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Sid Fishing on River
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View from shoreline towards Sid Boyum fishing while standing on a pile of rocks near a river. Near Sid on the opposite shoreline is a collapsed building on a foundation, and in the background is a bridge over the river.
Boyum, Sid, 1914-1991
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On the Ice
View across frozen lake towards cars parked on the ice near fishing huts. A shoreline lined with trees is in the far background.
Fishing at the Falls
View along shoreline towards a man fishing on a river with a series of small waterfalls behind him.
Portrait of Sid Fishing
Three-quarter length portrait of Sid Boyum holding a fishing rod and wearing a coat and hat, with a cigar in his mouth. He is standing on a path above a river or stream. Behind him is a wooded shor...
Sid Fishing on Pier
View across water towards Sid, with a cigar in his mouth, sitting on a chair on a pier and fishing in a lake. The far shoreline is in the background.
East Washington Road Work
Construction work, probably on East Washington Avenue. The Wisconsin State Capitol is in the far distance. A farmhouse is on the right. A pickax is in the foreground near a pile of rocks.
Sid fishing near a pond
June 1957
View of Sid fishing in tall grass at a pond or river. He is looking over his shoulder towards the camera.
