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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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Portrait of Marie Big Hawk and Her Baby

Date: 1936
Description: Studio portrait of a Ho-Chunk woman, Marie Big Hawk Whitewater, holding her baby Clyde White in her lap in front of a painted background. She has shoulder ...
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Ho-Chunk and European American Group Cranberry Harvesting

Date: 1900
Description: A large group of Ho-Chunks and white people harvesting cranberries. The wooden boxes lying in the field were filled with the fruit and then shipped by rail...
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Studio Portrait of a Ho-Chunk Man Wearing Winter Clothing

Date: 1926
Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a Ho-Chunk man posing sitting and wearing a heavy winter suit coat, scarf, and hat. The Ho-Chunk powwow g...
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Charles J. Van Schaick Seated by Window

Date: 1942
Description: Informal portrait of Charles J. Van Schaick sitting by the window in his gallery, taken by his son Roy Van Schaick.
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Portrait of Two Ho-Chunk Men and an Infant

Date: 1911
Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of two Ho-Chunk men posing sitting and wearing suits, bow ties, and hats. Andrew John (Big) Blackhawk (WaCon...
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Ho-Chunk and European American Crowd at Homecoming Powwow

Date: 1908
Description: Groups of Ho-Chunk and non-Indians gathering on the streets of Black River Falls during the 1908 Homecoming Celebration.
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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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Studio Portrait of William Crow and Frances Cassiman

Date: 1920
Description: Studio portrait of two Ho-Chunk boys in front of a painted backdrop. The older boy, William Crow is posing sitting on the left wearing a suit, breeches, an...
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Studio Portrait of Two Standing Ho-Chunk Women

Date: 1922
Description: Full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of two Ho-Chunk women posing standing. The older woman on the left is holding a fringed shawl ar...
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Two Ho-Chunk Girls with Smallpox

Date: 1900
Description: Two unidentified young Ho-Chunk girls with smallpox are kneeling outside their lodge. Some of the Ho-Chunk suffering from smallpox were quarantined during ...
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Studio Portrait of Lou and Steve Waukon

Date: 1905
Description: Studio portrait of two Ho-Chunk boys posing sitting in front of a painted backdrop wearing light-colored print shirts and dark hats. The boy on the right h...
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Outdoor Portrait of Frank Browneagle and Wife

Date: 1906
Description: Frank Browneagle (HeWaKaKayReKah) and his wife, Annie Snake (KhaWinKeeSinchHayWinKah) stand in front of their two homes. The domed wigwam (ciiporoke) on th...
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Studio Portrait of Jennie Youngthunder Decorah and Annie Thunderking Lowe Lincoln

Date: 1910
Description: Full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of two Ho-Chunk women, Jennie Youngthunder Decorah (PetHatChaCooWinKah) standing on the left, an...
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Studio Portrait of Two Young Ho-Chunk Women

Date: 1905
Description: Mabel Blackhawk St. Cyr, left, and Louisa Lowcloud Thunderchief Redbird (WaQuaWaZinWinKah).
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Studio Portrait of Amanda Bighawk and Marie Bighawk Whitewater and Daughters

Date: 1930
Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a Ho-Chunk woman, Amanda Bighawk posing sitting holding her son Calvin Smith-Whitewater, and a Ho-Chunk w...
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Crowd in Street of Black River Falls

Date: 1908
Description: Tourists look on as a group of Ho-Chunk dressed in traditional regalia are walking down the street during the Homecoming Celebration.
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Studio Portrait of Ho-Chunk Men and a Woman

Date: 1904
Description: Studio portrait of group of people posing in front of a painted backdrop. A Ho-Chunk man on the left is wearing a suit and overcoat, and a Ho-Chunk woman o...
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Studio Portrait of Mary Alice Johnson

Date: 1900
Description: Full-length studio portrait of a Ho-Chunk woman, Mary Alice Johnson Decorra Brown (ENooKah), posing standing in front of a painted backdrop. SHe is wearing...
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Studio Portrait of Sally Dora Redbird Goodvillage Whitewater

Date: 1904
Description: Full-length studio portrait of Sally Dora Redbird Goodvillage Whitewater (WauNeekShootchWinKah). The braided ends of her finger woven sash are hanging down...

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