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Children in Bed

Date: 1890
Description: Bedroom scene with two boys in a bed with ornate headboard.
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Baby's First Birthday

Date: 1911
Description: The J. Robert family posed around baby Fred in a high chair with his first birthday cake. Family members are identified from left as Ellen Taylor Higgins,...
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Portrait of Standing Boy

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Description: A boy with the ruffled collar of his shirt over his suit coat stands by a table and poses for a studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop.
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Portrait of Two Girls

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Description: Two girls wearing dresses pose for a studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop. One girl sits on a pillow on a chair while the other stands next to it...
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Child Leaning on Stuffed Chair

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Description: A studio portrait of a small child wearing a hat, dress, and boots, standing on a stool and leaning on a stuffed chair in front of a painted backdrop.
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Portrait of a Boy with Long Curls

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Description: A studio portrait of a young boy with long curls leaning on a stuffed chair in front of a painted backdrop. He is wearing a ruffled shirt over a suit jacke...
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Child Listening to Pocket Watch

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Description: A young child stands on a chair in a photography studio and holds a pocket watch to its ear in front of a painted backdrop.
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Seated Baby Wearing Shorts

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Description: A studio portrait of a young child wearing only shorts seated on a small chair which is on a bale of hay near two logs in front of a painted backdrop.
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Six Boys, Two Seated and Four Standing

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Description: A studio portrait of six boys, two seated and four standing in front of a painted backdrop. They are all wearing large bow ties, short pants, leggings and ...
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Two Girls Reflected in Mirror

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Description: A studio portrait of two girls, one standing and one kneeling on a chair, with their backs to the camera looking into a mirror. They are both wearing dress...
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Studio Portrait of Margaret Whitedeer Littlesam, Lee Dick Littlesam, and Emma Stacy Whitedeer Lowery

Date: 1898
Description: Full-length studio portrait of two Ho-Chunk women posing sitting in front of a painted backdrop near a prop wooden fence. The women are wearing earrings, r...
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Studio Portrait of Ho-Chunk Mother and Son

Date: 1894
Description: Full-length studio portrait of a Ho-Chunk woman posing sitting and a Ho-Chunk boy posing standing in front of a painted backdrop. Susie Kingswan (HeNuKah) ...
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Studio Portrait of Two Ho-Chunk Girls

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Description: Full-length studio portrait of two young Ho-Chunk girls, one posing standing and the other sitting, both wearing bead necklaces and possessing shawls in fr...
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Studio Portrait of Thomas Thunder and Family

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a Ho-Chunk man, Thomas Thunder, posing sitting and wearing modern dress. A Ho-Chunk woman, his wife, is p...
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Studio Portrait of William Massey, Grace Decorra Twocrow

Date: 1890
Description: Full-length studio portrait of a Ho-Chunk group in front of a painted backdrop. On the left is William Massey (ChawRoChooChayKah), sitting with his arm aro...
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Portrait of David Goodvillage with Wife and Granddaughter

Date: 1897
Description: Full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a Ho-Chunk man, woman, and girl, all posing standing. They are identified as David Goodvillag...
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Studio Portrait of Ho-Chunk Women and Girl in Regalia

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a Ho-Chunk girl posing sitting on a stool and wearing ribbon work skirt, between two Ho-Chunk women posin...
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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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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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Portrait of Ho-Chunk Boy in Winter Dress

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a Ho-Chunk boy posing standing in front of a prop wooden fence. He is wearing a winter coat, scarf, and k...

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