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Swearing-In Native American Civil War Recruits

Date: 1861
Description: Thomas Bigford (in cap, on left) and another official swearing-in two Native American Civil War recruits. Thomas Bigford (1815-1890) of Taycheedah, Wiscons...
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Oneida G.A.R.

Date: 1907
Description: Oneida members of the Grand Army of the Republic. The Parish Hall is in the background.
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Chief Skenandoah

Date: 1875
Description: Portrait of Chief Elijah Skenandoah, a Turtle Clan chief of the Oneida nation. He moved to Wisconsin from New York in the 1830s, along with a group of Onei...
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Dwelling of Louise Fowler

Date: 09 14 1936
Description: View toward a wooden house, surrounded by trees. Caption reads: "This ancient dwelling of Louise Fowler, a pioneer Brothertown Indian, is the only dwelling...
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Oneida Women

Date: 1899
Description: Group portrait of three women standing outside against a brick building. All three women are wearing dresses, with shawls covering their shoulders and head...
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Oneida Woman

Date: 1909
Description: Portrait of a woman, who is wearing a dress and a kerchief knotted around her hair. She is holding some cloth over her arm, and an unidentified object in h...
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Dr. Lillie Rosa Minoka Hill

Date: 1949
Description: Portrait of Dr. Lillie Rosa Minoka Hill, a physician of Mohawk ancestry. She is sitting at a table examining a book through a magnifying glass. Dr. Minoka ...
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Chief Daniel Bread

Date: 1911
Description: Head and shoulders portrait of Daniel Bread, an Oneida political leader who was known for collaboration and compromise with the United States government an...
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Oneida Band

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Description: Group portrait of a band posing in a field with trees in the background. All the men are wearing uniforms and holding their instruments.
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Lura Fowler Kindness with Brothertown Record Book

Date: 03 1934
Description: View of a woman holding a large bound volume and standing next to a tree. Caption reads: "An Indian woman of over 70 [Lura Fowler Kindness] who lives by he...
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Oneida Housing Project

Date: 1967
Description: View of signs in a field near a damaged car. There are buildings in the background. Signs read: "yonʌyode ˀagá People of the Red Stone," "Oneida ...
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Old Stockbridge Indian Cemetery, 1906

Date: 1906
Description: View of a cemetery with several tombstones, one of which appears broken and resting against its base. A building is in the background. Caption reads: "Th...

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