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Group in Field with Arbor

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Description: View from field of people standing near lines of glass bottles in the grass. In the background are tents, and an arbor and several individuals underneath, ...
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Women in the Temporary Ho-Chunk Village

Date: 1908
Description: A group of Ho-Chunk women wrapped in shawls gathering at the temporary Ho-Chunk village. Identified as the Homecoming Powwow at the intersection of Main an...
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Group near Brush Pile and Fence

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Description: View from field of several individuals around a large pile of brush under spits near a rough short fence and lodge. Possibly a feast fire at a powwow.
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Ho-Chunk Men around Drum

Date: 1908
Description: A Ho-Chunk man dressed in a mix of native and contemporary clothing dancing around singers seated around a drum. Ho-Chunk men are sitting and standing arou...
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David Goodvillage Standing on Snowy Ground with Horse

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Description: David Goodvillage (WauHeTonChoEKah), standing with his horse who is loaded with supplies, including cattail mats, snowshoes and canvases, for a hunting and...
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Ho-Chunk Tribesmen Luke Green and David Good Village

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Description: Ho-Chunk man wearing hat mounted on horse. He is holding what appears to be a glass bottle in his right hand. Another Ho-Chunk man is lying face down acros...
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Two Ho-Chunk Men Dressed in Regalia

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Description: Two Ho-Chunk men dressed in a regalia standing in front of a tent, possibly at a powwow.
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Ho-Chunk Women and Children near Wigwam and Teepee

Date: 1908
Description: A cattail mat–covered wigwam (ciiporoke) and a small teepee were set up in a mock Ho-Chunk village for the 1908 homecoming celebration.
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Ho-Chunk Group at the Green Cloud Powwow

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Description: Ho-Chunk men and women sitting in and around a temporary Ho-Chunk lodge with its sides raised. Identified as the Green Cloud tent at Powwow. The Ho-Chunk m...
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Studio Portrait of Thomas Thunder in Regalia

Date: 1910
Description: Three-quarter 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 Bea...
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Powwow Group from 1908 Homecoming with Dream Drum

Date: 1908
Description: Copy photograph of five Ho-Chunk men posed standing behind a Dream Drum in front of cloth barriers or tents. A powwow group from the 1908 Homecoming, ident...
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Ho-Chunk Encampment in a Field

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Description: View from field of a Ho-Chunk encampment in a field surrounded by trees, probably a powwow and/or medicine dance site.
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Ho-Chunk Powwow Police

Date: 1910
Description: Six Ho-Chunk men lined up for a group portrait at the powwow grounds. The men with sticks in their hands are members of the Bear Clan, who act as police fo...
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Reunion of Indians at the Soo

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Description: A view of people standing near three tepees, and with many Native Americans dancing in a circle on a wooden platform. Caption reads: "Reunion of Indians at...
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Indian Gambling Game

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Description: A group of Native Americans sitting in a circle outside of two structures while playing a gambling game. Caption reads: "Indian Gambling Game."
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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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Indian Pow Wow

Date: 1926
Description: Native Americans posing for a group portrait, with two drummers are sitting in the front row.. The group is wearing a mix of western dress and native dress...
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Camp Ground at Indian Hill Pageant — Highway 13

Date: 1930
Description: A smiling woman with a toddler looks out of the entrance to a birch wigwam. In the foreground is a campfire with cooking pots and pails. There is tent in t...

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