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Delegation of Indians to Washington, D.C.

Date: 06 24 1852
Description: Illustration of the Washington, D.C. Delegation of Indians. Five Indians pose with a man in a beard and suit. From Benjamin Armstrong, "Early Life Among Th...
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Lac Courte Oreilles Indian Reservation

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Description: Medicine man John King, his wife, grandchild, and family on the Lake Courte Oreilles Chippewa reservation near Couderay.
Drawing

Indian Infant on Cradleboard

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Description: Illustration of an Indian baby on a cradleboard propped up between two Indian women.
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Chippewa Medicine Man and His Family

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Description: Chippewa (Ojibwa) medicine man John King, with his wife, grandchild, and family standing near a birch wigwam on the Lake Court Oreilles reservation. John K...
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Menominee Indian "Garters"

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Description: Menominee Indian "garters" made of beads and yarn.
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Indian Pow-Wow

Date: 07 28 1929
Description: Indian pow wow at Bear Trap Falls near Keshena.
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Bear Trap Falls

Date: 1929
Description: Group of people at Bear Trap Falls in the Wolf River near Keshena. People are standing on the shoreline on the left near a sign for the falls. A man is sta...
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Studio Portrait of Two Ho-Chunk Men

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Description: Studio portrait of two Ho-Chunk men posed sitting on the ground against a large stump in front of a painted backdrop. Both men are smoking a pipe, wearing ...
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Three Men and One Woman

Date: 1930
Description: Three men standing outside, one is dressed wearing Native American clothing items, and another is wearing a suit and tie. One elder woman wearing a dress a...
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Three Men and One Woman Holding Peace Pipe

Date: 1930
Description: Three men standing outside, one is dressed wearing Native American clothing items, and another, wearing a suit and tie, is probably John Chapple. One elder...
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Native Americans Around Drum

Date: 1930
Description: Group portrait showing one Native American man shaking hands with John Chapple, while two other Native American men and one Native American woman wearing a...
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Boys after Pie-Eating Contest

Date: 1936
Description: Four boys smiling with pie filling on their faces standing around a table with four empty pie tins. Behind them is a large crowd of children.

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