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Mrs. Austin Quinney and Her Daughter Harriet

Date: 1849
Description: Portrait of Jane Quinney, (born Ashotomay) wife of Austin E. Quinney, chief of the Stockbridge nation, and their daughter, Harriet.
Photograph

Portrait of Winnebago Indians

Date: 1890
Description: A studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Winnebago Indians: John Hazen Hill, Alex Lonetree, daughter of Alex Lonetree, Mrs. Alex Lonetree, and W...
Photograph

Potowatomi Group

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Description: A Potowatomi group consisting of David Nsa-waw-quet, his wife Margaret Nsa-waw-quet, and her sister Mary Wabanosay, or "Morning Walking." A young girl is ...
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Menominee Family

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Description: Studio portrait of the Menominee family of Kaw-hee-she-uh-quat in formal attire.
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Portrait of Ho-Chunk Family

Date: 1905
Description: Full-length studio portrait of a Ho-Chunk man sitting and wearing modern dress, flanked by two Ho-Chunk women standing and wearing several necklaces and sh...
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Studio Portrait of a Ho-Chunk Family

Date: 1915
Description: Full-length studio portrait of a Ho-Chunk family. In the background is a painted backdrop. Names (sitting) David Bow Littlesoldier (Maw Jhay Mau Nee Kah). ...
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Portrait of Two Ho-Chunk Women and Two Children

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Description: Full-length studio group portrait. Annie Yellowbank-Beaver, Whitedog is sitting on the left wearing a printed blouse and shawl around her waist. Mary White...
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Portrait of the Male Children in the Lowe Family

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Description: Studio portrait of three young Ho-Chunk men posed sitting in front of a painted backdrop and wearing suits, one holding a small boy. The male children of t...
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Winnebago Indian Family Portrait

Date: 1913
Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a Winnebago (Ho-Chunk) family, including two women sitting and one man standing.
Photograph

Five Generations Studio Portrait of Ho-Chunk Family

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Description: Five generation studio portrait of a Ho-Chunk family. Sitting (l to r) Great-Great-Grandmother, Nancy Brown; Great-Grandmother, Lucy Goodvillage, Blowsnake...
Photograph

Chief Ma-ko-day and Family

Date: 07 1916
Description: St. Croix Ojibwa Chief Ma-Ko-day (Chief Peter Bearheart) and his wife, grandson, and another unidentified person in front of their birch wigwam located in ...
Photograph

Menominee Indian Performers

Date: 1958
Description: Four generations of men and boys pose for a portrait of Menoninee Indians in full dress standing outdoors near a gate and fence. A sign says: "Indian Vill...
Photograph

Frances and Patrick Decorah

Date: 1977
Description: Frances Decorah and her son Patrick at a Pow-wow in South Dakota. She is seated in a lawn chair and Patrick is napping on her lap. Frances is wearing stree...
Photograph

John Otter and His Family

Date: 1910
Description: John Otter, who is standing second from the left, posing with seven members of his family in an Indian village at the mouth of the Namakan River. There is ...
Postcard

A Birch Bark Indian Home

Date: 1938
Description: Text on front reads: "A Birch Bark Indian Home, Greetings from Rice Lake, Wis." A Native American family of five is seated in front of their birch bark wig...

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