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Simon Onanguisse Kahquados

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Description: Quarter-length portrait of Simon Onanguisse Kahquados (1851-1930) of Forest County, Wisconsin, the last hereditary chief of the Potowatomi.
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Tecumsa and Family

Date: 1922
Description: Tecumsa, a Potowatomi, and his family. Tecumsa is standing in the back in the center, and a man is sitting in front of him on a blanket holding up an hatch...
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Potowatomi Group

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Description: A Potowatomi group consisting of David Nsa-waw-quet, his wife Margaret Nsa-waw-quet, and her sister Mary Wabanosay, or "Morning Walking." A young girl is ...
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Potowatomi Playing Moccasin

Date: 1921
Description: Postcard depicting a group of Potawatomi men at Stone Lake playing the game of moccasin. This image is part of an exhibit about Native Americans prepared ...
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Potawatomi Indians

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Description: Potawatomi Indians.
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Potawatomi Indian Chief

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Description: Potawatomi Indian Chief Kee Toos.
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Fourth Annual Conference of American Indians

Date: 10 1914
Description: Fourth Annual Conference of American Indians taken in front of Lathrop Hall, University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. Included are: Mr. (William) Kershaw (M...
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Totem Pole in Peninsula State Park

Date: 1930
Description: A totem pole erected in 1927 in honor of the aboriginal inhabitants of Wisconsin. Potawatomi chief Simon Onanguisse Kahquados (1851-November 27, 1930), an ...
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Potawatomi Family

Date: 1920
Description: Potawatomi family standing in front of a log cabin. Elders identified the woman in the center as Mrs. Frank Young, and the man on the right as community le...
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John Mustache

Date: 1920
Description: Informal full-length portrait of John Mustache, from McCord.
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Kikyako

Date: 1920
Description: Informal portrait of a Potawatomi woman, Kikyako from Phlox, sitting on a bench wearing a beaded necklace. A man is standing in the doorway of a wigwam in ...
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At the Spring

Date: 1920
Description: Outdoor portrait of a man standing near a spring in a wooded area surrounded by a wooden fence. He wears coveralls and holds two pails with a yoke over his...
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Group at Skunk Hill

Date: 1920
Description: Small group of men and boys gathered outside a traditional elm-bark structure at the upper part of the Skunk Hill community. A young boy stands on the supp...
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Albert Thunder and Family

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Description: Group portrait of Albert Thunder, his wife and two children standing outside a canvas covered wigwam.
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White Pigeon and Reuben Young

Date: 1920
Description: Full-length portrait of White Pigeon and Reuben Young in full regalia at Skunk Hill.
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William Link

Date: 1920
Description: Full-length portrait of William Link in full regalia outdoors at Skunk Hill.
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John Nuwi

Date: 1926
Description: John Nuwi wrapped in a blanket and seated in a chair in front of his summer tent at Skunk Hill..
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Potawatomi Couple

Date: 1930
Description: A Native American man and woman, identified only as Potawatomie [sic] Indians, posing in front of a log structure. The woman is wearing large earrings and ...

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