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Sid in a Printing Room
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Sid posing next to the print dryer in the printing room near the darkroom at Gisholt Machine Company. He has his signature cigar, holding it to his mouth. He is wearing a long-sleeved white shirt and plaid bow tie. Sid's fingernails are stained, probably with pyrogallol, a staining agent used in the development of film.
December 1968
Boyum, Sid, 1914-1991
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W013H89
WHi 122893
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Sid Boyum in Printing Room at Gisholt Machine Company
Sid sitting and posing by the print dryer near the darkroom at Gisholt with a cigar in his mouth.
Sid Posing in Gisholt Darkroom
Portrait of Sid posing in the Gisholt darkroom while smoking a cigar. He is sitting in a chair and is wearing a ripped, button up white shirt with a bow tie. His fingernails are stained with what m...
Sid in Printing Room
December 1968
Sid poses rakishly in the printing room near the darkroom at Gisholt Machine Company. He is wearing a long-sleeved white shirt with a patterned bow tie. A print dryer is in the background.
Sid in Printing Room
Sid posing in the printing room near a darkroom at Gisholt Machine Company. He is wearing a long-sleeved white shirt with a patterned bow tie. A print dryer is in the background.
Sid Holding Large Fishing Lure
Portrait of Sid standing in a room holding an oversized fishing lure attached to a rope. Sid has a cigar in his mouth, and his fingernails are stained, probably with pyrogallol, a staining agent us...
Sid "Shooting" with a Broom
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