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Ho-Chunk Powwow Participants

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Description: This photograph of Ho-Chunk powwow participants is a copy made by Van Schaick. From left to right are: John Hazen Hill (HaNaKah), William Hall (HunkKah), W...
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John Joseph Olver (Oliver) Family

Date: 1898
Description: Group portrait of the Olver (Oliver) family. In chairs: Alice Melissa and John Joseph; sons, from left to right standing: Louis Franklin (Frank), Willard S...
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Panoramic Ho-Chunk Group Portrait

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Description: A panoramic group portrait of Ho-Chunk men, women, and children, possibly gathered for a powwow. They are posed standing and sitting in a field in front of...
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Portrait of Woman, Child, and Dog

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Description: An outdoor portrait of a woman, young child, and a dog, posing sitting on the ground in front of a tree. The woman is sitting in the middle and is wearing ...
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Portrait of Shirley Van Schaick and Family

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Description: A studio portrait of Shirley Delaney Van Schaick (son of the photographer and Ida Van Schaick), and his family in front of a painted backdrop. Shirley marr...
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Studio Portrait of Two Young Women

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Description: A studio portrait of two young women in front of a painted backdrop. The girl sitting on the left and wearing a white dress is identified as Betty Northup....
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Studio Portrait of Frieda Schoessers

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Description: Three-quarter length studio portrait of a young woman wearing a dress standing with her left arm resting on a chair covered with a throw. In the background...
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Portrait of Mrs. C.J. Van Schaick

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Description: Three-quarter length studio portrait of Mrs. C.J. Van Schaick, sitting in front of a painted backdrop. She is facing toward the right in profile, and is we...
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Portrait of a Woman and Child

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Description: Full-length portrait of a seated woman and a standing girl in front of a painted backdrop. The woman is wearing a dark dress with a collar pin, and has her...
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Portrait of a Woman Wearing a Hat

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Description: Three-quarter length studio portrait of a woman standing in front of a painted backdrop. She has her hands resting on a velvet upholstered, curved backed c...
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Studio Portrait of a Man and Four Children

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Description: A studio portrait of a man and four children in front of a painted backdrop. The man is sitting on a chair in the center, and is holding one child. Two you...
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Studio Portrait of a Family

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Description: A studio portrait of a family with a man, a woman, and five children, posing in front of a painted backdrop. Both the man and the woman are sitting, and th...
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Studio Portrait of a Man, Woman and Infant

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Description: A studio portrait of a man, woman, and infant sitting in front of a painted backdrop. The woman is on the left and is holding the infant in her lap. The ma...
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Studio Portrait of a Woman and Boy

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Description: Full-length studio portrait of a woman sitting on the left and a boy standing on the right in front of a painted backdrop. The woman is wearing a knitted h...
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Studio Portrait of a Young Family

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Description: A studio portrait of a young family posing in front of a painted backdrop. A woman is standing on the right in the back, wearing a skirt, ruffled blouse, a...
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Studio Portrait of a Standing Woman

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Description: Full-length studio portrait of a woman standing in front of a painted backdrop. She is wearing a long dress with velvet accents, a bracelet, a ring, and a ...
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Studio Portrait of a Standing Baby

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Description: A studio portrait of a baby standing on a cloth-covered surface in front of a painted backdrop. The baby is wearing a long, light-colored dress and boots.
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Series of Four Portraits of Two Women

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Description: A series of four different portraits of two women posing in front of a painted backdrop. In the top left portrait, both women are sitting. In the top right...
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Horse Sheds for Farmers

Date: 1911
Description: Elevated view of group of people and horses in front of horse sheds for farmers after the 1911 flood, looking north, downtown on Harrison Street. In the fa...
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Men on Railroad Tracks

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Description: Panoramic view of group of men, boys, and girls lined up along railroad tracks, posing sitting and standing on and near two trains. There is a brick buildi...

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