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Raking Lawn

Date: 1910
Description: Woman in hat and young girl raking the lawn.
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Studio Portrait of Ho-Chunk Woman and Child

Date: 05 07 1913
Description: Quarter-length studio portrait of a woman in Ho-Chunk regalia wrapped in a blanket, with a child on her back. The child is wearing a fur hat, and the woman...
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Betsy Thunder

Date: 02 06 1913
Description: Betsy Thunder, Ho-Chunk (Winnebago) medicine woman, posing in front of a painted backdrop near a prop stone wall.
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The Overbys in their Parlor

Date: 1916
Description: Mr. and Mrs. Simon Overby at home in their parlor with books, family portraits, and an organ with sheet music. Mr. Overby sits in a chair with a cane and a...
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Family Portrait

Date: 1910
Description: Five people, possibly family, posing in front of a building. A man is standing on the left with his arms crossed, and two women stand on the right near tre...
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Men in Headdresses

Date: 05 1913
Description: Group of a dozen men mugging for the camera. Poster on the wall advertises a "Grand Picnic and Dance in Miller's Bowery, Caroline, Wis., Sunday, May 18th 1...
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Studio Portrait of Thomas Thunder and Wife

Date: 1915
Description: Full-length studio portrait of Thomas Thunder (HoonkHaGaKah) (Son of [WaConChaKah] John Thunder aka Dr. Thunder and [WeHonPeKaw] Lucy Bear, Thunder), and h...
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Portrait of William Tennant Standing

Date: 1913
Description: Portrait of William Tennant, a magazine and newspaper agent from Black River Falls who lost both legs below the knee. Here he is shown with his artificial ...
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William Tennant Sitting

Date: 1912
Description: Studio portrait of William Tennant, a magazine and newspaper agent in Black River Falls, sitting in a chair holding a magazine. His artificial legs are pr...
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Native American Women on Water Street

Date: 1911
Description: A boy is standing on a snow-covered wooden sidewalk on the left, and Native American women wrapped in blankets are walking on the sidewalk on the right. Vi...
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Four Ho-Chunk People on Bridge

Date: 1911
Description: Four Ho-Chunk people crossing a bridge spanning the Black River. This photograph was taken before the flood of October 1911, when the bridge was completely...
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Man in Hayward County Jail

Date: 10 1910
Description: Copy photograph of a man posing sitting in jail, probably John Deitz in Hayward. He appears to have a cast or bandage on his left hand. A young girl is sta...
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Black River Falls Powerhouse

Date: 1910
Description: Man in the interior of the Black River Falls powerhouse.
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Group Posed Outdoors

Date: 1910
Description: Large group posing in front of a frame house.
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Three Men in Photography Studio

Date: 1910
Description: Studio portrait of three standing men, two wearing matching straw hats, and vests with trousers, and the other holding a camera on a stool. They are posing...
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Portrait of Henry (Little) Snake

Date: 1915
Description: Waist-up studio portrait of a Ho-Chunk man, Henry (Little) Snake (HaRaChoMonEKah), sitting and wearing a scarf around his neck in front of a painted backdr...
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Telephone Operators Posing on Steps

Date: 1911
Description: Four telephone operators pose on the steps of the Black River Falls Exchange Office Building. The second woman from the bottom is probably Mrs. W.E. (Hagen...
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Studio Portrait of Daniel and Ruth Greengrass

Date: 1916
Description: Full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a Ho-Chunk boy standing and girl. The boy is wearing short trousers, shirt, and tie, and the ...
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Portrait of Ho-Chunk Mother and Daughter

Date: 1910
Description: Full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Annie (Katie) W. Blowsnake (MaHeHaNaSheWinKah) standing next to a woman identified as her mot...
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Portrait of John and Mary Dick

Date: 1915
Description: Full-length studio portrait of a Ho-Chunk man and woman in front of a painted backdrop. The man is posing sitting, and the woman is standing beside him and...

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