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Retiree at Gisholt Machine Company

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Description: Two men standing, one on each side, with a man standing and holding a cane in an office at the Gisholt factory.
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Invitation to a Winter Holiday Party

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Description: Hand-drawn invitation by Sid for a Gisholt Machine Company winter holiday party that reads: "Come what will — we observe our holidays still." Dec. 21st, 5 ...
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Gisholt Machine Company Sales Material

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Description: Drawing depicting a man with a moustache, eyeglasses, and a safari hat smoking a pipe above the words "Gisholt Sales Safari."
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Sales Safari

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Description: Drawing depicting a man wearing a suit and a safari hat crouching on the ground next to his briefcase, following the scent of an "Order" to dollar signs. T...
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Gisholt Sales Safari Lion

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Description: Gisholt Sales Safari drawing depicting a man wearing a suit and a safari hat carrying a briefcase on a stick over his shoulder. He has a hand over his eyes...
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Swatting on the Gisholt Sales Safari

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Description: Drawing depicting the Gisholt Sales Safari man lunging to catch an "Order" and dollar signs with a flyswatter. His hat is falling off his head. On the left...
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Using Tact on Gisholt Sales Safari

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Description: Drawing depicting the Gisholt Sales Safari man using "Tact" to keep a gorilla happy. The man, who is sweating and holding something in his hand as an offer...
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Ducks Unlimited Chefs

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Description: Two chefs for a Ducks Unlimited dinner standing and posing for a portrait. Men are sitting on a couch on the left under a large painting of ducks. People a...
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Ice Chippers Dinner

Date: 1961
Description: A woman sitting on the lap of a man at an Ice Chippers event. Several more men are sitting at the table. Posters are taped to the wall behind the group, an...
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Ice Chippers Ice Hole

Date: 1961
Description: At an Ice Chippers dinner, a man is presenting another man with a toilet seat, which has a cartoon with the message: "Try this on your ice hole." Behind th...
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Ice Chippers at the Bar

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Description: Elevated view of men gathered at a bar before an Ice Chippers annual dinner. A poster on the wall depicts a bird with its head going through the sand so it...
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Cadillac Taxi and Driver

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Description: View from sidewalk of Bob Bender standing near the driver's side door of his dark 1950s model Cadillac taxi on the Capitol Square. He is wearing a leather ...
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Robert Overman Hodgell with Sculptures

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Description: Robert Overman Hodgell, wearing a paisley shirt and eyeglasses, contemplating two wooden sculptures. The sculpture on the left is a headless, armless naked...
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Sid Sitting on Stone Wall at Cemetery

Date: 1961
Description: Sid is sitting on a stone wall looking out over a graveyard. He is wearing a hat and a checkered hunting jacket and has a cigar in his mouth. A stream of f...
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Gene Coffman at His Desk

Date: 1966
Description: Gene Coffman, founder of Gratco Corporation, at his home office desk, 414 Clemons Ave., looking down at a small toy model.
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Gene Coffman at His Desk

Date: 1966
Description: Gene Coffman, founder of Gratco Corporation, looking up from his office desk in his home, 414 Clemons Ave.
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Female Model and Painted Horse

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Description: A nude female model painted partially with blue paint is standing outdoors holding the bridle of a horse painted with red and white stripes. The reverse si...
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"Tiger Woman"

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Description: Three-quarter length portrait of "Tiger Woman." Sitting on a stool before a white wall, the long-haired model states straight at Sid, the photographer.
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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...
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"Abstract Girl"

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Description: Full-length portrait of "Abstract Girl" standing next to an abstract painting titled "Traffic" by artist, Sid Boyum. The painting was used as inspiration f...

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