Photograph
Dinner Party in a Mid-Century Modern Home
| 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 home in 1960. Three of the men are casually dressed; one is in a necktie and dress shirt. All four are looking at the photographer (Sid Boyum), whose flash bulb is seen reflecting in the back window. The more formally dressed man is eating corn on the cob, and the man across from him is lifting a tea cup. The table includes a vase of freshly cut zinnias, two pillar candles, a small plate with pats of butter, a bread basket, a pack of Pall Mall cigarettes with metal lighter, a silver tea set, and tea cups with matching saucers decorated with pheasants that resemble Elizabethan Staffordshire Bone China. In the bottom right is a dog's paw sticking out from underneath the table near a man's feet. The dining room shows classic mid-century modern design from ceiling to floor. Large structural cross beams that support the roof of the house can be seen over the table, and dining area walls use horizontal wooden board-and-batten construction. The floor is polished cut stone. The home was built in 1963 and designed by the architect, Paul A. Thomas III, who taught in the Architecture and City and Regional Planning program at Illinois Institute of Technology. Ken Harley was the original owner from 1963 to 1975; he started the investment firm Harley-Haydon & Co. with partner Robert Haydon in 1934. |
| Image ID: | 139817 |
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| Creation Date: | date unknown |
| Creator Name: | Boyum, Sid |
| City: | Lodi |
| County: | Columbia |
| State: | Wisconsin |
| Collection Name: | Sid Boyum collection, circa 1900-2018 (bulk 1950-1980) |
| Genre: | Photograph |
| Original Format Type: | negative, original |
| Original Format Number: | PH 6986A.393C |
| Original Dimensions: | 5 x 4 inches |
| This is one of 6 images in the collection. Also see Image IDs: 139812, 139813, 139821, 139828, and 139834. This home is located at W11288 Cactus Acres Road in Lodi. |
| This image is issued by the Wisconsin Historical Society. Use of the image requires written permission from the staff of the Collections Division. It may not be sold or redistributed, copied or distributed as a photograph, electronic file, or any other media. The image should not be significantly altered through conventional or electronic means. Images altered beyond standard cropping and resizing require further negotiation with a staff member. The user is responsible for all issues of copyright. Please Credit: Friends of Sid Boyum, courtesy of the Wisconsin Historical Society. |
| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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