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Sid on Back of Fire Engine
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View across street towards Sid standing on the back of a fire engine with a cigar in his mouth. In the background are storefronts destroyed by fire and covered with icicles. There are signs for Pepsi-Cola and a Delicious Shish Kebob restaurant, and an "Optical Center."
Boyum, Sid, 1914-1991
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View looking down at Sid's arm reaching through the empty bottom of a cigar box to pick a cigar off the sidewalk.
Sid in Moon's Barber Shop
April 1954
Sid giving a man a shave in Moon's Barber Shop. Sid has a cigar in his mouth. The man sitting in the chair getting the shave is wearing hip waders. A large mirror is on the wall in the background.
Mary's Bee Hive
Man on the sidewalk in front of Mary's Bee Hive, a lunch counter. Cars are parked at an angle to the curb on the right.
