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Yellow Thunder

Date: 1880
Description: Studio portrait of Yellow thunder, a Winnebago Chief.
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Harold F. McCormick and his Wife Edith Rockefeller

Date: 1895
Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Harold Fowler McCormick with his first wife Edith Rockefeller McCormick.
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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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Portrait of Mr. Hendricks

Date: 1895
Description: A studio portrait of Mr. William W. Hendricks, a Black River Falls barber, dressed in his best, posing in front of a painted backdrop.
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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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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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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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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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Mr. W.H. Wheeler

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Description: Head and shoulders studio portrait of W.H. Wheeler.
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Emmons Blaine

Date: 1889
Description: Vignetted quarter-length carte-de-visite of Emmons Blaine (1857-1892), who married Anita McCormick Blaine in 1889.
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Robert Hall McCormick

Date: 1870
Description: Vignetted quarter-length carte-de-visite portrait of Robert Hall McCormick (1847-1917), son of Leander James McCormick (1819-1900).
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World War I Soldier and Woman

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Description: Full-length studio portrait of a woman seated in a chair, and a soldier dressed in a First World War uniform sitting on the arm of the chair. They are posi...

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