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Harold F. McCormick and his Wife Edith Rockefeller

Date: 1895
Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Harold Fowler McCormick with his first wife Edith Rockefeller McCormick.
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Wilma Gesell in Feathered Hat

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Wilma Gesell in a feathered hat, fur stole and muff.
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Zintka Lanuni Colby

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Description: Studio portrait of Zintka Lanuni ("Lost Bird") Colby, a Lakota, who as an infant survived the Battle of Wounded Knee in 1891.
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Chief Rain in the Face

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Description: Waist-up studio portrait of Chief Rain in the Face, member of the Sioux tribe. He is wearing an elaborately tooled leather or suede coat.
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Scorched Lightning (Assiniboine)

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Description: Waist-up studio portrait of Scorched Lightning (Assiniboine), member of the Sioux Nation, in traditional costume, including a bear claw necklace.
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Spotted Elk

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Description: Studio portrait of Spotted Elk, possibly a member of the Sioux Nation.
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Studio Portrait of Three Native Americans

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of three Native Americans, two older men and a young girl, possibly Winnebagos. "Silbing Bear" is written on...
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Portrait of Mr. Hendricks

Date: 1895
Description: A studio portrait of Mr. William W. Hendricks, a Black River Falls barber, dressed in his best, posing in front of a painted backdrop.
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Cherokee Man

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Description: Head and shoulders vignetted studio portrait of Vance McSpadden of the Cherokee High School Class of 1898.
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Cherokee Woman

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Description: Head and shoulders studio portrait of Mrs. Robert W. Hamilton, a Cherokee woman.
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Cherokee Woman

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Description: Full-length studio portrait of Mrs. Robert W. Hamilton, a Cherokee Woman.
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Cherokee Woman

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Description: Quarter-length studio portrait of Miss Nana Reynolds, a Cherokee Indian.
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Cherokee Woman

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Description: Quarter-length studio portrait of Miss Emma Coleman, a Cherokee Indian. She is facing right in a semi-profile.
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Creek Woman

Date: 1897
Description: Miss Morton, a Creek, Indian University Class of 1897.
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Osage Man and Woman

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of an Osage man and woman sitting together.
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Osage Women and Girl

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of two Osage women with an infant girl.
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Mr. W.H. Wheeler

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Description: Head and shoulders studio portrait of W.H. Wheeler.
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Portrait of a Child

Date: 1900
Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of an African American child (probably a girl) wearing a white dress. Text written on the back of the photog...
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African American Woman

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of an African American woman in a formal dress seated on a sofa. Photograph was taken by Berdette E. Akin, w...
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Mary Virginia McCormick

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Description: Portrait of Mary Virginia McCormick (1861-1941) as a young woman. Mary Virginia was the daughter of Chicago industrialist and inventor, Cyrus Hall McCormic...

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