Studio Portrait of Two Elderly Ho-Chunk Women | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society

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Studio Portrait of Two Elderly Ho-Chunk Women

Studio Portrait of Two Elderly Ho-Chunk Women | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society
Studio portrait of two elderly Ho-Chunk women posing in front of a painted backdrop. The woman on the left is sitting and wearing several short necklaces, and holding a plaid shawl/blanket on her lap. The woman on the right is standing, wearing several necklaces, and holding a striped shawl/blanket, with another plaid shawl/blanket over her right shoulder. A liquor bottle is sitting on a small table draped with a plaid cloth in between them. Identified as White Oak Tree, the mother of George Johnson, on the left, and the wife of wife of King of Thunder George Lowe and mother of Gilbert Lowe standing on the right.
DESCRIPTION
Studio portrait of two elderly Ho-Chunk women posing in front of a painted backdrop. The woman on the left is sitting and wearing several short necklaces, and holding a plaid shawl/blanket on her lap. The woman on the right is standing, wearing several necklaces, and holding a striped shawl/blanket, with another plaid shawl/blanket over her right shoulder. A liquor bottle is sitting on a small table draped with a plaid cloth in between them. Identified as White Oak Tree, the mother of George Johnson, on the left, and the wife of wife of King of Thunder George Lowe and mother of Gilbert Lowe standing on the right.
RECORD DETAILS
Image ID:61420
Creation Date:date unknown
Creator Name:Van Schaick, Charles
City:Black River Falls
County:Jackson
State:Wisconsin
Collection Name:Charles Van Schaick photographs and negatives, circa 1880-circa 1940
Genre:Photograph
Original Format Type:negative, original
Original Format Number:(V22)2763
Original Dimensions:4.3 x 6 inches
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Identified from print at Jackson County Historical Society
SUBJECTS
Murals
Painting
Clothing and dress
Dresses
Jewelry
Furniture
Alcoholic beverages
Bottles
Ho Chunk Indians
Indian beadwork
Aged
Indoor photography
Portrait photography
Women
Studios and dark rooms

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