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Loraine Garage

Date: 1927
Description: View across street towards the Loraine Garage at 14 N. Fairchild Street. There is a painted sign on the building advertising parking for 50 cents. There ar...
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Stadium Pharmacy

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Description: View from street towards the Stadium Pharmacy on the 1500 block of Monroe Street in the Vilas neighborhood. At the far end of the block on the left, at the...
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End of an Era

Date: 12 2013
Description: Across the street from Knickerbocker Plaza a wire fence separates a deserted automobile garage from the street. A sign posted on the fence by McGann Constr...
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Sid with Toonerville in Winter

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Description: Sid standing in his snowy backyard looking at his wooden trolley, Toonerville, which has been covered with plastic for the winter. Some of Sid's sculptures...
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Sid Boyum on his Toonerville Trolley

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Description: View across the backyard of 237 Waubesa St. looking at Sid Boyum standing on the back of his wooden trolley, "Toonerville". Sid has a corncob pipe in his m...
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Pagoda Installation in Sid's Backyard

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Description: Sid and some friends carrying the roof for his pagoda, ready to be installed. On the right with hand on hip is Sid's friend Russell Pratt Metcalf.
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Torii Gate and Other Sculptures

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Description: Black-and-white image of the torii gate several cast-concrete sculptures - two white lanterns (one being the "Fu Dog Lantern") and the "Hippopotamus" in Si...
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Sid Sitting on of "Toonerville"

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Description: View of Sid sitting in his backyard on the back of his trolley car, "Toonerville," holding a stick in his hand and pretending to fish. Sid is wearing a lar...
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Sculptures in Sid's Backyard

Date: 08 1970
Description: "Six-Sided Red Lantern," "Three-Tiered Fountain" and a flat goose cut from gray stone (laid in a bed of white gravel) in Sid's backyard. A corner of the pa...
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Japanese Structure and Sculptures

Date: 02 1970
Description: View of Sid's backyard, with a Japanese structure and sculptures in the snow. Madison-Kipp Corporation is in the background.
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Pavilion Roof in Sid's Backyard

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Description: Red and yellow pavilion roof sitting on the ground in Sid's backyard. Two children are playing with the water pump near the back porch.
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Lewis Arms and Daughters

Date: 1961
Description: Lewis Arms posing with his daughters, Mamie and Rita, by his automobile. They are in front of their house at 847 Williamson Street.
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James Dresser Dome House

Date: 11 20 1953
Description: Exterior view of the carport of the J. Dresser dome home at 5126 Tomahawk Trail. The house is also known as the Thomas A. and Stacy H. Littrell House, the ...
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James Dresser Dome House

Date: 11 20 1953
Description: Exterior view of the carport of the J. Dresser dome home at 5126 Tomahawk Trail. The house is also known as the Thomas A. and Stacy H. Littrell House, the ...
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Lakewood House

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Description: The house at 221 Lakewood Boulevard.
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New U.S. Postal Mail Truck

Date: 08 1955
Description: A new red, white and blue mail truck is displayed at the Madison Post Office garage. A poster on the side of the truck reads: "Don't be a Hurry Bug — Slow ...
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Opitz and Young Relator Advertising Copy

Date: 09 1955
Description: Advertisement image for a newly built, single-family, ranch-style home for sale at 4830 Tokay with four bedrooms, one and half baths, an island kitchen, an...
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Teenagers Wield Power

Date: 04 12 1957
Description: Larry Bolen, of 1233 Jenifer Street and a senior at East High School, works after school at a local service garage to earn spending money.
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Wolman Family Home

Date: 05 08 1958
Description: New home, located at 4121 Chippewa Drive, designed by owners Martin and Ann Wolman to meet the needs of their large family of five children. Shown is the e...
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Officers of Hult's Capital Garage

Date: 06 28 1958
Description: Officers of Hult's Capital Garage, with a combined ninety years of service with the organization. Left to right are: George E. Lambrecht, secretary; Ralph ...

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