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Sid Lighting Up a Cigar

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Description: Sid standing and lighting up a cigar in the doorway of a room at work. Behind him is a table and chair, and outside of the window is a parked automobile.
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Sid at the Wisconsin Historical Society

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Description: Sid sitting outdoors on the top row of a set of bleachers on the Library Mall in front of the entrance to the Wisconsin Historical Society. He is holding a...
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Sid Sitting in Chair

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Description: Portrait of Sid sitting in a chair holding work papers with his legs up on a large desk in front of him, probably at Gisholt. The desktop has maps and note...
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Bonsai

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Description: Colored ink drawing of a bonsai from The House on the Rock, colored with felt pen in orange, green, brown and yellow. The small tree is sitting in front of...
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Conehead Gisholt

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Description: Indoor portrait of a man sitting in a chair at a desk at Gisholt with his head covered by a big bowl, shaped like half an egg shell. Windows in the backgro...
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Bamboo Wind Chimes

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Description: Colored ink drawing on paper of the Garden Room at The House on the Rock. In the foreground, orange bamboo wind chimes are hanging against a yellow stone w...
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Waterfall at The House on the Rock

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Description: Black pen ink drawing on tracing paper of the exterior water feature. There are two rows of square glass windows on the Mill House, and tree trunks, shrubs...
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Man Fishing Indoors

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Description: A man clad a long coat, boots and a hat is sitting in a rocking chair indoors. While smoking a cigarette, he is holding a small fishing rod over a fish bow...
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Black Sculptural Cask

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Description: Black ink drawing on tissue paper of a sculptural cask at The House on the Rock, similar to those made by Alex Jordan. The sculpture is sitting on a pedest...
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Red Sculptural Cask

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Description: Colored ink drawing on paper of a red sculptural cask at The House on the Rock, similar to those made by Alex Jordan. It is sitting on a pedestal center to...
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Mid-Century Modern Home Back Porch and Yard

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Description: External view across lawn towards the backside of a mid-century modern home. The angle shows the split-level design, marked by wood siding and stone suppor...
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Dinner Party in a Mid-Century Modern Home

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Description: Four men sitting around a long dining table after a casual meal. At the head of the table is Ken Harley, the original home owner who started to build the h...
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Mid-Century Modern Home Interior

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Description: Interior view of a mid-century modern home showing the split-level design and prominent architectural elements of the style. The sprawling open floor plan ...
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Mid-Century Modern Home Interior

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Description: Interior of a mid-century modern home located by Lake Wisconsin. View during daytime of a spacious living room with a large fireplace of cut rock. The wall...

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