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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

Chach-scheb-nee-nick-ah (Young Eagle) Winnebago Indian

Date: 1904
Description: Waist-up studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a Ho-Chunk man, Chach-scheb-nee-nick-ah (Young Eagle) looking off to the right.
Book or Pamphlet

Milwaukee Harvesting Machinery Catalog Cover

Date: 1904
Description: Front cover of a German language advertising catalog for International Harvester's Milwaukee line of harvesting machinery. Features a chromolithograph illu...
Photograph

Native American Event

Date: 1904
Description: A group of people watches an event, possibly put on by the Tarahumara Indians in Mexico.
Photograph

Navaho Medicine-Man

Date: 1904
Description: Head and shoulders portrait of a Navaho medicine man.
Photograph

Three Navaho Men

Date: 1904
Description: Three Navaho men, Tonenili, Tobadzischini, and Nayenezgani.
Photograph

A Chief of the Desert — Navaho

Date: 1904
Description: The original caption reads: "Picturing not only the individual but a characteristic member of the tribe — disdainful, energetic, self-reliant." A head and ...
Photograph

Cañon de Chelly — Navaho

Date: 1904
Description: The original caption reads: "A wonderfully scenic spot is this in northeastern Arizona, in the heart of the Navaho country — one of their strongholds, in f...
Photograph

Portrait of Carrie Elk and Annie Lowe Lincoln

Date: 1904
Description: Waist-up studio portrait of two young Ho-Chunk women posing sitting, wearing beaded necklaces and long earrings, and wrapped in shawls. Carrie Elk (ENooKah...
Photograph

Studio Portrait of Sally Dora Redbird Goodvillage Whitewater

Date: 1904
Description: Full-length studio portrait of Sally Dora Redbird Goodvillage Whitewater (WauNeekShootchWinKah). The braided ends of her finger woven sash are hanging down...
Photograph

Studio Portrait of Ho-Chunk Woman and Child

Date: 1904
Description: Studio portrait of a Ho-Chunk woman posing sitting and holding a small child in her lap front of a painted backdrop. Martha Lyons-Lowe Stacy (KaRaChoWinKah...
Photograph

Studio Portrait of Three Ho-Chunk Men

Date: 1904
Description: Full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of three Ho-Chunk men. Two men are sitting in front of a man standing behind them in the center....
Photograph

Studio Portrait of Ho-Chunk Men and a Woman

Date: 1904
Description: Studio portrait of group of people posing in front of a painted backdrop. A Ho-Chunk man on the left is wearing a suit and overcoat, and a Ho-Chunk woman o...
Photograph

Studio Portrait of Fred Kingswan

Date: 1904
Description: Waist-up studio portrait of a Ho-Chunk man with short hair posing sitting. He is wearing a suit coat and necktie, and is identified as Fred Kingswan (MaHeN...
Photograph

Ho-Chunk Woman and Girl Wearing Regalia

Date: 1904
Description: Studio portrait of a Ho-Chunk woman and girl wearing regalia posing in front of a painted backdrop. The woman sitting on the left is wearing several neckla...
Photograph

Studio Portrait of Joe Thunderking Lowe and Family

Date: 1904
Description: Studio portrait of a large Ho-Chunk group posing in front of a painted backdrop, including five men, three women, three girls, and two smaller children. Th...
Photograph

Seminole Family

Date: 1904
Description: A large Seminole Native American family posed outdoors as a group, including men, women and children who are all wearing Seminole native clothing. There ar...
Photograph

Portrait of Mabel Mary Lonetree

Date: 1904
Description: Full-length studio portrait of a young Mabel Mary Lonetree (ENooGah), the oldest daughter of Alec (Alex) Lonetree (NaENeeKeeKah) and Kate Winneshiek Lonetr...
Photograph

Chach-scheb-nee-nick-ah (Young Eagle) Winnebago Indian

Date: 1904
Description: Waist-up studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a Ho-Chunk man, Chach-scheb-nee-nick-ah (Young Eagle) looking off to the right. This photograph ...
Postcard

Souvenir of Tomah

Date: 1904
Description: Text on reverse reads: "Multiple View Card, Souvenir of Tomah." The smaller images, which flip when the card on top is pulled, include: Congregational Chur...

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