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Homecoming Powwow

Date: 1908
Description: Ho-Chunk men and women sitting and standing around a large medicine drum in an area portioned off by canvas barriers in front of a lodge. Identified as the...
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Pow Wow Scene

Date: 1908
Description: Drummers and dancers at pow wow led by Chief Winneshiek, below Lutheran Church in a canvas enclosure.
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Group Picking Cranberries

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Description: A group of men and women pick cranberries in a bog.
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Native Americans Sitting in Circle

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Description: A group of Native Americans sit on the ground in a circle while other men, women, and children stand near by. There are power lines in the background.
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Native American Powwow

Date: 1908
Description: Ho-Chunk Chief Winneshiek leads a powwow just North of Main Street in Black River Falls.
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Native American Dancing by Drums

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Description: A Native American man dances near a line of drums, possibly a powwow.
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Copy Photograph of John Buffalo Head

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Description: Copy photograph of a Ho-Chunk man posing sitting outside a tent, smoking a calumet pipe, holding a metal tomahawk, and wearing a Sioux headdress, several n...
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Outdoor Portrait of Frank Browneagle and Wife

Date: 1906
Description: Frank Browneagle (HeWaKaKayReKah) and his wife, Annie Snake (KhaWinKeeSinchHayWinKah) stand in front of their two homes. The domed wigwam (ciiporoke) on th...
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David Goodvillage with Horse and Gear

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Description: A Ho-Chunk man, identified as David Goodvillage, is wrapped in a plaid blanket and wearing a hat. He is posing mounted on a white horse loaded with hunting...
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Portrait of David Goodvillage with Horse and Gear

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Description: Portrait of a Ho-Chunk man, identified as David Goodvillage, wrapped in a plaid blanket and wearing a hat. He is posing mounted on a white horse loaded wit...
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Portrait of George Monegar on a Mule

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Description: A Ho-Chunk man on the right is sitting on a mule wearing a Sioux headdress along with other regalia, in a field in front of tents and trees. A European Ame...
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Portrait of George Monegar on a Mule in a Field

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Description: A Ho-Chunk man on the left is posing mounted on a mule, and is wearing a Sioux headdress among other regalia. A European American man is posing standing on...
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Ho-Chunk Man and Two Children

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Description: A Ho-Chunk man, two children, and a dog are standing outside a large brick building with bars over the windows. Identified as probably John Mike and the ch...
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John Mike Jr. and Family

Date: 1901
Description: John Mike Jr. (HayShooKeekah), rear left, pictured with his family. Standing from left to right are daughters Ada Mike (HunkEWinKah), Lizzie Mike (WeHunKah...
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Ho-Chunk Couple Posed on Rocky Area

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Description: View of a Ho-Chunk man posing standing, and a Ho-Chunk woman posing sitting on a rocky outcrop near a tree. Far below in the background are fields, hills, ...
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Annie Massey and Hester Decorah Lowery on a Street in Town

Date: 1915
Description: Annie Massey (KeKoRaSinchKah), left, and Hester Decorah Lowery (NoGinWinKah). Hester lived to be well over one hundred years old.
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Ho-Chunk Group near Tents in a Field

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Description: Three Ho-Chunk men and three Ho-Chunk women posing standing in front of tents in a field. The women are wrapped in plaid fringed shawls, and the men are we...
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Ho-Chunk Woman and Girls in a Field

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Description: A woman and two Ho-Chunk girls are standing outdoors in a field. The woman on the left is wrapped in a shawl. The face of a girl can be seen just behind he...
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Man in Front of Gazebo

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Description: Ho-Chunk man posing standing on the snow-covered ground in front of a gazebo. He is wearing an overcoat, necktie, and hat. There are trees in the backgroun...
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Two Young Ho-Chunk Men

Date: 1910
Description: Waist-up studio portrait of two young Ho-Chunk men posing sitting in front of a painted backdrop wearing suit coats and caps. The man on the left is wearin...

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