sanchez Photo

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Description: View from street of Sid standing on the sidewalk in front of the Sanchez Photo portrait studio at 11 North Pinckney Street. A large photograph of Sid smoki...
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Sid on Back of Fire Engine

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Description: View across street towards Sid standing on the back of a fire engine with a cigar in his mouth. In the background are storefronts destroyed by fire and cov...
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Mary's Bee Hive

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Description: Man on the sidewalk in front of Mary's Bee Hive, a lunch counter. Cars are parked at an angle to the curb on the right.
Drawing

1963 D.C. Deering

Date: 1963
Description: Line drawing of an engineer driving a locomotive on railroad tracks. A sign on the engine car reads "1963" and on the side is: "D.C. Deering."
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Sid Looking at Fire Damaged Storefronts

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Description: View of Sid standing in the street with a cigar in his mouth looking at damaged storefronts covered with icicles. Snow and ice cover the sidewalk, and a fi...
Drawing

"The Die Hards"

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Description: Two men, Sid and his good friend Gene Beckman, fishing from a boat in a cold, stormy weather. One man is rowing with ice-covered oars, and the other man is...
Drawing

"Balanced Performace"

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Description: Elevated view of men working on the assembly line at Rayovac. The title is "Balanced Performance." Written in pencil on parts of the drawing are "Pitch," "...
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Peter H. Burno Steam Engine

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Description: Peter Burno posing with the steam locomotive he built which is on display behind a fence at House on the Rock. The sign above the train reads: "Peter H. Bu...
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Frankie Ray Auto Daredevil Composite

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Description: Photographic cutout of a man driving an automobile pasted over another image of parked cars. The automobile appears to be flying over the row of cars. The ...
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Man and Woman Posing on Sidewalk

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Description: A man and a woman standing and posing together on a sidewalk near State and Gorham Streets. (Oscar Mayer's Coolerator store was located at 401-05 State Str...
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Sid on a Fire Engine

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Description: View across street towards Sid standing on the back of a fire engine with a cigar in his mouth. A police officer wearing a uniform and a badge is standing ...
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Man Standing on Sidewalk

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Description: View of a man standing on the sidewalk near State and Gorham streets holding a cigarette in his hand. Behind him is an intersection with traffic and cars p...
Drawing

Ol' Brick Inn

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Description: Cartoon of a group of policemen waving nightsticks are crowded into a Model T. On the right is a sign pointing to the "Ol' Brick Inn." One of the men has f...
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Steve Hopkins and Roger Debenham Posing with Trout

Date: 05 1973
Description: Steve Hopkins and Roger Debenham posing in Sturgeon Bay with seven trout they caught on Lake Michigan hanging from pegs under a sign that reads, "Bay Chart...
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Bob Bender with Christmas Tree

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Description: View down driveway towards Bob Bender posing standing at the curb leaning against a Cadillac Fleetwood limousine holding a small Christmas tree and an axe....
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Peter H. Burno Train

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Description: A man posing with a locomotive on display behind a fence at House on the Rock. The sign on the train reads: "Peter H. Burno. Mighty in Strength & Endurance...
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Group Portrait of Men in Front of Ducks Unlimited Bus

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Description: Group portrait of men in front of a chartered Badger Bus Lines bus, with a Ducks Unlimited sign taped on the front. The bus is parked in front of a brick b...

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