Photograph
Studio Portrait of Ho-Chunk Woman and Child
| Quarter-length studio portrait of a woman in Ho-Chunk regalia wrapped in a blanket, with a child on her back. The child is wearing a fur hat, and the woman is wearing long earrings and a necklace. They are posing sitting in front of a painted backdrop. Clara Kingsley (Big) Blackhawk (KeesKawWinKah) carries her son Andrew John (Big) Blackhawk (WaConChaHoNoKah) on her back. Using a shawl as a back sling was a common way to carry infants in this period. |
| Image ID: | 2333 |
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| Creation Date: | circa 05 07 1913 |
| Creator Name: | Van Schaick, Charles |
| City: | Black River Falls |
| County: | Jackson |
| State: | Wisconsin |
| Collection Name: | Van Schaick, Charles : Charles Van Schaick photographs and negatives, circa 1880-circa 1940 |
| Genre: | Photograph |
| Original Format Type: | negative, original |
| Original Format Number: | (V22)2533 |
| Original Dimensions: | 6 x 8 inches |
| See also Image ID: 60605 for scan from glass negative. The image appeared in the March section of the 1981 Wisconsin Historical Calendar. |
| Clothing and dress |
| Hats |
| Jewelry |
| Infant carriers |
| Ho Chunk Indians |
| Indoor photography |
| Infants |
| Mothers |
| Portrait photography |
| Studios and dark rooms |
| Murals |
| Painting |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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