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John Nuwi
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Three-quarter length formal portrait in front of a painted backdrop of John Nuwi, a Mascouten (or Prairie) Potawatomi, who lived at Skunk Hill in Wood County, Wisconsin. Powers Bluff County Park, site of Skunk Hill, is on Bluff Drive, one mile west of County E in the town of Arpin, about midway between Wisconsin Rapids and Marshfield.
Publication Information
Physical Description
| Format | Image |
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| Dimensions | 12 x 17 cm |
Collection Information
| Source Collection | Potawatomi and Ho Chunk photograph albums compiled by Alphonse Gerend, circa 1920 |
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| Call Number | M94-200 |
Copyright Information
| Copyright Status | COPYRIGHT NOT EVALUATED |
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John Nuwi
1926
John Nuwi wrapped in a blanket and seated in a chair in front of his summer tent at Skunk Hill..
William Link
1920
Full-length portrait of William Link in full regalia outdoors at Skunk Hill.
White Pigeon and Reuben Young
1920
Full-length portrait of White Pigeon and Reuben Young in full regalia at Skunk Hill.
Medicine Lodge at Skunk Hill
1920
View of a portion of Skunk Hill, with the medicine lodge in the background next to other buildings. The canvas is partially on the lodge.
Rock Outcrop at Skunk HIll
View from below looking up at a small group of people standing atop a rock outcrop at Skunk Hill.
