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Portrait of Clara St. Cyr and Lucy Davis

Date: 1900
Description: Full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of two smiling Ho-Chunk (Winnebago) women identified as Clara St. Cyr, a Nebraska Winnebago, lef...
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Extended Family of Bill Jay

Date: 1898
Description: Group posing standing and sitting in the grass in front of a board house, possibly the Bill Jay family. The two children sitting are probably Edward and Sa...
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Indian Petroglyphs

Date: 1960
Description: Norb Bybee shoots a self-portrait with his camera of petroglyphs that are carved in the face of a rock shelter near Gullikson's Glen.
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HochunKra School

Date: 1948
Description: HochunKra School, a Winnebago school.
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Dogs Performing Stunts

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Description: Crowd watching dogs perform stunts on stools in town.
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Man Riding Elephant in Circus Parade

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Description: Rear view of a man riding an elephant in a circus parade through town. Crowds line the sidewalk on the other side of the street.
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Class Portrait

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Description: Group portrait of children and a woman, probably a teacher, posed standing on the steps of a log cabin school.
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Four Men in Boat

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Description: Four men sit in a rowboat on a river. In the background, a steep, rocky shoreline is visible.
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Wedding Portrait

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Description: A studio wedding portrait in front of a painted backdrop. The groom is sitting in a chair in a suit jacket, vest, and trousers, with flowers in his lapel, ...
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Studio Portrait of a Married Couple

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Description: A bride and groom pose for a studio wedding portrait in front of a painted backdrop. The groom sits in a chair with flowers in his lapel, as the bride in h...
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Three Men Drinking

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Description: A studio portrait of three men sitting and standing around a crate in front of a painted backdrop and drinking. All three men are wearing hats and neckties...
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Studio Portrait of Two Lumberjacks Drinking

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Description: Two unidentified white men, dressed as lumberjacks, sit on a wood log in Van Schaick's studio, drinking, smoking and playing cards, with a saw and an axe n...
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Studio Portrait of Elderly Couple

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Description: A studio portrait of a seated elderly man with a beard, and an elderly woman in a dress standing beside him. Both are wearing hats in front of a painted ba...
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Portrait of Marie Big Hawk and Her Baby

Date: 1936
Description: Studio portrait of a Ho-Chunk woman, Marie Big Hawk Whitewater, holding her baby Clyde White in her lap in front of a painted background. She has shoulder ...
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Portrait of Ho-Chunk Men, Woman, and Girl

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Description: Studio portrait of two Ho-Chunk men, a woman and a girl. The man sitting on the left, Hugh Lonetree (Coo Noo Kah) (WWI Veteran), is wearing a suit and neck...
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Studio Portrait of a Small Ho-Chunk Girl

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a small Ho-Chunk girl posing sitting on a stool on top of a chair. She is wearing a white dress. Her face...
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Copy Photograph of Large Native American Group

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Description: Copy photograph of a large group of Native American/Sioux men, women, and children all wearing regalia, posed outdoors standing and sitting in front of a t...
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Portrait of Mary White Swan and Annie Love Lincoln

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Description: Studio portrait, in front of a painted backdrop, of a Ho-Chunk woman posing standing on the left with her left arm on the right shoulder of a Ho-Chunk woma...
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Two Ho-Chunk Women Leaning on Table Outdoors

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Description: Two Ho-Chunk women are leaning on a rough-hewn table on the ground in front of a wooden building. Against the building is a ladder leading to the roof. The...
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Studio Portrait of Ho-Chunk Infant Girl

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Description: Studio portrait of a Ho-Chunk infant girl posing sitting in a small chair that has been placed on top of another chair. She is in front of a painted backdr...

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