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Neighborhood House Scrapbook: Camp Fire Girls and Indian "Chief"

Date: 1930
Description: Hand-colored group portrait of Camp Fire girls and a man dressed in Ojibwa-style floral embroidered/beaded clothing and a Plains Indian feathered headdress...
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Howard White Thunder — Winnebago Indian Guide — At The Dells

Date: 1929
Description: View from pier of a Native American man wearing a headdress kneeling on a tourist boat called "Black Hawk" docked under a bridge in the Wisconsin River. He...
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Wallace Day — Riverview Boat Guide

Date: 1929
Description: Native American tour guide standing on a rock formation. He is wearing a headdress and decorated vest and white shirt, and is holding a megaphone and point...
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Indian Children and Teepee at Stand Rock "In the Dells"

Date: 1927
Description: Two Native American children, a girl and a boy, standing in front of a small teepee with a blanket draped over part of it.
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Wild Goose Dance at Stand Rock Indian Ceremonial

Date: 1952
Description: Elevated view of women dressed in buckskins performing the Wild Goose dance as men in headdresses are watching.
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Stand Rock Indian Ceremonial

Date: 1952
Description: Women dressed in buckskins, performing the Wild Goose dance as men in headdresses watch.
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War Dance at Stand Rock Indian Ceremonial

Date: 1953
Description: A group of Native American Indians, dressed in ceremonial clothing, perform the War Dance at the Stand Rock Indian Ceremonial.
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Sister and Brother Dancing

Date: 1960
Description: Two young Ho-Chunk children, both dressed in ceremonial clothing, are dancing outdoors at Pipe Dyer's Indian Village. The children are Janice (Lincoln) Ric...
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Buffalo Dance at Stand Rock Indian Ceremonial

Date: 1952
Description: Two Native American Indian men, dressed in ceremonial clothing and furry, horned headdresses, are performing the Buffalo Dance at the Stand Rock Indian Cer...
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Buffalo Dance at Stand Rock Indian Ceremonial

Date: 1952
Description: Two Native American Indian men, dressed in ceremonial clothing and furry, horned headdresses, are performing the Buffalo Dance at the Stand Rock Indian Cer...
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Hoop Dancer at Stand Rock Indian Ceremonial

Date: 1971
Description: Spencer Jane, hoop dancer, free-twirling 5 hoops. One hoop is in his right hand, and the other four are interconnected through his legs, hips, and left han...
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Snake Dance at Stand Rock Indian Ceremonial

Date: 1952
Description: Elevated view of a group of men and women are lined up in a row, performing the Snake Dance at the Stand Rock Indian Ceremonial.
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Three People Posing on Sidewalk

Date: 1939
Description: Two young people posing with a Native American man in a feather headdress and beaded clothing on sidewalk in front of a brick building.
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Postcard in View Folder

Date: 1936
Description: Text on front reads: "Winnebago Chiefs." One of 16 postcard images inside of a souvenir view folder. Two Native American Chiefs wearing indigenous clothing...
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Postcard in View Folder

Date: 1936
Description: Text on front reads: "Wan-Juka, Eighty-Six Years of Age and a Veteran of Many Indian Wars." One of 16 postcard images inside of a souvenir view folder. A N...
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Winnebago Indians at Demon's Anvil

Date: 1920
Description: Text on front reads: "Winnebago Indians at Demon's Anvil, Dells of the Wisconsin River." On reverse: "Winnebago Indians at Demon's Anvil. Each summer some ...

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