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Ho-Chunk Woman Tanning a Buckskin

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Description: Ho-Chunk woman tanning a buckskin. Typical dwellings (chipotekes) are in the background.
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Ho-Chunk Woman Tanning a Buckskin

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Description: Ho-Chunk woman tanning buckskin. Typical dwellings (chipotekes) are in the background.
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Withertail, Sioux Chief

Date: 1898
Description: Withertail, a Sioux Chief, at the Trans-Mississippi Exposition and Indian Congress. He is sitting outdoors in front of a tipi.
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Chippewa Chief

Date: 1898
Description: A Chippewa (Ojibwa) Chief at the Trans-Mississippi Exposition and Indian Congress.
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Indian Petroglyphs

Date: 1960
Description: Norb Bybee shoots a self-portrait with his camera of petroglyphs that are carved in the face of a rock shelter near Gullikson's Glen.
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In a Piegan Lodge

Date: 1910
Description: The original caption reads: "Little Plume with his son Yellow Kidney occupies the position of honor, the space at the rear opposite the entrance. The pictu...
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A Medicine Pipe — Piegan

Date: 1910
Description: The original caption reads: "Medicine-pipes, of which the Piegan have many, are simply long pipe-stems variously decorated with beads, paint, feathers, and...
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Red Cliff Indian Reservation

Date: 1913
Description: Native American at a Red Cliff Indian Reservation Powwow on the shores of Lake Superior.
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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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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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Chief "White Wing" at Pow Wow

Date: 1926
Description: Portrait of Native American man sitting in the grass wearing headdress, beaded pants and moccasins. An axe is lying in the grass at his side.
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Sunrise Call

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Description: Sam (Carley) Blowsnake performing at the Stand Rock Indian Ceremonial, the Sunrise Call of the Zuni. He is dressed in Native American ceremonial clothing w...

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