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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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Noápeh, an Assiniboin Indian

Date: 1832
Description: Noápeh, an Assiniboin Indian, holding a bow and arrows, and wearing a horned headdress.
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Ojibwa Chief Obtossaway

Date: 1903
Description: Hand-colored postcard depicting Ojibwa Chief Obtossaway. This image is part of an exhibit about Native Americans prepared by Paul Vanderbilt, the first cur...
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Outdoor Portrait of Ho-Chunk Woman

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Description: Mary (Stacy) Yellowthunder, (Cowboy Woman) weaving a basket while seated on a blanket. A dwelling and trees can be seen in the background. She is the daugh...
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Native Americans and Harvester-Thresher at "A Century of Progress"

Date: 07 25 1933
Description: Native Americans in traditional dress test a harvester-thresher (combine) in the International Harvester exhibit at the "A Century of Progress" world's fai...
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Portrait of a Young Ho-Chunk Man

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Description: Full-length studio portrait of Frank C. Thunder (son of [Wa Con Cha Kah] John Thunder aka Dr. Thunder and [We Hon Pe Kaw] Lucy Bear, Thunder). He is standi...
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Portrait of a Young Ho-Chunk Man in Regalia

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Description: Studio full-length portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Frank Winnesheik posing standing. He has his right hand on a prop wooden fence, and is wearin...
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Studio Portrait of Ho-Chunk Father and Son

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Description: Full-length studio portrait of Thomas Thunder (Hoonk Ha Ga Kah) (Son of [Wa Con Cha Kah] John Thunder aka Dr. Thunder and [We Hon Pe Kaw] Lucy Bear, Thunde...
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Studio Portrait of Two Ho-Chunk Men in Traditional Clothing

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a Ho-Chunk man posed sitting on the right with his right hand over his left hand on his lap, with a suit ...
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Studio Portrait of Ho-Chunk Man

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Description: Full-length studio portrait of Henry Greencrow (Coo Noo Zee Kah) (son of [Ka He Cho Kah] Green Crow and Keeps on Moving Woman) posed sitting on a stool wit...
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Portrait of David Goodvillage with Wife and Granddaughter

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Description: Studio portrait of a Sioux man, Ho-Chunk woman, and Ho-Chunk girl, all posing standing in front of a painted backdrop and wearing full regalia. Identified ...
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Copy Photograph of a Portrait of a Ho-Chunk Woman

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Description: Waist-up copy photograph of a studio portrait of Ho-Chunk woman wearing bead necklaces and earrings, probably the wife of Dr. Bill Thunder and the mother o...
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Studio Portrait of Ho-Chunk Women

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Description: A studio portrait of two Ho-Chunk women in front of a painted backdrop. The woman on the left is posed sitting and is wearing a ribbon work shirt with sil...
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Winnebago Indian Family Portrait

Date: 1913
Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a Winnebago (Ho-Chunk) family, including two women sitting and one man standing.
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Studio Portrait of Winnebago Indian Man

Date: 1913
Description: Full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a Winnebago (Ho-Chunk) man posed with gun over his shoulder. He carries a beaded bag and wear...
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Winnebago Indian Portrait with Dog

Date: 1913
Description: Full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a Winnebago (Ho-Chunk) man wearing a headdress. A dog is laying on the floor near his feet.
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Portrait of Chief Keokuk

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Description: A copy of a portrait of Chief Keokuk (1767–1848), who was an orator of extreme eloquence and noted for his policy of cooperation with the U.S. government. ...
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Menominee Indian Performer

Date: 1958
Description: Portrait of Menoninee Indian performer in full dress seated for waist-up portrait. Member of the Peavey Falls group of dancers and musicians from the Menom...
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Menominee Indian Performers

Date: 1958
Description: Four generations of men and boys pose for a portrait of Menoninee Indians in full dress standing outdoors near a gate and fence. A sign says: "Indian Vill...
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Tom Roddy and Boy

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Description: Indoor portrait of a European American man posing sitting on a sofa on the left, next to a European American child posing standing in the center. The room ...

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