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A Fur Trader in the Council Tepee

Date: 02 1892
Description: Engraving of a fur trader standing in the middle of a circle of seated Indians in their council tepee.
Photograph

Retreat of the Indians with their Prisoners

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Description: Photograph of an engraving from an unknown source depicting a group of Native American warriors herding white captives along a trail. A building burns in ...
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Constructing Boats

Date: 1655
Description: Engraving made after a watercolor painting by John White during the Barlowe Expedition in Virginia, 1585-1587.
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Group near Brush Pile and Fence

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Description: View from field of several individuals around a large pile of brush under spits near a rough short fence and lodge. Possibly a feast fire at a powwow.
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Three Views of the Indian Massacre

Date: 1862
Description: A composite of three views showing the siege of New Ulm on August 19 during the Indian Massacre of 1862. The lower left view depicts wagons and horses on a...
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Third Fight with the Iroquois

Date: 1615
Description: Illustration of the Huron Indians and French explorers attacking an Iroquois fort near present day Fenner, New York. A wooden platform was constructed to f...
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Indian Fire Dance

Date: 1952
Description: A Native American man performing a fire dance at Camp Decorah.

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