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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...
Photograph

Chippewa Indian Deer Hunt

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Description: Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indian deer hunt on snow shoes.
Painting

Marquette and Joliet

Date: 1921
Description: Painted scene of an Indian guide paddling, Jacques Marquette, a Jesuit missionary standing, and Louis Joliet, a fur trader paddling in a canoe exploring th...
Painting

Eben and Roseline Peck Cabin

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Description: The Eben Peck cabin was the first house built in Madison.
Photograph

Mayor Schmedeman Greeting Indian Chief

Date: 07 09 1930
Description: Mayor Albert G. Schmedeman greeting Chief Shunatuna, who is on horseback and who is in Madison with the Official United States Indian band at the RKO Orphe...
Book or Pamphlet

Menominee Indian Village, Wolf River

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Description: A Menominee Indian Village on Wolf River. There are dwellings on the shore and many people in canoes are on the river.
Postcard

Bethany Indian Mission

Date: 1935
Description: Exterior view of the Bethany Indian Mission School. Caption reads: "Bethany Indian Mission, Wittenberg, Wis."
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...
Photograph

Indian "Pow-Wow"

Date: 07 04 1913
Description: Indian "pow-wow" and lacrosse contest between various reservations.

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