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Fourth Annual Conference of American Indians

Date: 10 1914
Description: Fourth Annual Conference of American Indians taken in front of Lathrop Hall, University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. Included are: Mr. (William) Kershaw (M...
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Spoon Decorah

Date: 1887
Description: Studio portrait of prominent Winnebago man Spoon-de-Kaury, or Spoon Decorah. He is seated, holding a walking cane.
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Governor Zimmerman As Ho-Chunk Chief

Date: 08 1927
Description: Outdoor portrait of former boxer, Tommy Gibbons, Father Gordon, and Governor Fred R. Zimmerman at a Ho Chunk (Winnebago) ceremony. Zimmerman is wearing a b...
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Portrait of a Ho Chunk Group

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Description: Three women and a young man pose in front of the wood door of a brick building. The man stands behind the three woman, and is wearing a hat, suit coat and ...
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Five Generations Studio Portrait of Ho-Chunk Family

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Description: Five generation studio portrait of a Ho-Chunk family. Sitting (l to r) Great-Great-Grandmother, Nancy Brown; Great-Grandmother, Lucy Goodvillage, Blowsnake...
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Studio Portrait of Ho-Chunk Man in Suit and Tie

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Description: Waist-up studio portrait of a Ho-Chunk man posing sitting. He is wearing a suit and tie. Probably Charley Blackdeer.
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George and Fannie Stacy Lincoln Monegar

Date: 1920
Description: Studio portrait of George Monegar (EwaOnaGinKah) and Fannie Stacy Lincoln Monegar (LeBaWinKah) posing standing in front of a painted backdrop. He is wearin...
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Studio Portrait of Two Ho-Chunk Men

Date: 1905
Description: Waist-up studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Sam Carley Blowsnake (HoChunkHaTeKah), wearing a hat and sporting long hair, is sitting next to ...
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Studio Portrait of John Payer and Louis Johnson

Date: 1915
Description: Three-quarter length studio portrait of two Ho-Chunk men posing sitting in front of a painted backdrop. The man on the left, John Payer, wearing the suit j...
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Portrait of Two Ho-Chunk Men

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Description: Studio portrait of two Ho-Chunk men posing standing in front of a painted backdrop. The man on the left holding the blanket, is Louis Bearchief. Both men a...
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Young Ho-Chunk Man

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Description: Waist-up studio portrait of Gilbert Fred Thunderking-Lowe, a young Ho-Chunk man posing sitting in front of a painted backdrop. He is wearing a suit coat, n...
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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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Two Men Shaking Hands

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Description: Studio portrait of two standing men shaking hands posing in front of a painted backdrop, probably Ho-Chunk Indians. Both men are wearing hats, and the man ...
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Studio Portrait of Fred Kingswan

Date: 1904
Description: Waist-up studio portrait of a Ho-Chunk man with short hair posing sitting. He is wearing a suit coat and necktie, and is identified as Fred Kingswan (MaHeN...
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Studio Portrait of George Lonetree and Robert Greengrass

Date: 1920
Description: Full-length studio portrait of two Ho-Chunk men posing sitting in front of a painted backdrop. George Lonetree (HoonchXeDaGah), left, is sitting next to Ro...
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Studio Portrait of Charlie Youngthunder

Date: 1910
Description: Full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Charlie Youngthunder (MahAhQuaKah), a Ho-Chunk man. He is posing sitting with his hands loose...
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Studio Portrait of a Ho-Chunk Group

Date: 1905
Description: Full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a Ho-Chunk man and three Ho-Chunk women. The woman standing on the left is wearing many neckl...
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Mr. and Mrs. William Hall, Sr.

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Description: Studio portrait of a Ho-Chunk woman posing sitting on a prop wooden fence, and two Ho-Chunk men flanking her. The woman is wearing a shawl over her head, a...
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Studio Portrait of Elderly Ho-Chunk Man

Date: 1925
Description: Waist-up studio portrait of an elderly Ho-Chunk man posing sitting in front of a painted backdrop. He is wearing a suit jacket and eyeglasses, and is ident...
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Studio Portrait of Three Ho-Chunk Men

Date: 1904
Description: Full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of three Ho-Chunk men. Two men are sitting in front of a man standing behind them in the center....

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