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Bennett Studio Interior

Date: 05 1912
Description: Interior of H.H. Bennett's studio gift shop with Indian souvenirs.
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Girls Pray

Date: 1950
Description: Two little girls kneel before an altar that is holding statues and a creche.
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Practical Joke

Date: 1950
Description: Mounted on a ladder, a man is poised to empty a bucket onto the open umbrella of a man sitting on a sidewalk bench.
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Armistice Day

Date: 11 11 1918
Description: View of cars and people on the 200-300 blocks of Broadway looking east.
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Ceremonial Performers

Date: 1929
Description: Ceremonial performers in traditional Indian costume pose near a steamboat.
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Maxwell Street Day

Date: 09 1962
Description: Shoppers crowd the sidewalks on Maxwell Street Day.
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Tuesday Club Party

Date: 10 1939
Description: A group of women dressed festively and comically for a party. From left to right in the back row are Evaline Bennett, Blanche Foster, Edith Whitney, Rena P...
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Helene Greenwood and Jean Dyer

Date: 1931
Description: Helene Greenwood and Jean Dyer pose wearing hats and long dresses at the Bowman Park dedication.
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Pioneer Village Sign Burning

Date: 09 14 1951
Description: Sign burning for the Dells Pioneer Village, with Jerry and Mary Claire.
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Dedication of Winnebago Indian Village

Date: 07 1956
Description: Women make fry bread at the dedication of the Winnebago Indian Village.
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Bennett Studio Gift Shop

Date: 1945
Description: Gift shop at the Bennett Studio. The pictured individuals include Ruth Bennett Dyer and Oliver Reese. In addition to operating the photography studio, the...
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Grave of Belle Boyd

Date: 1921
Description: A small granite stone and American Flag mark the grave of Belle Boyd, actress and Confederate spy. The grave is inscribed with: "Belle Boyd, Confederate sp...
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Merry Christmas

Date: 1955
Description: H.H. Bennett Studio Christmas portrait of two women, Miriam and Ruth, daughters of H.H. Bennett, and one man, Oliver Reese, posed with many cameras, some o...
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Young Native American at the Wisconsin River

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Description: A Native American Indian in native dress, including a beaded bandolier and feathered headdress, gazing out to the Wisconsin River. He is standing on a rock...
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Native American Man with Captain at Wisconsin River

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Description: Outdoor portrait of a Native American man with his arms crossed over his chest standing on rocks near the Wisconsin River. He is wearing a headdress, a pat...
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Man Posing on Devil Statue in Wisconsin Dells

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Description: A man is posing in a running profile on top of one of two stone gargoyles that flanks an historical marker for the Dawn Manor in the Wisconsin Dells. Dedic...
Postcard

H.H. Bennett Studio

Date: 1918
Description: Interior view of the H.H. Bennett Studio — Souvenir Department. Framed photographs are hung along the walls, and banners are hanging from the rafters. A po...
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Stand Rock Indian Ceremonial Sunrise Call

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Description: View towards a man wearing ceremonial clothing and a headdress standing on a rock formation with his arms in the air, performing the Sunrise Call of the Zu...
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War Dance at Stand Rock Indian Ceremonial

Date: 1953
Description: A group of Native American Indians, dressed in ceremonial clothing, perform the War Dance at the Stand Rock Indian Ceremonial.
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Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony

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Description: Four men taking part in a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Chamber of Commerce on the corner of Oak and Broadway.

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