Photograph
Da-Ko-Ra
| Carte-de-visite full-length studio portrait in front of a backdrop of the Winnebago (Ho-Chunk) chief. In this portrait he is past the age of seventy. He is standing erect, though he is carrying a carved cane in his arms. A photographer's stand is directly behind him. |
| Image ID: | 61421 |
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| Creation Date: | circa 1867 |
| Creator Name: | Bodtker, James F. |
| City: | Madison |
| County: | Dane |
| State: | Wisconsin |
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| Genre: | Photograph |
| Original Format Type: | photographic print, b&w |
| Original Format Number: | PH 6564.1 |
| Original Dimensions: | 2.25 x 4.0 inches |
| He signed the Treaty of 1855 as "Maw-he-coo-shaw-hoo-no-kaw, One Who Stands and Reaches the Sky, called Little Decorie." On the Treaty of 1865 he is called "Little Dakoria." The city of Decorah, Iowa, is named in his honor. |
| Clothing and dress |
| Shoes |
| Clothing |
| Ho Chunk Indians |
| Portraits |
| Indoor photography |
| Men |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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