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View of the Great Treaty Held at Prairie du Chien
| Treaty at Prairie du Chien, with Fort Crawford seen in the background. This treaty negotiated between Governor William Clark and Governor Lewis Cass and over 5,000 representatives of the Sioux, Sac, Fox, and Iowa tribes established boundaries to prevent conflict between the tribes. It also cleared the way for later land purchases. This scene is one of the largest such gatherings of Native Americans depicted. Hand-colored lithography from the Aboriginal Portfolio, painted by J.O. Lewis at the treaty (1825). |
| Image ID: | 3142 |
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| Creation Date: | 09 1825 |
| Creator Name: | Lewis, James Otto |
| City: | Prairie du Chien |
| County: | Crawford |
| State: | Wisconsin |
| Collection Name: | Lewis, James Otto, 1799-1858 : The Aboriginal port-folio : A collection of portraits of the most celebrated chiefs of the North American Indians / by John O. Lewis |
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| Original Format Type: | prints, fine-art |
| Original Format Number: | PH 350 (3) # 17 |
| Original Dimensions: | 17.5 x 11.5 inches |
| The Aboriginal Portfolio (published 1835) consists of hand-colored lithographed portraits of Native Americans and a few scenes, drawn by J.O. Lewis as artist accompanying Lewis Cass and others to treaty conferences in the mid-west, 1825-1833. Lithographed by Lehman & Duval of Philadelphia. |
| Painting |
| Clothing and dress |
| Hats |
| Tents |
| Dwellings |
| Fox Indians |
| Iowa Indians |
| Rites and ceremonies |
| Sioux Indians |
| Fortification |
| Military uniforms |
| Soldiers |
| Crowds |
| Flags |
| Governors |
| Trees |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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