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"The Maiden" - Anaglyph

Date: 1873
Description: Stereograph of a Native American young woman, a Ute Indian, in traditional costume.
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"The Boy In The Cedar" - Anaglyph

Date: 1873
Description: Stereograph of a Native American boy, a Ute Indian, seated in a small tree. There is a piece of pottery hanging from a branch of the tree and a tepee is in...
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Lac Courte Oreilles at Victory Festival

Date: 06 19 1919
Description: Large group portrait of Lac Courte Oreilles Indians in traditional garb at the Victory Festival.
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Isham Family

Date: 1898
Description: Ira Robinson Isham family at the Lac Courte Oreilles Indian Reservation. From left to right: Isham's son-in-law, Isham, his daughter, and Indian medicine m...
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Historical Reenactment

Date: 1949
Description: Historical re-enactment outdoors, in inappropriate attire, probably meant to represent a treaty signing, at the Grignon House.
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Governor Zimmerman As Ho-Chunk Chief

Date: 08 1927
Description: Outdoor portrait of former boxer, Tommy Gibbons, Father Gordon, and Governor Fred R. Zimmerman at a Ho Chunk (Winnebago) ceremony. Zimmerman is wearing a b...
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"The Goddess of Lost Lake" Publicity Still

Date: 1918
Description: Publicity still from the silent film "The Goddess of Lost Lake," featuring Monte Blue playing an Indian chief.
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Five Generations Studio Portrait of Ho-Chunk Family

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Description: Five generation studio portrait of a Ho-Chunk family. Sitting (l to r) Great-Great-Grandmother, Nancy Brown; Great-Grandmother, Lucy Goodvillage, Blowsnake...
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Blackhawk Country Club Western Party

Date: 07 20 1957
Description: Arliss Nelson dresses as a Native American maiden, and John B. Nelson dresses as Pancho Villa while attending Blackhawk Country Club's Western Party.
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Outdoor Portrait of Two Ho-Chunk Women

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Description: Copy of an existing photograph of a waist-up studio portrait of Mary (Whitedog) White Eagle and Fanny Youngswan. Both women are wearing several necklaces a...
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Coo-Nu-Gah and Big Bear

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Description: Coo-Nu-Gah (First Boy) and Big Bear, two Winnebago Indians, sitting and reclining on the ground. Both men are looking at the camera and are wearing blanket...
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Ceremonial Group Dance

Date: 1959
Description: Slightly elevated view of Ho Chunk performing at the Stand Rock Indian Ceremonial at night. A group of men, women and children are dancing in a circle, wea...
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Hoop Dance

Date: 08 1968
Description: Spencer Lone Tree performing a Hoop Dance at the Stand Rock Indian Ceremonial. He is dressed in Native American ceremonial clothing.

During its 78-year r...

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Green Corn Dance

Date: 1952
Description: Slightly elevated view of the performance at the Stand Rock Indian Ceremonial. A group of men, women and children are performing the Green Corn Dance, movi...
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Salute to the Flag

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Description: Elevated view of the closing performance at the Stand Rock Indian Ceremonial. A group of men, women and children are saluting the Flag of the United States...
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Chippewa (Ojibwa) Woman and Child

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Description: Outdoor portrait of a Chippewa (Ojibwa) woman and child posing in front of a wigwam, a waginogaan (domed-lodge). The woman is dressed in traditional Native...
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Indian Women in Canoes

Date: 1911
Description: Indian women paddle their canoes on Rainy Lake. Other people and dogs are on the shore.
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Drying Jerky

Date: 1910
Description: An Indian man and boy posing next to a birch frame used for drying jerky.
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Chippewa Woman

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Description: Stereograph of a Chippewa (Ojibwa) woman sitting in the open doorway of a wigwam. She is wearing a dark skirt and patterned blouse. The foreground is cover...
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Annuity Payment

Date: 1870
Description: Ojibwa Indians receiving annuity payment. Seated on the right is John W. Bell. Others are, left to right, Asaph Whittlesey, Agent Henry C. Gilbert, and Wil...

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