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Women Playing a Reed Organ

Date: 1900
Description: A woman sits at a reed organ while another looks on.
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Portrait of Pauline L'Allemand

Date: 1891
Description: Head and shoulders portrait from right side, with head turned partially forward but not looking directly at viewer. She has long hair gathered at neck and ...
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Portrait of a Woman

Date: 1892
Description: Oval quarter-length portrait of a young woman. She is wearing a band over her ringlet curls, a dark dress with buttons down the front, a short white lacy c...
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Woman with Four Children

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Description: Woman sitting with three girls and one boy in a room, probably a farm family.
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Studio Portrait of Two Women

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Description: Studio portrait of two women with short hair sitting with their backs to the camera in front of a painted backdrop.
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Boy with Curly Hair

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Description: Studio portrait of a young boy with curly hair.
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Outdoor Portrait of Ho-Chunk Girl

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Description: Belle Mattie Mike "ENooKah" (First Daughter), daughter of John Mike, Jr. "HayShooKeeKah" (One Horn) and his wife, Kate Littleblackhawk "ENooNeeKah" (Woman)...
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Studio Portrait of Two Ho-Chunk Men

Date: 1905
Description: Waist-up studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Sam Carley Blowsnake (HoChunkHaTeKah), wearing a hat and sporting long hair, is sitting next to ...
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Series of Portraits of Women

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Description: Series of portraits with four women, together and individually. The names of the women, who are possibly sisters, are Clara, Amelia, Gertie, and Nellie.
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Portrait of a Fortune Teller

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Description: A studio portrait of a woman dressed as a fortune teller in front of a painted backdrop. She has long, loose hair and is wearing a dress.
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Girl with Freckles

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Description: A studio portrait of a seated girl with freckles.
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Studio Portrait of Family

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Description: A family of four stands by a studio prop of a stone wall in front of a painted backdrop. The father, in a long suit jacket and trousers, and youngest daugh...
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Studio Portrait of Mamie Bearchief Funmaker

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Description: Three-quarter length studio portrait of a Ho-Chunk woman, Mamie (Minnie) Bearchief Funmaker (HoHumpCheKaRaWinKah) posing standing near a chair in front of ...
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Studio Portrait of Long-Haired Ho-Chunk Man

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Description: Waist-up studio portrait of Will Carrimon-Stohegah, sitting in front of a painted backdrop. He is wearing a suit jacket and vest.
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Studio Portrait of Nellie Eagle Swallow

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Description: Studio portrait of a Ho-Chunk woman, Nellie Eagle Swallow, posing standing and wearing very long Winnebago earrings, a beaded headband with two eagle feath...
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Studio Portrait of Ho-Chunk Man William Hindsley

Date: 1880
Description: Full-length studio portrait of a young Ho-Chunk man, William Hindsley (Hensley) (CooNooChoNeeNikKah). He is holding a pipe tomahawk and is wearing bandolie...
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Studio Portrait of Ho-Chunk Man

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a Ho-Chunk man posed sitting, probably Louie Johnson.
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Studio Portrait of Jennie Youngthunder Decorah and Annie Thunderking Lowe Lincoln

Date: 1910
Description: Full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of two Ho-Chunk women, Jennie Youngthunder Decorah (PetHatChaCooWinKah) standing on the left, an...
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Studio Portrait of George Frank Buffalohead and Sam Carley Blowsnake

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Description: Full-length studio portrait of George Frank Buffalohead (WaChoZhoNoZheeKah), sitting on a prop stone wall, and Sam Carley Blowsnake (HoChunkHaTeKah). Sam w...
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Studio Portrait of Four Young Ho-Chunk Women

Date: 1934
Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of two adolescent Ho-Chunk women posing standing behind two adolescent Ho-Chunk women posing sitting. They a...

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