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"Sly Fox"
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A woman is standing in a boat called the "Sly Fox." She is holding a fishing rod with the line attached to a man frantically trying to escape, indicated by sweat drops. The fishing line has a heart as a lure. In the lower center is a rock with the date: "July 8, 1950."
July 8, 1950
Boyum, Sid, 1914-1991
Publication Information
| Creator | Boyum, Sid, 1914-1991 |
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| Date Created | July 8, 1950 |
Physical Description
| Format | Image |
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| Dimensions | 61 x 92 cm |
Collection Information
| Source Collection | Sid Boyum collection, circa 1900-2018 (bulk 1950-1980) |
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| Call Number | PH 6986 Oversize Folder 2 |
Copyright Information
| Copyright Status | IN COPYRIGHT |
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| Conditions For Use | This image is issued by the Wisconsin Historical Society. Use of the image requires written permission from the staff of the Collections Division. It may not be sold or redistributed, copied or distributed as a photograph, electronic file, or any other media. The image should not be significantly altered through conventional or electronic means. Images altered beyond standard cropping and resizing require further negotiation with a staff member. The user is responsible for all issues of copyright. Please Credit: Friends of Sid Boyum, courtesy of the Wisconsin Historical Society. |
| Rights Holder | Friends of Sid Boyum;Wisconsin Historical Society |
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Two fishermen are fishing from a boat. One of them is holding a fishing net near the other man's head to catch a fish that has fallen off the hook. Signed "Sid Boyum."
"First Play It Safe!"
A fisherman is standing precariously on the stern of a listing boat on a lake, holding his bent fishing rod with a taut line that is being pulled underwater. The tipping boat is causing bait to spi...
"The Die Hards"
Two men, Sid and his good friend Gene Beckman, fishing from a boat in a cold, stormy weather. One man is rowing with ice-covered oars, and the other man is holding a frozen fishing rod with icicles...
Big Bull Angler
Drawing of a snorting bull standing on the back of a fish which is trying to eat the worm attached to a fishing line. At the bottom a banner reads: "Big Bull Angler."
Opening Day Fishing Season
1962
Imaginative pen-and-ink drawing of a fisherman wearing waders in a creek at the juncture of a cascading stream. He is surrounded by trees and forest berms. Holding a fishing rod with taut line in o...
Ice Chipper's Annual Invitation - Front Cover
1961
Front of two-fold invitation to the Ice Chipper's annual gathering, held on February 28, 1961. The front design is a drawing by Sid of a fisherman walking in the forest towards a creek carrying a f...
