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Wah-con-ja-z-gah (Yellow Thunder)

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Description: Wah-con-ja-z-gah (Yellow Thunder), a 120-year-old Winnebago warrior chief, posing in front of a typical dwelling (chipoteke), with two men leaning against ...
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Menominee Indian Family

Date: 1931
Description: A portrait of a Menominee family in traditional dress. This image is part of an exhibit about Native Americans prepared by Paul Vanderbilt.
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Portrait of Elderly Ho-Chunk Woman and Two Girls

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Description: Studio portrait of an elderly Ho-Chunk woman with a shawl over her shoulders posing with two Ho-Chunk girls in front of a painted backdrop. The woman on th...
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Studio Portrait of Three Ho-Chunk Men

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of two Ho-Chunk men sitting in front of another Ho-Chunk man standing. The younger Ho-Chunk man sitting on t...
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Studio Portrait of a Ho-Chunk Group

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Description: Studio portrait of a Ho-Chunk group. Rachel Funmaker, Winneshiek is sitting on the left wearing earrings, and a small child is on the right sitting on a st...
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Elderly Ho-Chunk Woman and Children

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Description: Studio portrait of Mary Snowball, Decorra, Buffalohead (Pay Dok Se Kah), (Daughter of [Wau Soo Mon E Kah] Snow Ball and mother [Wa Con Cha Ka Win Kah], she...
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Three Ho-Chunk Women

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Description: Full-length portrait of two Ho-Chunk women standing on either side of an older Ho-Chunk woman who is sitting. Each woman is wearing a long skirt, a blouse,...
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Three Men and One Woman

Date: 1930
Description: Three men standing outside, one is dressed wearing Native American clothing items, and another is wearing a suit and tie. One elder woman wearing a dress a...
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Three Men and One Woman Holding Peace Pipe

Date: 1930
Description: Three men standing outside, one is dressed wearing Native American clothing items, and another, wearing a suit and tie, is probably John Chapple. One elder...

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