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Marker Unveiling

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The unveiling of the marker at Peninsula State Park for Chief Simon Kaquados of the Potawatomi.

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July 3, 1931

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Date Created July 3, 1931

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Copyright Status NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
Rights Holder Wisconsin Historical Society
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W013K0C
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WHi 33301

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Kaquados' Pall-Bearers

Kaquados' Pall-Bearers

July 3, 1931

The Potawatomi pall-bearers at Chief Simon Kaquados' burial at Peninsula State Park.

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Simon Kaquados

Simon Kaquados

1919

Chief Simon Kaquados of the Potawatomi, wearing full war council regalia.

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Chief Simon Kahquados with Horse

Chief Simon Kahquados with Horse

Candid portrait of Potawatomi Chief Simon Onanguisse Kahquados holding the bridle of a horse.

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Automobiles in Parking Lot for Chief Kahquados Ceremony

Automobiles in Parking Lot for Chief Kahquados Ceremony

May 29, 1931

A large numbers of cars are shown parked at Peninsula State Park during the reburial ceremony for Potawatomi Chief Simon Onanguisse Kahquados. A crowd of people is beyond the parked cars near a tot...

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Potawatomi chief now rests in peninsula state park

Potawatomi chief now rests in peninsula state park

May 31, 1931

Milwaukee Journal

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Totem Pole in Peninsula State Park

Totem Pole in Peninsula State Park

1930

A totem pole erected in 1927 in honor of the aboriginal inhabitants of Wisconsin. Potawatomi chief Simon Onanguisse Kahquados (1851-November 27, 1930), an historian and advocate of his tribe, was i...

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