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Chief Little Black Hawk

Date: 1895
Description: Full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of George Blackhawk (WonkShiekChoNeeKah), sitting, and an unidentified man who is standing and w...
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Three Young Ho-Chunk Women

Date: 1931
Description: Three-quarter length studio portrait of three young Ho-Chunk women. One of the women is posing standing in the center behind the other two woman posing sit...
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Man in Horse-Drawn Sleigh

Date: 1885
Description: Winter scene with a European American man with a beard and moustache sitting in a sleigh pulled by a single horse on snow-covered ground in front of the C....
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Older Ho-Chunk Man Wearing Fur Coat

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Description: Waist-up studio portrait of an older Ho-Chunk man posing sitting in front of a painted backdrop. He is holding a dog (blurred by movement) in his lap, and ...
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Ho-Chunk Man in Fur Coat

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Description: Studio portrait of a Ho-Chunk man posing sitting in front of a painted backdrop. He is wearing a long fur coat and a Scotch cap.
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A.F. Werner Store Advertisment

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Description: Small girl posed outdoors on a fur rug in front of an advertisement for the A.F. Werner Store. The poster is attached to a sleigh on a snow-covered street,...
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Logging Camp, Black River Falls, Wisconsin

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Description: Elevated view of men posed standing in a logging camp, displaying six teams of two oxen. One man is posed seated in a buggy pulled by a single horse, and a...
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Group of People Posing in front of House

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Description: Two men, six women, and a young girl are posing standing in the yard in front of a single-story frame house. There is also a man and woman sitting in a bug...
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People in Front of Farm Buildings

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Description: In the center is a man posing sitting on a plow pulled by a team of two horses. In front of him is a dog, and another dog is lying behind the plow. Standin...
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Man Standing Near Child in Sled

Date: 1910
Description: Winter scene with a man standing in a coat next to a child bundled in a sled on the snow-covered sidewalk in front of the storefront of J.R. McDonald. In t...
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Group of People Posing in Sleigh

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Description: A man, sitting between two women,is holding the reins of a horse-drawn sleigh. The group is sitting on furs and have a blanket over their laps. In the back...
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Group Portrait of Men and Women

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Description: Studio group portrait of women and men posing sitting and standing. They are all wearing hats and coats. Two of the men wear thick, fur coats. Against the ...
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Bill Maddox and Family

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Description: Studio group portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a European American family in winter costume and a baby carriage sleigh. The child is sitting in a ...
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Studio Portrait of European American Child

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Description: Waist-up studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of an unidentified girl posing standing. She is wearing a dark-colored coat with fur trim, gloves, ...
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Studio Portrait of European American Girl

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Description: Three-quarter length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop an unidentified girl posing standing and holding a fur muff. She is wearing a light-col...
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Studio Group Portrait of Mary Oppenheimer Mills and Two Others

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Description: Studio group portrait in front of a painted backdrop of three European American women. The woman in the center is standing between two other women who are ...
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Group Portrait of People with Automobiles

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Description: View across road towards a group of people posing and standing near two automobiles. There are four women, three men, and a girl. The car on the right has...
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Studio Portrait of European American Man

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of an unidentified man with a moustache posing standing and holding a derby-type hat in his left hand that i...
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Two Men in a Wagon

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Description: Outdoor view of two men posing sitting in a wagon pulled by a single horse on an unpaved road. The horse's head is turned sharply to the right. The buildin...
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Two Men in a Wagon

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Description: Outdoor view of two men posing sitting in a two-wheeled wagon pulled by a single horse. There are wooden buildings in the background.

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