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Drawing

Illustration of Film, Light and Shutter Speed

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Description: Illustration showing the relationship of film speed, shutter speed, and aperture in photography.
Drawing

Illustration on Photography and Light Control

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Description: Sid's illustration showing the relationship between film, a camera lens and the light controls for aperture and shutter speed in photography.
Drawing

Gisholt Commercial Art

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Description: Illustrative art of a tire rolling above the text that reads: "Things Move Fast," collaged with a photographed tire pasted on the right, a spiral line link...
Poster

"The Big Rip Off!"

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Description: A man with his mouth open, and wearing a hat and sunglasses is sitting on a sulky (two-wheeled horse racing vehicle) while holding empty reins out in front...
Photograph

Sid Skiing Christmas Card

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Description: Composite of two images: one a photograph of a rock, the other a cutout photograph of Sid on skis. The image is depicting Sid flying through the air on sno...
Photograph

Sid on Snow Skis

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Description: Composite of two photographic images depicting Sid flying through the air on snow skis, which have run into a huge rock. The tips of the skis have broken o...
Photograph

Car on Pontoon

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Description: John "Commodore" Heggestad driving a car across Lake Monona on a pontoon. An article called "The 'Monona-Mobile'" was published in the Gisholt Machine Comp...
Photograph

"Monona-Mobile" on Lake Monona

Date: 1955
Description: View across water towards the "Monona-Mobile" (pontoon car) on Lake Monona, close to a pier on the left where a man is standing and watching. Buildings on ...
Photograph

Men with Monona-Mobile

Date: 1955
Description: A group of men are standing on the pontoons of the "Monona-Mobile" (pontoon car) which is near a pier on the left. The Wisconsin State Capitol is in the fa...
Photograph

"Monona-Mobile" Launch

Date: 1955
Description: View from rocky shoreline of the launching of the "Monona-Mobile" (pontoon car) onto Lake Monona. The boat launch is on the left. "11248" is painted on the...
Photograph

Commodore Heggestad with "Monona-Mobile"

Date: 1955
Description: View from pier of John "Commodore" Heggestad of Department 40 of Gisholt proudly standing on the pontoon of the "Monona-Mobile" (pontoon boat) on which his...
Photograph

Man with "Monona-Mobile"

Date: 1955
Description: Unidentified man wearing a suit and a bow tie is standing on a pontoon of the "Monona-Mobile" (pontoon car) and holding the tow rope. Across the lake is th...
Photograph

"Monona-Mobile" on Lake Monona

Date: 1955
Description: View across water of three men relaxing on the pontoons of the "Monona-Mobile." Two men are sitting in the front seat of the car. John "Commodore" Heggesta...
Photograph

"Monona-Mobile" on Lake Monona

Date: 1955
Description: Elevated view from shoreline of the "Monona-Mobile" (pontoon boat) which is powered by an automobile. There is a man standing on a pier on the left watchin...
Photograph

"Monona-Mobile" on Lake Monona

Date: 1955
Description: View from pier towards two men sitting in the front seat of the "Monona-Mobile," a pontoon boat powered by an automobile. The knee of a man is in the right...

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