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Ada Deer

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Description: Portrait of Ada Deer sitting at a desk.
Postcard

Menominee Chief

Date: 07 08 1972
Description: Text on reverse reads: "Menominee Chief in priceless full head dress of rare Eagle feathers. Neopit, Wis." A native American man stands with his arms cross...
Postcard

Scene on Highway 47, Menominee Indian Reservation

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Description: View over water towards a road leading to a bridge. A man is standing next to an automobile on the side of the road.
Postcard

Route 55 — Menominee Indian Reservation, Dells of the Wolf River

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Description: The Dells of the Wolf River in the Menominee Indian Reservation.
Postcard

Menomonee Indians

Date: 1972
Description: Text on back reads: "Menominee Indians . . . Indian family chief, mother, daughter, at Wolf River Falls, Neopit, Wis."
Photograph

Medicine Man

Date: 1935
Description: A waist-up informal portrait of Match-o-ka-mah, described on the reverse of the photograph as "Medicine Man and Keeper of the Sacred Drum of the Wisconsin ...
Photograph

Oshkosh Trading Post

Date: 1935
Description: Two men and a woman are walking from a parked automobile toward the covered porch of the Oshkosh Trading Post, a low, log building on the Menominee Indian ...
Book or Pamphlet

Musique Indienne

Date: 1855
Description: A page of Menominee Indian music as transcribed by Father Florimond Bonduel.
Book or Pamphlet

Baptism of Nakam

Date: 1855
Description: Illustration of Father Florimond Bonduel baptizing a Menominee woman named Nakam by pouring water from a clam shell onto her head. The woman is kneeling at...
Photograph

Menominee Indian Reservation Sawmill

Date: 1957
Description: View from shoreline of logs floating in the water of Neopit Mill Pond. The sawmill is across the water, partially obscured by tall piles of logs.
Photograph

Chief Ernest Oshkosh

Date: 1915
Description: Waist-up seated studio portrait of Ernest Oshkosh (?1875-1929), grandson of Chief Oshkosh, son of Neopit. He is wearing a cap, bib overalls, and a striped ...
Map or Atlas

Menomonee Reserve

Date: 1840
Description: This map is pencil on paper and shows rivers, granite locations, and selected landmarks. Relief is shown by hachures.
Map or Atlas

Lands of the Chicago & North Western Railway Company in the State of Wisconsin

Date: 1914
Description: This map shows township grids, railroads, roads, and drainage. The area of the map covers northeastern Wisconsin and Menominee Indian reservation. Green Ba...
Photograph

Ada Deer

Date: 
Description: Quarter-length portrait of Ada Deer.
Drawing

Chief Oshkosh

Date: 1850
Description: Waist-up pen and ink drawing of Chief Oshkosh. He is wearing a top hat wrapped with a ribbon. He wears a suitcoat, bowtie, beaded neckpouch and a blanket w...
Historical Object

Men's Moccasin's

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Description: Men's buckskin moccasins. Puckered toes with purple cloth flaps that are patially decorated with floral pattern in seed beads. Sewn with the spot stich, bl...
Photograph

Menominee Indian Performers

Date: 1958
Description: Four generations of men and boys pose for a portrait of Menoninee Indians in full dress standing outdoors near a gate and fence. A sign says: "Indian Vill...
Photograph

Menominee Indian Performer

Date: 1958
Description: The image shows a performer standing and holding a pipe. Member of the Peavey Falls group of dancers and musicians from the Menominee Indian Reservation in...
Photograph

Menominee Indian Performer

Date: 1958
Description: Image is an outdoor portrait of a performer wearing a fringed vest, beaded necklace and headdress, and holding a small axe. Member of the Peavey Falls grou...
Photograph

Menominee Indian Performer

Date: 1958
Description: Portrait of Menoninee Indian performer in full dress seated for waist-up portrait. Member of the Peavey Falls group of dancers and musicians from the Menom...

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