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Indian Agency House

Date: 07 07 1929
Description: Miss Mary Prescott and Mrs. William McMahon, grandaughter and great grandaughter, respectively, of Pierre Paquette, appeared at a meeting called by the Wis...
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Elderly Woman with Young Girl

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Description: An elderly woman sits with a young girl holding a doll for a studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop. The woman wears an elaborately decorated coat ...
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Portrait of Two Women

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Description: Two women, similarly dressed with feathered hats, black jackets, and plaid skirts, stand for a studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop.
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Portrait of Blackhawk and Louisa Mike

Date: 1925
Description: Full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a Ho-Chunk couple, Blackhawk (KaRaChooSepMeKah), and his wife Louisa Mike (HumpACooWinKah). B...
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Studio Portrait of Four Ho-Chunk Men and Women

Date: 1900
Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of two Ho-Chunk women posing sitting in front of two standing Ho-Chunk men. The women are wrapped in shawls,...
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Studio Portrait of a Family

Date: 1915
Description: Full-length studio portrait of a family. (l to r) John Rogue (Coose He Rae Kaw) (son of Young Rogue [Wa Cho We Kaw] and [Wa Kon Hu Gi Win Kaw]) (from Winne...
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Portrait of Two Ho-Chunk Men and Women

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of two Ho-Chunk women posing sitting and wrapped in fringed plaid shawls which only show their faces. Behind...
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Portrait of Two Ho-Chunk Men and a Woman

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a Ho-Chunk man posing standing in the center, and wearing a suit and turtleneck sweater. On the left is a...
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Portrait of a Ho-Chunk Man and Three Women

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a Ho-Chunk man posing sitting on the left and wearing a suit, necktie, winter overcoat, and holding a hat...
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Studio Portrait of Two Ho-Chunk Women and a Ho-Chunk Boy

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a Ho-Chunk boy posing sitting on a stool wearing a winter coat and knickers. In the center is a Ho-Chunk ...
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Vacation Party on Seashore Cliff Stairwalk

Date: 1900
Description: View of a vacation party on a cliff stairway overlooking a seashore. Several men and women in formal dress walk down the stairway. Heavily retouched image.
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Ladies in Lecture

Date: 02 14 1911
Description: Large group of farmers' wives listening to a lecture demonstration on nutrition or cooking in a classroom at the University of Wisconsin.
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Studio Portrait of European American Woman

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Description: Three-quarter length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of an unidentified European American woman posed standing. She has her right hand on a ...
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Jefferson Prairie Historic Marker

Date: 05 16 1952
Description: Great grandchildren of Ole Knutson Nattestad, the first Norwegian settler in Wisconsin, Sonja Kay and John Carlton, standing with their parents, Mr. and Mr...
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Benediction of Our Lady of Guadalupe Chapel

Date: 12 1926
Description: View across street towards a group of people entering the Santuario del Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe. A U.S. flag and a Mexican flag are draped above the en...
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Girl in Coat and Hat

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Description: A girl is standing on a sidewalk, gazing to the left. She is wearing a coat, hat, stockings and shoes with bows. She is carrying a flowered cloth drawstrin...
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Piggyback Ride

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Description: A man is carrying a girl piggyback outdoors while smoking a cigarette. They are standing on a lawn with trees in the background. She is wearing a dress, co...
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Unidentified Couple

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a man and a woman posing together. The man is half-sitting on a pedestal, and is wearing a suit with a bo...

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