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Fisherman by Power House and Dam

Date: 05 06 1973
Description: Black ink line drawing of a fisherman on the bank of Big Spring Creek near a power house and dam. Puffy clouds fill the sky in the background and thick veg...
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Sid Holding Fishing Pole in his Backyard

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Description: Sid standing with a fishing pole in his backyard. He is wearing folded down hip waders and he has a cigar in his mouth. He is standing with his foot proppe...
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Sid Holding Fishing Pole in his Backyard

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Description: Sid standing with a fishing pole in his backyard. He is wearing folded down hip waders and he has a cigar in his mouth. He is standing with his foot proppe...
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Sid Holding Fishing Pole in his Backyard

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Description: Sid standing with a fishing pole in his backyard. He is wearing folded down hip waders and he has a cigar in his mouth. He is standing with his foot proppe...
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Cecil's Boot Ranch

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Description: Portrait of Jerry Smotherman, an employee of Cecil's Sandals and Boot Ranch, sitting on a western saddle placed over the back of the Southeast Asian-styled...
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Cecil's Boot Ranch

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Description: A cowboy hat, a western saddle and a pair of cowboy boots produced by Cecil's Sandals on the Southeast Asian-styled "Guardian Lion" sculpture in Sid's back...
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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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Arch and Sculptures in Sid's Backyard

Date: 1967
Description: View of Sid's backyard looking towards the back of the house. There is a large arch in the center with wind chimes hanging on it. Shrubs, trees, plants and...
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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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"Monumental Oriental Head"

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Description: View of the sculpture, titled "Monumental Oriental Head" of a Buddha in the backyard of Sid's house. In the background in the yard are other sculptures, an...
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Painting of a Man Hunting in Cherokee Marsh

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Description: Photograph of a framed watercolor painting of a hunter walking in tall grass among trees by the Johnson duck shack at old Cherokee Marsh.
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Sid Boyum's Backyard

Date: 1970
Description: View of Sid Boyum's backyard, with an arch, pagoda, and sculptures among shrubs and trees. There is an empty pond under the arch. The Madison-Kipp Corporat...
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Sid Boyum's Backyard

Date: 1970
Description: View of Sid Boyum's background. There is a large arch in the center with wind chimes hanging on it. Shrubs, trees, plants and other sculptures are on eithe...
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Sid Boyum's Backyard

Date: 1970
Description: Elevated view of Sid Boyum's background taken from the second floor of his house. There is a large arch in the center with wind chimes hanging on it. Shrub...
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Sid Boyum's Backyard

Date: 1970
Description: View of Sid Boyum's backyard, with an arch, pagoda, and sculptures among shrubs and trees. The Madison-Kipp Corporation factory is in the background.
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Sid Boyum's Backyard

Date: 1970
Description: View of Sid Boyum's backyard. There is a large arch in the center with wind chimes hanging on it. Shrubs, trees, plants and other sculptures are on either ...
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Sid Reading Newspaper in his Backyard

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Description: Sid sitting on a stool on top of his "Hippopotamus" sculpture in his backyard at 237 Waubesa Street. He has a cigar in his mouth and is reading a newspaper...
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Young Woman Sitting on "Polar Bear Chair"

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Description: Outdoor portrait of a young woman sitting on the "Polar Bear Chair," a concrete cast sculpture in Sid's front yard. She is wearing sunglasses, shorts and s...

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