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Sid Boyum House at 237 Waubesa Street

Date: 1940
Description: View from sidewalk towards Sid Boyum's house at 237 Waubesa Street.
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Sid Boyum Working on Painting

Date: 1962
Description: Sid Boyum, standing in his backyard, painting a landscape depicting Little Fork River in northwest Minnesota.
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Margaret Boyum and Her Son

Date: 1940
Description: Portrait of Margaret Boyum, wearing a fur coat, standing on a porch holding the handle of a Taylor Tot stroller that her son, Steve Boyum, is sitting in.
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Portrait of Dorothy Wolf

Date: 1950
Description: Waist-up portrait of Dorothy Wolf posing sitting in a chair in Sid Boyum's studio.
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Sid Boyum Ice Fishing

Date: 1960
Description: Sid Boyum ice fishing on a lake. He is sitting on a chair near an ice fishing hut. On the left a car is parked with the trunk open. Other ice fishing huts ...
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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 Boyum: Eccentric in Paradise

Date: 04 09 1979
Description: View of Sid Boyum sitting in his living room at 237 Waubesa Street. He is sitting on a couch and holding a jug previously used for vinegar, which he sculpt...
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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 Boyum's Backyard

Date: 1970
Description: View of Sid Boyum's backyard, with an arch, pagoda, and sculptures among shrubs and trees. The Madison-Kipp Corporation factory is in the background.
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Sid in Moon's Barber Shop

Date: 04 1954
Description: Sid giving a man a shave in Moon's Barber Shop. Sid has a cigar in his mouth. The man sitting in the chair getting the shave is wearing hip waders. A large...
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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 Unidentified Man at Gathering

Date: 07 1962
Description: Portrait of Sid standing with another man at a gathering. Both men are wearing suits and have cigars in their mouths. Two women are in the background on th...
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Sid at Bridal Dinner

Date: 1963
Description: Sid caught underneath a table during a bridal dinner. Sid is looking out from under a tablecloth draped over his neck after trays of dishes crashed to 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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Sid Posing on Stone Wall in Cemetery

Date: 1961
Description: View of Sid posing sitting with his feet up on the stone wall at the entrance to a cemetery with a July 1961 calendar under his arm and a cigar in his mout...
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Rail Handcar

Date: 1940
Description: Rail handcar parked outdoors in a dirt yard. There is debris piled in the background, and in the far background are houses.
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Japanese Structure and Sculptures

Date: 02 1970
Description: View of Sid's backyard, with a Japanese structure and sculptures in the snow. Madison-Kipp Corporation is in the background.
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Ponds and Bamboo

Date: 06 1971
Description: Sid's backyard with a small concrete pond and bamboo, Cedar trees and a fence. Madison-Kipp Corporation is in the background.
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Sid Wins World Champion Liar

Date: 1976
Description: Waist-up portrait of Sid Boyum in his backyard proudly holding a medal he won for an entry to the Burlington Liars Club in 1976. The entry read: "During a ...

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