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Cutting Roots for Medicine

Date: 09 1923
Description: Winnebago (Ho-Chunk) women cutting roots for medicine. A quilt hangs on a line in the background and a chicken walks near the women.
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Winnebago (Ho-Chunk) Indians Picking Cranberries

Date: 1913
Description: Panoramic slightly elevated view of Winnebago (Ho-Chunk) Indians harvesting cranberries by hand at Gebhart's Marsh.
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Winnebago Indian Family Portrait

Date: 1913
Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a Winnebago (Ho-Chunk) family, including two women sitting and one man standing.
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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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Studio Portrait of Ho-Chunk Men Howard McKee and Frank Lincoln

Date: 1902
Description: Full-length studio portrait of two Ho-Chunk men in front of a painted backdrop. They are identified as Frank Washington Lincoln (ChakShepKonNeKah), who is ...
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Portrait of Three Ho-Chunk Men and One Woman

Date: 1915
Description: Studio portrait of group of people posing in front of a painted backdrop. A Ho-Chunk man is sitting on the left wearing a suit, necktie, and hat, and is ho...
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Portrait of Clara St. Cyr and Lucy Davis

Date: 1900
Description: Full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of two smiling Ho-Chunk (Winnebago) women identified as Clara St. Cyr, a Nebraska Winnebago, lef...
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HochunKra School

Date: 1948
Description: HochunKra School, a Winnebago school.
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Powwow Group

Date: 1908
Description: Ho-Chunk performers gathered behind a drum and Winnebago baskets at the 1908 Homecoming. Standing from the left are Jim Swallow (MaPaZoeRayKeKah), William ...
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Studio Portrait of Oscar and Louisa Raisewing

Date: 1930
Description: Three-quarter length studio portrait of a Nebraska Winnebago man and Ho-Chunk woman posing sitting and wearing modern dress in front of a painted backdrop....
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Cranberry Pickers

Date: 1905
Description: Winnebago Indians and Black River Falls townspeople harvesting cranberries.
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Studio Portrait of a Family

Date: 1915
Description: Full-length studio portrait of a family. (l to r) John Rogue (Coose He Rae Kaw) (son of Young Rogue [Wa Cho We Kaw] and [Wa Kon Hu Gi Win Kaw]) (from Winne...
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Studio Portrait of Charles Greencrow and Belle Blackhawk

Date: 1930
Description: Full-length studio portrait of an elderly Ho-Chunk man and woman posing sitting in front of a painted backdrop. He is wearing a suit jacket, shirt with wat...
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Studio Portrait of Frank Browneagle and Annie Snake

Date: 1903
Description: Full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Frank Browneagle (HeWaKaKayReKah), a Ho-Chunk man, and Annie Snake (KhaWinKeeSinchHayWinKah) ...
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Little Soldier and Bettie Littlesoldier

Date: 1905
Description: Copy photograph of a studio portrait of Ho-Chunk couple, Little Soldier (NoGinKah) and his wife Bettie Littlesoldier (BayBayBawKah) sitting and wearing re...
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Studio Portrait of Florence White Mann

Date: 1905
Description: Waist-up studio portrait of a young Nebraska Winnebago woman posing sitting in front of a painted backdrop. She is wearing a necklace, earrings, rings, and...
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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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Studio Portrait of John Johnson

Date: 1905
Description: Studio portrait of John Johnson, a Nebraska Winnebago, posing sitting on a chair in front of a painted backdrop with his legs crossed. He is wearing a suit...
Newspaper Article/Clipping

Mitchell Red Cloud, Jr. Historic Marker

Date: 09 05 1957
Description: Mrs. Nellie Red Cloud, mother of the Korean War hero, Corporal Mitchell Red Cloud, Jr., shaking hands with V.L. Fiedler, State Highway Commission district ...
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Studio Portrait of Jerome Baptiste

Date: 1905
Description: Waist-up studio portrait of man posing sitting in front of a painted backdrop. He is wearing a winter coat, bandana, and hat, and is identified as Jerome B...

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