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Indian Spearing Beaver

Date: 1821
Description: Indians of the North Red River area, probably in the vicinity of old Fort Douglas, now Winnipeg, Canada, spearing beaver.
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Encampment of the Piekann Indians

Date: 1832
Description: Encampment of the Piekann Indians.
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Ball-Play Dance

Date: 1844
Description: Choctaw Indians performing dance (Plate 22).

"As I have mentioned in former pages that for nearly all their hunts, wars, or games, the events of which th...

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Ball Play

Date: 1844
Description: Large group of Indians engaged in the game of lacrosse (Plate 23).

"Having in the two former illustrations and their chapters, explained to the readers t...

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Archery of the Mandans

Date: 1844
Description: Mandan Indians engaged in archery competition (Plate 24).

"The meeting represented here is something like that of an Archery Club in the civilized world,...

Photograph

Ho-Chunk Encampment in a Field

Date: 
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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Petroglyphs near Tucson

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Description: Native American petroglyph rock carving near Tucson.
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Ceremonial Group Dance

Date: 1959
Description: Slightly elevated view of Ho Chunk performing at the Stand Rock Indian Ceremonial at night. A group of men, women and children are dancing in a circle, wea...
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Ceremonial Group Dance

Date: 1959
Description: Slightly elevated view of Ho Chunk performing at the Stand Rock Indian Ceremonial at night. A group of men and women are dancing in a pattern, wearing Nati...
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Salute to the Flag

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Description: Elevated view of the closing performance at the Stand Rock Indian Ceremonial. A group of men, women and children are saluting the Flag of the United States...

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