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Women Playing a Reed Organ

Date: 1900
Description: A woman sits at a reed organ while another looks on.
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Studio Portrait of Thomas Thunder and Wife

Date: 1915
Description: Full-length studio portrait of Thomas Thunder (HoonkHaGaKah) (Son of [WaConChaKah] John Thunder aka Dr. Thunder and [WeHonPeKaw] Lucy Bear, Thunder), and h...
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Studio Portrait of Two Women

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Description: Studio portrait of two women with short hair sitting with their backs to the camera in front of a painted backdrop.
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Woman Curling Man's Hair

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Description: Studio portrait of a standing woman curling the hair of a seated man in front of a painted backdrop.
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Studio Portrait of Two Ho-Chunk Men

Date: 1905
Description: Waist-up studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Sam Carley Blowsnake (HoChunkHaTeKah), wearing a hat and sporting long hair, is sitting next to ...
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Tea Party with Guitarist

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Description: Seven women and two men gather for tea, while one of the men plays a guitar. They are posed in the corner of a room.
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Portrait of Two Young Women

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Description: Two women stand facing each other for a studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop. They are wearing long dresses, and are posed near a gate in a prop ...
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Group Portrait in Studio

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Description: Three women and a young man pose for a studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop. The women are wearing blouses and long skirts. The man is wearing a ...
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Two Women Dressed Alike

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Description: Two women identically dressed in dresses and hats face away from the camera in a photography studio in front of a painted backdrop.
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Portrait of a Fortune Teller

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Description: A studio portrait of a woman dressed as a fortune teller in front of a painted backdrop. She has long, loose hair and is wearing a dress.
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Young Lady

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Description: A young woman wearing a high-collared dress sits for a studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop.
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Woman with Rolled Paper

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Description: A young woman with short hair sits in a chair and poses for a studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop. She holds a rolled piece of paper, perhaps a ...
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Two Women Reading a Book

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Description: A studio portrait of two women standing near a chair and reading from the same book in front of a painted backdrop. They both wear similar black dresses an...
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Studio Portrait of Family

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Description: A family of four stands by a studio prop of a stone wall in front of a painted backdrop. The father, in a long suit jacket and trousers, and youngest daugh...
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Portrait of a Couple, Baby Girl, and Dog

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Description: A studio portrait of a standing man and woman, and a small girl and dog sitting on a prop stone wall in front of a painted backdrop. The woman and girl are...
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Portrait of a Boy with Long Curls

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Description: A studio portrait of a young boy with long curls leaning on a stuffed chair in front of a painted backdrop. He is wearing a ruffled shirt over a suit jacke...
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Studio Portrait of Mamie Bearchief Funmaker

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Description: Three-quarter length studio portrait of a Ho-Chunk woman, Mamie (Minnie) Bearchief Funmaker (HoHumpCheKaRaWinKah) posing standing near a chair in front of ...
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Studio Portrait of Long-Haired Ho-Chunk Man

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Description: Waist-up studio portrait of Will Carrimon-Stohegah, sitting in front of a painted backdrop. He is wearing a suit jacket and vest.
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Studio Portrait of Nellie Eagle Swallow

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Description: Studio portrait of a Ho-Chunk woman, Nellie Eagle Swallow, posing standing and wearing very long Winnebago earrings, a beaded headband with two eagle feath...
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Studio Portrait of Ho-Chunk Man William Hindsley

Date: 1880
Description: Full-length studio portrait of a young Ho-Chunk man, William Hindsley (Hensley) (CooNooChoNeeNikKah). He is holding a pipe tomahawk and is wearing bandolie...

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