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Winnebago Men Playing Cards

Date: 1885
Description: Five Winnebago men are sitting on the ground around a blanket playing cards. Two young boys are standing behind them watching.
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Ottawa Indian Camp

Date: 1889
Description: Beach fishing camp showing several people around a fire drying fish with a tent in the background. Captioned: Ottawa Fishing Camp -- On the Island at Fran...
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Potawatomi Indians Cooking

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Description: Illustration of three Potawatomi Indians cooking.
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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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First Thanksgiving

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Description: Thanksgiving dinner between Native Americans and early Pilgrim settlers in America.
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Native American Game

Date: 1911
Description: Indians playing a game at Lac du Flambeau, Wisconsin. "The man in the center is holding counting sticks. A constant drumming is kept up to make concentra...
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Indian Garden Bed

Date: 1912
Description: Indian cultivated garden beds, partially covered with snow, "South of West over the big area." Now known as the Eulrich Site, a mile from the shore of Lake...
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Pima Agency Band

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Description: A Pima Agency band performs outside for an audience, which gathers on a nearby porch.
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Sioux Give Away Horses

Date: 1897
Description: Sioux give away horses at the Rosebud Agency. A large group of people are watching from a shelter on the left covered with branches.
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Sioux Woman Singeing a Dog

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Description: A Sioux Indian woman is singeing a dog for soup at the Rosebud Agency.
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Leech Lake Agency Teepee

Date: 1901
Description: A small pox patient's Leech Lake Agency teepee, burned after the man's removal.
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Indian Women

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Description: Indian women dressed for a parade at the Warm Springs Agency in Oregon.
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Indian Women

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Description: Indian women dressed for a parade at the Warm Springs Agency in Oregon.
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Indian Dancers

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Description: Indian dancers on a platform, with drummers in the rear, at the Warm Springs Agency in Oregon.
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Indian Dancers

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Description: Indian dancers at the Warm Springs Agency in Oregon.
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Indian Dancers

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Description: Indian dancers at the Warm Springs Agency in Oregon.
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Indian Gamblers

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Description: Indians gamble while many spectators on horseback look on at the Warm Springs Agency in Oregon.
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Indian Girls Perform a Doll Drill

Date: 06 27 1900
Description: Indian girls perform a doll drill for school entertainment at the Warm Springs Agency in Oregon.
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Indians Gambling

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Description: Indians gamble at the Warm Springs Agency in Oregon.
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Indian Camp

Date: 07 04 1901
Description: Indian camp at Nespelim [Nespelem] at the Coville Agency in Washington.

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