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Photograph

Delegation of Indians to Washington, D.C.

Date: 06 24 1852
Description: Illustration of the Washington, D.C. Delegation of Indians. Five Indians pose with a man in a beard and suit. From Benjamin Armstrong, "Early Life Among Th...
Photograph

Chief Oshkosh

Date: 1850
Description: Drawing of Chief Oshkosh rendered from a daguerreotype by J.F. Harrison. He is wearing a top hat wrapped with a ribbon. Also a suitcoat, bowtie, beaded nec...
Photograph

Outdoor Portrait of Ho-Chunk Woman

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Description: Mary (Stacy) Yellowthunder, (Cowboy Woman) weaving a basket while seated on a blanket. A dwelling and trees can be seen in the background. She is the daugh...
Photograph

Joe Wisconsin, Potawatomi Indian

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Description: Joe Wisconsin from near Sheboygan Falls. He died near Blackwell, Wisconsin, in the spring of 1925.
Drawing

Winnebago (Ho-Chunk) Men

Date: 1880
Description: Illustration of Winnebago (Ho-Chunk) men. One of them may be Yellow Thunder.
Photograph

Natwe Family

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Description: Group portrait of the Natwe Family with three women, three men, a boy, and a puppy.
Painting

Iwa-toke

Date: 1845
Description: Menominee woman, Iwa-toke, "The Serpent," sister to Ke-wah-ten, "The North Wind."
Painting

Ke-wah-ten

Date: 1845
Description: Ke-wah-ten or "The North Wind," sister to Iwa-toke, "The Serpent."
Postcard

Qua-bas-er-o-qua

Date: 1908
Description: Photographic postcard of Qua-bas-er-o-qua, an Ojibwa (Chippewa) woman. She is seated on the ground in a low woven chair, and is wearing traditional clothin...
Photograph

Nadonis Shawa

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Description: Formal quarter-length portrait of Nadonis Shawa wearing a feathered headdress and traditional Native American clothing.
Print

Chief Daniel Bread

Date: 1911
Description: Head and shoulders portrait of Daniel Bread, an Oneida political leader who was known for collaboration and compromise with the United States government an...
Print

A Potawatomi Chief

Date: 1920
Description: Full-length portrait of Potawatomi chief Simon Kahquados, born Kakanisaiga. He is depicted in his peace council attire. Caption reads: "A POTAWATOMI CHIEF....

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