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Painting

Chief Souligny

Date: 
Description: Painted portrait of Souligny, a chief of the Menominees. He is depicted wearing a James Madison Peace Medal.
Painting

The Landing of Jean Nicolet

Date: 1904
Description: Jean Nicolet (1598-1642) was the first European to see Wisconsin and was a prominent French explorer who, for many years, lived among the Indians of Quebec...
Painting

Chief Oshkosh

Date: 
Description: Chief Oshkosh, (1795-) August 29, 1858, Menomonee Indian chief.
Photograph

Chippewa Indian Deer Hunt

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Description: Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indian deer hunt on snow shoes.
Book or Pamphlet

Naw-Kaw or Wood

Date: 1838
Description: Naw-Kaw or Wood. Hand-colored lithograph from History of the Indian Tribes of North America.
Painting

Iometah

Date: 1858
Description: Portrait of Iometah.
Painting

Pocahontas

Date: 1832
Description: Portrait of Pocahontas.
Painting

Mrs. Austin Quinney and Her Daughter Harriet

Date: 1849
Description: Portrait of Jane Quinney, (born Ashotomay) wife of Austin E. Quinney, chief of the Stockbridge nation, and their daughter, Harriet.
Painting

Sioux Chiefs at Little Big Horn

Date: 06 1876
Description: Sioux Chiefs at Little Big Horn.
Painting

Three Potawatomi Chiefs

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Description: Portrait painting of Three Potawatomie Chiefs.
Painting

Yellow Thunder

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Description: Waist-up portrait of Yellow Thunder , noted warrior, and chief of the Winnebagoes (Ho-Chunk).
Print

Tshi-zun-hau-kau

Date: 1835
Description: Portrait of Tshi-zun-hau-kau, a Winnebago/Ho-Chunk warrior, that appeared in Volume II of the History of Indian Tribes by Thomas McKenney and James Hall in...
Photograph

Tapsy, Son of Blackhawk

Date: 1867
Description: Carte-de-visite studio portrait of man standing with a frilled-bodice, cloth hunting shirt with leather leggings. A wool plaid shawl is worn toga-style; an...
Photograph

"Proud Of Their Grandson" - Anaglyph

Date: 1873
Description: Stereograph image of a Native American man and woman with a young child, members of the Ute Indian Tribe, standing in front of a grass structure.
Photograph

"Waiting For The Kettle To Boil" - Anaglyph

Date: 1873
Description: Stereograph of Native Americans, members of the Ute Indian Tribe, seated around a fire with a stick tripod structure holding a metal cooking pot.
Photograph

Chief Ta-vah-puts - Anaglyph

Date: 1837
Description: Stereograph of Ta-vah-puts, Chief of the U-in-tah Utes, standing in a field.
Photograph

Tau-ruv - Anaglyph

Date: 
Description: Stereograph of Tau-ruv seated on a blanket.
Photograph

"The Messenger In Full Dress" - Anaglyph

Date: 1873
Description: Stereograph of a Native American man, a Ute Indian, seated with a dog.
Photograph

"The Maiden" - Anaglyph

Date: 1873
Description: Stereograph of a Native American young woman, a Ute Indian, in traditional costume.
Photograph

"The Boy In The Cedar" - Anaglyph

Date: 1873
Description: Stereograph of a Native American boy, a Ute Indian, seated in a small tree. There is a piece of pottery hanging from a branch of the tree and a tepee is in...

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