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Sid Carrying Shovel
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Sid, wearing an overcoat and a hat, is strolling along the Lake Monona shoreline with a cigar in his mouth. He is carrying a shovel over his right shoulder and has his left hand in his pocket. The Madison skyline is in the far background.
Boyum, Sid, 1914-1991
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