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Yellow Thunder

Date: 1880
Description: Studio portrait of Yellow thunder, a Winnebago Chief.
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Spoon Decorah

Date: 1887
Description: Studio portrait of prominent Winnebago man Spoon-de-Kaury, or Spoon Decorah. He is seated, holding a walking cane.
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Chief Rain in the Face

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Description: Waist-up studio portrait of Chief Rain in the Face, member of the Sioux tribe. He is wearing an elaborately tooled leather or suede coat.
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Rain in the Face

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Description: Waist-up studio portrait of Rain in the Face, member of the Sioux Nation, in traditional costume.
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Chief Charging Bear (John Grass)

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Description: Quarter-length studio portrait of Chief Charging Bear (also known as John Grass).
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Chief Gall

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Description: Waist-up studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Chief Gall, Sioux Nation, in traditional clothing. Chief Gall was a Judge Advocate General.
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Scorched Lightning (Assiniboine)

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Description: Waist-up studio portrait of Scorched Lightning (Assiniboine), member of the Sioux Nation, in traditional costume, including a bear claw necklace.
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Two Bear

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Description: Studio portrait of Two Bear, member of the Sioux tribe.
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Spotted Elk

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Description: Studio portrait of Spotted Elk, possibly a member of the Sioux Nation.
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Studio Portrait of Three Native Americans

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of three Native Americans, two older men and a young girl, possibly Winnebagos. "Silbing Bear" is written on...
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Dr. War Eagle

Date: 1898
Description: Dr. War Eagle shoots at a target using a bow and arrow at the Trans-Mississippi Exposition and Indian Congress.
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Chippewa Chief

Date: 1898
Description: A Chippewa (Ojibwa) Chief at the Trans-Mississippi Exposition and Indian Congress.
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Cherokee Man

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Description: Head and shoulders vignetted studio portrait of Vance McSpadden of the Cherokee High School Class of 1898.
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Choctow Commissioner

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Description: N.B. Ainsworth, Indian Territory Choctow Nation Commissioner.
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Tom Meagher

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Description: Creek Indian Tom Meagher of the Kendall College Class of 1902. He was a bugler for Rough Riders Troop L.
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Four Osage Men

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Description: Four Osage men pose for a portrait.
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Osage Man and Woman

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of an Osage man and woman sitting together.
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Osage Warriors

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Description: A group of Osage warriors. This image comes from an Osage album with the inscription: "Compliments of G.W. Parsons."
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Otoe Chief

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Description: Full-length portrait of White Horse, an Otoe chief, posed in front of a painted backdrop.
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Otoe Chief

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Description: Full-length portrait of White Horse, an Otoe chief, wearing the clothing of the Revitalization Movement, and posing in front of a painted backdrop.

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