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Opening Day Fishing Season

Date: 1984
Description: Imaginative pen-and-ink drawing of a large muskelunge (muskie), badge number 315 and clad in cowboy boots with spurs, that takes control with his six-shoot...
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Commercial Art for Cecil's Sandals

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Description: Pen and ink drawing of the backside of a small, naked boy holding an ice cream cone while wearing Cecil's Sandals with the caption: "Beat the Heat in Cecil...
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Pig Wearing Suit Sitting on Shoulders of Man in Barrel

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Description: A well-dressed pig, wearing a suit and top hat and holding papers in his hand, is riding on the shoulders of a man clothed wearing a wooden barrel.
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Drawing of Horned Devil

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Description: A devil with two horns is coming out of a bottle spraying liquid.
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Drawing of Men Making Moonshine

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Description: Drawing of two men outdoors making moonshine. Two men standing together on the left are dressed in suits, and one of them is carrying a briefcase. The text...
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Bartender with Customer

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Description: A bartender is serving a customer in a bar while standing with his pants halfway down his legs exposing his backside. The title above the drawing reads: "I...
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Injured Bird

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Description: Drawing of an injured bird with bandages on its cheek, neck, and wing. Supported by a crutch, it is leaning against a bar by a drink with an ice cube on a ...
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Man Brewing Cat Nip Tea

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Description: Drawing of a man wearing an apron making cat nip tea. The man is using one hand to drop something into a pot on the stove, and with the other hand holding ...
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Man Drinking Scotch

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Description: Drawing of a man wearing a tailcoat and a hat, drinking a bottle of Scotch with one hand while holding a jug of Bourbon labeled with a capital letter "K" o...
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Three Naked Women with Grapes and Champagne Glass

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Description: Black-ink drawing of a bacchanalian scene with three naked women amidst three grape bunches. One is holding the stem of a champagne glass that is emitting ...
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Gisholt Commercial Art

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Description: Illustration art of candling an egg. On a black background, the bright flame at the end of a tapered candle on the left illuminates a right hand holding up...
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"Spring is Sprung"

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Description: Drawing of a naked man with a beard sitting in the grass and drinking from a tankard. His right leg is stretched up in the air. Bunches of grapes with gree...
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Leprechaun with Whiskey and Snake

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Description: A man dressed as a leprechaun, with a red nose and face, is raising up a cup of whiskey in his right hand. He is holding a bottle behind his back. A snake ...
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"Happy Birthday Joanne"

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Description: Drawing of a smiling woman with a huge cake with candles on her head. The title reads: "Happy Birthday Joanne." Joanne was the owner of the Ohio Tavern.
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"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...
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Drunk Man Holding Bottle of Alcohol

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Description: Drawing of a man leaning over with his left hand against a brick wall while holding a bottle of alcohol in his right hand.
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A Summer Memory

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Description: Drawing of a fisherman standing on one leg and holding with an outstretched arm a fish on a string in one hand, and a bottle of alcohol in his left hand. H...
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Fisherman at a Tavern

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Description: A fisherman in a ball cap and socks is sitting on a bar stool and talking to the bartender, who is smoking a cigarette and holding a liquor bottle. His wad...
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"'61 Was a Tuff Flight"

Date: 1961
Description: Colored drawing of an injured bird with bandages on its cheek, neck, and wing. Supported by a crutch, it is leaning against a bar by a drink with an ice cu...
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Be One or Buy One!

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Description: Portrait of a drunk man with a large, red veiny nose and half-closed eyes. Text reads: "Be One or Buy One!" Signed "Sid Boyum."

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