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Winnebago Indians and Boat at Stand Rock

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Description: Winnebago (Ho-Chunk) Indians posing in front of the steamboat Winnebago near the Stand Rock Amphitheater. This is where the Stand Rock Indian Ceremo...
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Indians Tanning Deer Hides

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Description: Several Indians tanning a deer hide outside a tipi.
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Indians in Native Dress

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Description: Group of Winnebago (Ho-Chunk) Indians in traditional dress. Caption reads: "Indians in Native Dress, Wittenberg, Wis."
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Cutting Roots for Medicine

Date: 09 1923
Description: Winnebago (Ho-Chunk) women cutting roots for medicine. A quilt hangs on a line in the background and a chicken walks near the women.
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Parson's Indian Village

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Description: Exterior view of Parson's Indian Village, a tourist attraction on Highway 12 styled after a Zuni pueblo. Caption reads: "Zuni Pueblo-Parson's Indian Villag...
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Red Cliff Indian Reservation

Date: 1913
Description: Powwow at the Red Cliff Indian Reservation on the shores of Lake Superior.
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Moonlight on the Brule

Date: 1913
Description: Colorized postcard view of the Brule River flowing through the forest by moonlight. Some trees show autumn color. There is a campfire on the shore with thr...
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Apostle Island Indian Pageant

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Description: Photographic postcard of a scene from the Apostle Island Indian Pageant. A large group of young children in white shirts are sitting along a sloped hill ne...
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First Peace Council ever Held between Chippewas and Siouxs

Date: 1896
Description: Colored postcard view of "Buffalo Bill" Cody center right in white coat and hat surrounded by Native Americans in traditional garb, military personnel and ...
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Houses at Skunk Hill

Date: 1920
Description: Informal outdoor group portrait of Native American men and boys. One man is wearing a feather on his head, a beaded sash, and beaded pants. Two buildings a...
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Indian Village

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Description: Ojibwa man tanning a hide outdoors. Text on reverse reads: "Here at Historyland you can see the Chippewa Indians in their colorful native dress and natu...
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"At the Dance"

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Description: A group of Ojibwa dancers in a circle. Caption reads: "'At the Dance' Lac du Flambeau, Wis."
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A Birch Bark Indian Home

Date: 1938
Description: Text on front reads: "A Birch Bark Indian Home, Greetings from Rice Lake, Wis." A Native American family of five is seated in front of their birch bark wig...
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Souvenir Folder of Postcards

Date: 1907
Description: Text on front reads: "Souvenir Folder, Menominee Indian Girl at Keshena Falls, Shawano, Wisconsin." She is sitting on a rock, posing in a blanket and indi...
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Greetings from Sheboygan

Date: 1957
Description: Text on front reads: "Greetings from Sheboygan, Wisconsin. She-Boy-Again." Large Letter style postcard with a scene of an Indian village along a lake or ri...
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Big Chief and His Best Friend

Date: 1915
Description: Text on front reads: "Big Chief and His Best Friend. Greetings from Tomah, Wis." A Native American man in indigenous dress poses in front of a log cabin, a...

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