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Sid Begging
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NEW: Sid is standing outside of Mel's Food, begging with his hat in his hands. Sid is wearing sunglasses and has a cigar in his mouth. The back of a passerby, who is wearing an overcoat and a hat, appears to be dropping money into Sid's outstretched hat. On the right a man is stooping (only his arm and knee are visible) behind the corner of the storefront and pulling out what may be Sid's wallet from his back pocket.
Boyum, Sid, 1914-1991
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