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Marquette Monument

Date: 1910
Description: Marquette monument, in memory of the discovery of the Mississippi River by Father Marquette and Louis Joliet. The monument was unveiled on St. Mary's Colle...
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Pauqette Monument

Date: 1928
Description: The Pierre Pauquette monument, located on the bank of the Wisconsin River where he operated a ferry between the years 1828 and 1836. Erected by the Wau-bun...
Postcard

Tall-tale Postcard: Some Style

Date: 1913
Description: Two men are pulling a giant fish over a wooden fence. They are on the shore of a lake. On the ground beside the men rests a pile of several other giant fis...
Photograph

Pioneer Sauna

Date: 06 1947
Description: Log cabin-style sauna or steam bath.
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Suomi Synod Church

Date: 07 1947
Description: Exterior view of Suomi Synod Church. A farm is visible in the distance.
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Thuy Nguyen and Ronald McDonald

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Description: Thuy Nguyen poses in front of a Ronald McDonald figure in a public play area. She is wearing a red vinyl jacket. A Pizza Hut sign is visible in the backgro...
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Nguyen Children at Playground

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Description: The children of Trong and Hong Nguyen pose on a playground structure shaped to look like the McDonald's character The Grimace. From left to right in...
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Gustav Willms holding his twin daughters

Date: 1894
Description: Gustav Willms (c. 1854-1917) of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, seated outdoors holding twin daughters Marge and Emma (b. December 27, 1893), who are wearing dresses...
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Rosedale Playground Protest

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Description: A woman holds a sign that reads, "Rosedale Playground is America's Shame!" as she stands next to the playground. She is protesting the exclusion of African...
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Sid Standing with "Gnome"

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Description: Sid standing with the "Gnome" sculpture in his backyard. Holding a cigar in his mouth, he wears a dark beret, a short-sleeved white button-down shirt, dark...
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"Creature Abstract" Sculpture

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Description: Sun-lit sculpture, identified as "Creature Abstract," in Sid's backyard. Painted entirely white, the sculpture uses bold negative spaces with curvilinear s...
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"Multi-Tiered Pagoda"

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Description: White-washed, cast-concrete sculpture identified as "Multi-tiered Pagoda" and measuring 92" x 32" x 32". It stands in Sid's backyard in front of a tree. Tw...
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Sid's Sculpture "Biomorphic Form with Anchor"

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Description: Sid's sculpture "Biomorphic Form with Anchor" in front of a gate.
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"Blue Tripod"

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Description: Cast-concrete sculpture identified as "Blue Tripod" in Sid's backyard near a fence. It measures 104" x 31" x 54".
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"Monumental Oriental Head"

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Description: Large concrete-cast sculpture painted red and titled "Monumental Oriental Head" of a Cambodian-styled Buddha with heavily textured light-colored hair and t...
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"African-Influenced Sculpture"

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Description: Sid's "African-Influenced Sculpture" in his backyard near the side of a building near a fence.
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Japanese Tea Pavilion

Date: 02 1970
Description: Japanese Tea Pavilion with an Oriental Ground Lantern and "Closed Abstraction in White" in Sid's backyard. Madison-Kipp Corporation is in the background.
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"Sphinx" Sculpture

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Description: Sid's sculpture "Sphinx" in an early phase of construction in his backyard among trees and plants.
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Sculptures in Sid's Backyard

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Description: Group of Sid's sculptures in his backyard: "Blue Tripod," "Biomorphic Female Abstract in Pink" and "Guardian Lion." The back porch of the house and a side ...
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Cambodian Lion Armature

Date: 07 1969
Description: Armature made of flat, interlocking plywood pieces sitting on the lawn in Sid's backyard, in the general shape of the Cambodian Lion sculpture. Parts of th...

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