Photograph
Chief Ernest Oshkosh
| Waist-up seated studio portrait of Ernest Oshkosh (?1875-1929), grandson of Chief Oshkosh, son of Neopit. He is wearing a cap, bib overalls, and a striped work shirt. Ernest Oshkosh was a Menominee chief and agency farmer at Keshena from 1912 until his death in 1929. He worked closely with University of Wisconsin Extension administrator Joseph Wojta to improve agricultural practices of Native Americans in Wisconsin through education. |
| Image ID: | 123233 |
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| Creation Date: | circa 1915 |
| Creator Name: | Wilde |
| City: | Shawano |
| County: | Shawano |
| State: | Wisconsin |
| Collection Name: | Transparencies of Native Americans in Wisconsin compiled by J.F. Wojta, circa 1930 |
| Genre: | Photograph |
| Original Format Type: | negative, b/w copy |
| Original Format Number: | (W6)6326 |
| Original Dimensions: | 3.5 x 3.5 inches |
| A lantern slide created from this image was used by Joseph Wojta in his presentation "Indians of Wisconsin in Food Production." |
| Hats |
| Portrait photography |
| Farmers |
| Agricultural education |
| Clothing and dress |
| Moustache |
| Menominee Indians |
| Indoor photography |
| Men |
| Work clothes |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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