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Medicine Man Jes´ akkid´

Date: 1885
Description: Illustration of medicine man Jes´ akkid´ bending over an ill person, removing disease from his/her body.
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Potawatomi Indians Cooking

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Description: Illustration of three Potawatomi Indians cooking.
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Chippewas Gathering Wild Rice

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Description: Illustration of three Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians gathering wild rice into a canoe.
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Shooting of Arndt by Vineyard

Date: 1842
Description: Shooting of Charles C.P. Arndt by James Vineyard in the territorial council chamber of the legislature. This depiction of the event was created by the staf...
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Lieutenant Foster's Camp

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Description: "Lieutenant Foster's Camp preparing for the night contrabands with the Engineer, Dept. of the Army". Tents are in the background and men are loading horse-...
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French Fur Traders at La Baye

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Description: Several French fur traders negotiating with native Indians at La Baye.
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Sauganash Tavern

Date: 1925
Description: A copy of an older illustration of the Sauganash Tavern, located on Lake Street in Chicago near Market. It was "built in 1831 by Mark Beaubien, who claimed...
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Peasant Leaning on Cultivator

Date: 1931
Description: Drawing of a man wearing wooden clogs, leaning on a cultivator hand tool in a field. Another man works in the far background.
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Fisherman by Power House and Dam

Date: 05 06 1973
Description: Black ink line drawing of a fisherman on the bank of Big Spring Creek near a power house and dam. Puffy clouds fill the sky in the background and thick veg...
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Two Men with Machinery Attached to Outhouse

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Description: A man is standing on the left next to an outhouse which has been connected to machinery. The caption below reads: "This built in service unit increased our...
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Three Naked Women with Grapes and Champagne Glass

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Description: Black-ink drawing of a bacchanalian scene with three naked women amidst three grape bunches. One is holding the stem of a champagne glass that is emitting ...
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Plant Under Construction

Date: 10 18 1928
Description: View across field towards a plant under construction. There are automobiles parked on the far left, and a tower rising in the background has a sign for "In...
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Ice Locomotive Pulled by Anchor

Date: 1859
Description: Engraved drawing of Norman Wiard's ice locomotive, Lady Franklin being pulled from water onto ice using its anchor. The vessel was built, but never ...

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