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Sid Looking Through Camera
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Sid looking through a 4 x 5 Busch Pressman camera toward the viewer; a flashbulb is mounted to the side. He stands in a living room furnished with upholstered bucket chairs, nested wooden end tables, tall lamp, and marble top coffee table. There is a terrarium on a table in the foreground, and an organ in the background with two brass candlesticks.
Boyum, Sid, 1914-1991
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Sid Checking Camera
Sid checking his 4 x 5 Busch Pressman camera toward the viewer; a flashbulb is mounted to the side. He stands in a living room furnished with upholstered bucket chairs, nested wooden end tables, ta...
Sid and Twin-Lens Reflex
Close-up of Sid looking through the viewfinder of a twin-lens reflex.
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.
Sid in a Rowboat on a Lake
Sid sitting in a rowboat on a lake with a cigar in his mouth. Wearing an orange, white and black checkered shirt, he is turned sideways looking towards the camera. In the distance is the treed shor...
Sid Sitting Near Fireplace
Sid, wearing thermal underwear, is sitting in an upholstered chair in front of a fireplace, and holding his sock aloft. He is holding a cigar in his left hand.
Gazing Ball with Reflections of Sid and Woman
Reflection of Sid, holding a camera, and an unknown woman, standing in front of a gazing ball in a garden.
