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Studio Portrait of Ho-Chunk Woman and Child

Date: 05 07 1913
Description: Quarter-length studio portrait of a woman in Ho-Chunk regalia wrapped in a blanket, with a child on her back. The child is wearing a fur hat, and the woman...
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Crochet Club

Date: 1900
Description: Group of fifteen women gathered around three tables behind a home, probably the DMC Club, an exclusive social and sewing society named for an imported bran...
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The Overbys in their Parlor

Date: 1916
Description: Mr. and Mrs. Simon Overby at home in their parlor with books, family portraits, and an organ with sheet music. Mr. Overby sits in a chair with a cane and a...
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Woman Sitting On Steps

Date: 1905
Description: Elderly woman in a long skirt sitting on the front steps of a house.
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Cutting Roots for Medicine

Date: 09 1923
Description: Winnebago (Ho-Chunk) women cutting roots for medicine. A quilt hangs on a line in the background and a chicken walks near the women.
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Woman Putting on Hat

Date: 1900
Description: Woman putting on a hat in front of a dressing table mirror.
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Classroom at Christmastime

Date: 1900
Description: Interior view, with desks in the foreground, of an elementary classroom decorated with a Christmas tree near the blackboard, and other holiday decorations,...
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Studio Portrait of the Windblow Sisters and Infant

Date: 1909
Description: Full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of two young Ho-Chunk women and a Ho-Chunk infant. The woman sitting on the left is wearing rega...
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Joyce Rhoades Washing Storm Windows

Date: 11 04 1983
Description: A woman is washing several windows that are leaning against the side of a building. Front of image is captioned: "Joyce Rhoades of Merrillan, WI. washed st...

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