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Pach-e-po

Date: 1835
Description: Pach-e-po, Chief of the Pottowattomie (Potawatomi) Tribe, son of Me-o-ne-me, a Chief who served with Gen. Harrison during the late war and was killed at th...
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Sun-a-get, Or Hard-Times

Date: 1835
Description: Sun-a-get, or Hard-Times, a Chief of the Pottawatomie (Potawatomi) Tribe, wearing a cape and horned headdress. Hand-colored lithograph from the Aboriginal ...
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Marker Unveiling

Date: 07 03 1931
Description: The unveiling of the marker at Peninsula State Park for Chief Simon Kaquados of the Potawatomi.
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Kaquados' Pall-Bearers

Date: 07 03 1931
Description: The Potawatomi pall-bearers at Chief Simon Kaquados' burial at Peninsula State Park.
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Simon Kaquados

Date: 1919
Description: Chief Simon Kaquados of the Potawatomi, wearing full war council regalia.
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Chief John Young

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Description: John Young, Potawatomi Indian Chief near Marshfield. He came to Wisconsin from Illinois about 1840. He is buried in the Indian Village at McCord, Wisconsin...
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Defeat of General Braddock

Date: 01 07 1855
Description: Sketch of the defeat of General Braddock during an ambush in the French and Indian War. Caption reads: "Defeat of General Braddock, in the French and India...
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Joe Wisconsin, Potawatomi Indian

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Description: Joe Wisconsin from near Sheboygan Falls. He died near Blackwell, Wisconsin, in the spring of 1925.
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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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Tapsy, Son of Blackhawk

Date: 1867
Description: Carte-de-visite studio portrait of man standing with a frilled-bodice, cloth hunting shirt with leather leggings. A wool plaid shawl is worn toga-style; an...
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Black Hawk Potawatomi

Date: 1867
Description: Carte-de-visite studio portrait of man posing on chair in front of a painted backdrop. He has a beard and is wearing a hat, jacket, and trousers.
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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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Land of the Winnebago

Date: 1979
Description: A map of Southern Wisconsin and northern Illinois showing the areas inhabited by the Ho-Chuck, formerly known as the Winnebago. Some of the location names ...
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Me-Te-A, a Pottawatimie Chief

Date: 1849
Description: Head and shoulders portrait of Metea, a Chief of the Potawatomi Tribe. He spoke against land cessions during the 1821 treaty negotiations.
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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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