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Swearing-In Native American Civil War Recruits

Date: 1861
Description: Thomas Bigford (in cap, on left) and another official swearing-in two Native American Civil War recruits. Thomas Bigford (1815-1890) of Taycheedah, Wiscons...
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Young Eagle

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Description: Posed portrait of Ho-Chunk man, Young Eagle, also called Chack-Scheb-Nee-Neik-Ah.
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Wehmhoff Effigy Mound

Date: 06 27 1927
Description: Aerial view of the effigy mound on Henry Wehmhoff's Riverview Farm. State Trunk Highway 83 runs through the effigy.
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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...
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Yellow Thunder

Date: 1880
Description: Studio portrait of Yellow thunder, a Winnebago Chief.
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Betsy Thunder

Date: 02 06 1913
Description: Betsy Thunder, Ho-Chunk (Winnebago) medicine woman, posing in front of a painted backdrop near a prop stone wall.
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Native Americans Inspecting Grain Binder at McCormick Works

Date: 1913
Description: Man, most likely R.G. Brooks, showing a Milwaukee grain binder to three Native Americans in traditional dress in front of McCormick Works. One of the Nativ...
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Woman in Inupiat Clothing & Ho-Chunk Student

Date: 06 13 1935
Description: Deaconess Magdalene Klippen, of Chicago, former head of the Norwegian Lutheran Brevig Mission near Mary's Igloo, Alaska, wearing Inupiat clothing, and Lena...
Book or Pamphlet

Champion Farm Equipment Catalog Cover

Date: 1913
Description: Front cover of an advertising catalog for International Harvester's Champion farm equipment, featuring a chromolithograph illustration of Native Americans ...
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Oneida Classroom

Date: 1910
Description: Oneida children seated at their desks in a classroom.
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Printing Office At Indian Industrial School

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Description: Students working in a printing office at the Indian Industrial School.
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Tailor Shop At Indian Industrial School

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Description: Students working in a tailor shop at the Indian Industrial School. A man gets fitted in the background.
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Harness Shop at Indian Industrial School

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Description: Students working in a harness shop at the Indian Industrial School.
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Indian Industrial School Class

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Description: Indian Industrial School class, posed for a portrait.
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Basketball Team at Indian Industrial School

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Description: The 1897 Indian Industrial School basketball team, posed for a group portrait in front of the entrance to the gymnasium.
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Relay Team at Indian Industrial School

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Description: A group portrait of a relay team from the Indian Industrial School.
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Dumbbell Drill at Indian Industrial School

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Description: Male students performing a dumbbell drill inside the gymnasium at the Indian Industrial School.
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Dumbbell Drill At Indian Industrial School

Date: 1900
Description: Female students performing a dumbbell drill inside the gymnasium at the Indian Industrial School.
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Club Drill at Indian Industrial School

Date: 1900
Description: Male students performing a club drill inside the gymnasium at the Indian Industrial School.
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Invincible Society Meeting at the Indian Industrial School

Date: 1900
Description: An Invincible Society meeting at the Indian Industrial School.

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