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Group of Native Americans

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Description: Group of Native Americans-Potowatomi standing in front of rock formation.
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Big Bear in Diamond Grotto

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Description: Big Bear (a Ho-Chunk Man) sitting on the ground in front of Diamond Grotto.
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Flute Ceremony

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Description: Ho-Chunk flute ceremony or prayer for rain. Four Ho-Chunk kneel in a square. A flute player and a man with a rattle stand behind on a low, round stone wall...
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Buffalo Hunt, Chasing Back

Date: 1844
Description: Buffalo chasing hunter with rifle on horseback (Plate 12).

"The wounded and chafed bull often turns upon its assailant, and runs him back, over the whole...

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"Won-Si-Vu at Rest"

Date: 1873
Description: Native American woman, a member of the Ute Indian Tribe, seated on a rock outcropping in traditional costume.
Postcard

Chief Whirling Thunder, Riverview Guide

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Description: Chief Whirling Thunder, standing at the front of an excursion boat named "Black Hawk," which appears to be near the Wisconsin Dells. Caption reads: "Chief ...
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Men on Horseback

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Description: Men or cowboys on horseback at the Indian Warm Springs Agency.
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Big Horn Ditch Head Gate

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Description: The head gate at the Big Horn Ditch on the Crow Reservation in northeast Wyoming. Men are working with cranes near a tent with a chimney spewing out smoke.
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Indian Petroglyphs

Date: 1960
Description: Norb Bybee shoots a self-portrait with his camera of petroglyphs that are carved in the face of a rock shelter near Gullikson's Glen.
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Ceremonial Performers

Date: 1929
Description: Ceremonial performers in traditional Indian costume pose near a steamboat.
Book or Pamphlet

Glacier National Park

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Description: View of Glacier National Park, including people, horses, and tipis.
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Spirit Stones

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Description: Two Native American men, one of whom is holding his hand palm up, pose with two piles of spirit stones.
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Stand Rock

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Description: Panoramic view of a large group of Native Americans posed in front of Stand Rock between two tipis.
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Ho-Chunk Couple Posed on Rocky Area

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Description: View of a Ho-Chunk man posing standing, and a Ho-Chunk woman posing sitting on a rocky outcrop near a tree. Far below in the background are fields, hills, ...
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Three Ho-Chunk Men Standing on a Rock Face

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Description: View looking up towards three Ho-Chunk men posing standing on a rock face near the top of a rock pillar near a tall tree. Two men are wearing hats and the ...
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Ho-Chunk Woman and Child with Dog on River Shore

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Description: A Ho-Chunk woman with a child in her lap, and a dog sitting nearby, are posing on large rocks by the river shoreline. The woman is wearing a shawl around h...
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Stand Rock

Date: 1930
Description: A man in Native American clothing is standing on the ledge near Stand Rock. Two women are watching from the ground below.
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Stand Rock Indian Ceremonial

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Description: View of a Native American dancer at the Stand Rock Indian Ceremonial. The event, which began in 1916, is held on the bank of the Wisconsin River.
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Winnebago Indian Woman

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Description: View of a Winnebago (Ho-Chunk) Indian woman in traditional dress. The woman stands on stone steps, surrounded by flowers and trees.
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Man and Boy on High Rock

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Description: An Indian man and boy in native garb stand on High Rock with the Wisconsin River in the background. The man is pointing towards the left and holding a bow ...

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