Photograph
Lura Fowler Kindness with Brothertown Record Book
![View of a woman holding a large bound volume and standing next to a tree. Caption reads: "An Indian woman of over 70 [Lura Fowler Kindness] who lives by herself in a little house on the main highway in Brothertown. She has a ms. book in her possession — a record of the Brothertown Indians as written by their superintendents since 1795. She will not part with it or send it for photo-stating. Willing to have some one come to her home to copy. Apr. 10, 1934 Mr. Schafer told her that if he should come to that part of the State during the summer he would come to see her. Letters in office file:
Coe Hayne - Mar. 27, 1934
Mrs. Kindness - Mar. 30, [1934]."](http://images.wisconsinhistory.org/700021020020/2102000398-l.jpg "Lura Fowler Kindness with Brothertown Record Book")
| View of a woman holding a large bound volume and standing next to a tree. Caption reads: "An Indian woman of over 70 [Lura Fowler Kindness] who lives by herself in a little house on the main highway in Brothertown. She has a ms. book in her possession — a record of the Brothertown Indians as written by their superintendents since 1795. She will not part with it or send it for photo-stating. Willing to have some one come to her home to copy. Apr. 10, 1934 Mr. Schafer told her that if he should come to that part of the State during the summer he would come to see her. Letters in office file: Coe Hayne - Mar. 27, 1934 Mrs. Kindness - Mar. 30, [1934]." |
| Image ID: | 153547 |
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| Creation Date: | 03 1934 |
| Creator Name: | Unknown |
| City: | Brothertown |
| County: | Calumet |
| State: | Wisconsin |
| Collection Name: | American Indian classified file, circa 1850s-circa 1950s |
| Genre: | Photograph |
| Original Format Type: | photographic print, b&w |
| Original Format Number: | Indian CF 126 |
| Original Dimensions: | 2.5 x 2.5 inches |
| For more information about the record book, see the August 18, 2019 post for The Life of the Brothertown Indians: https://brothertowncitizen.com/2019/08/18/welch-family-donates-tribal-record-book/ |
| Dwellings |
| Brotherton Indians |
| Books |
| Outdoor photography |
| Women |
| Hats |
| Trees |
| Coats |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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