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Greeting Card

Date: 1951
Description: Four-fold, copy art greeting card with two photographs. One on the front shows a man's hands writing "Greetings" on a card next to a photograph of Sid smok...
Photograph

A Frog's Life Diorama

Date: 1979
Description: View looking down at a diorama of a living room with doll-sized furniture. A frog is sitting in a wing-back chair next to a fireplace.
Drawing

"A Happy '80. Ohio Joy to All"

Date: 1980
Description: A baby, probably representing the New Year, is depicted wearing a diaper and holding a baby bottle that reads "Jo Beer." The text reads: "A Happy '80. Ohio...
Photograph

Gene Coffman with "Abstract Girl"

Date: 09 1965
Description: Gene Coffman, with a paintbrush in his mouth and holding a package of Disguise Stix©, standing next to "Abstract Girl" in his garage on Sommers Avenue. Th...
Photograph

"Flower Child"

Date: 04 1968
Description: Full-length portrait of a nude woman wearing body paint of abstract and floral designs. She is posed standing in front of a white backdrop, and has magazin...
Newspaper Article/Clipping

"Toil and Trouble"

Date: 10 26 1984
Description: Newspaper (Capital Times) photograph of Sid Boyum's neighbor Johanna Oosterwky wearing a witch's hat and stirring a cauldron in front of the Devil s...
Drawing

Opening Day Fishing Season

Date: 1972
Description: Imaginative pen-and-ink drawing of a view from across a stream towards a cigar-smoking fisherman (probably Sid Boyum) on the opposite side of the bank. He ...
Drawing

Opening Day Fishing Season - Fish Tips

Date: 1963
Description: Imaginative pen-and-ink drawing of a fisherman embracing a trophy Muskelunge (Muskie), while holding his fishing rod. A sign near the fishing rod reads: "F...
Photograph

Crayfish in Model of Living Room

Date: 1979
Description: View looking down at a diorama of a crayfish wired into an upright position attached to a nail in a doll-sized living room.
Photograph

Barber Shaving Man in Moon's Barber Shop

Date: 04 1954
Description: A barber is shaving a man in Moon's Barber Shop. The man sitting in the chair getting the shave is wearing hip waders. A large mirror is on the wall in the...
Photograph

Madison Drum and Bugle Corps

Date: 1969
Description: Outdoor group portrait of the Madison Drum and Bugle Corps in uniform. The group is posing on the field at Warner Park with bleachers in the background.
Photograph

Portrait of Postal Carrier Carl Wagner

Date: 1972
Description: Portrait of the postal carrier Carl Wagner on the porch of Sid's house, displaying a Life magazine in his arms, and holding a stack of mail.
Drawing

Drawing of Gisholt Santa

Date: 1963
Description: Sketch of graphite on board of Gisholt Santa with different kinds of machine parts attached to his body.
Book or Pamphlet

Ice Chippers Invitation

Date: 1957
Description: Invitation for Ice Chippers, an ice fishing club of Gisholt Machine Company, to a farewell dinner for Albert LaGrille. The date of the event is January 17,...
Drawing

Opening Day Fishing Season - Memories of Fishing Seasons

Date: 1967
Description: Imaginative pen-and-ink drawing of John Anderson and Earle Robert (Rob) Metcalf hunting in the dark for nightcrawlers for fishing. John is standing and ill...
Drawing

Fisherman by Power House and Dam

Date: 05 06 1973
Description: Black ink line drawing of a fisherman on the bank of Big Spring Creek near a power house and dam. Puffy clouds fill the sky in the background and thick veg...
Drawing

Ice Chipper's Annual Invitation - Front Cover

Date: 1961
Description: Front of two-fold invitation to the Ice Chipper's annual gathering, held on February 28, 1961. The front design is a drawing by Sid of a fisherman walking ...
Photograph

"Peace which, like silence, is everywhere until it is broken"

Date: 1963
Description: Sid is crouching beneath a table. He has a cigar in his mouth, and is sticking his head out from under the tablecloth and smiling. On the floor is a chaoti...
Photograph

Sid Holding Shotgun on Toonerville Trolley

Date: 04 21 1974
Description: Portrait by photo journalist, Edwin Stein, of Sid in his backyard standing on the back of the Toonerville Trolley holding a shotgun. Sid is wearing a large...
Photograph

General Store

Date: 1974
Description: Black watercolor of a single-story store with large wood-framed, plate-glass windows, a false front and a pitched roof. The building's external side wall b...

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