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Painting

Marquette and Joliet

Date: 1921
Description: Painted scene of an Indian guide paddling, Jacques Marquette, a Jesuit missionary standing, and Louis Joliet, a fur trader paddling in a canoe exploring th...
Photograph

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...
Photograph

Woman and Child — Nunivak

Date: 1928
Description: Portrait of a Nunivak woman and child.
Photograph

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...
Photograph

Portrait of Two Ho-Chunk Women

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a Ho-Chunk woman posing sitting on the left wearing with a plaid shawl over her shoulders, and a young Ho...
Photograph

Studio Portrait of Ed Greengrass and Jennie Blackhawk

Date: 1895
Description: Studio portrait of a Ho-Chunk man and woman posing sitting in front of a painted backdrop. They are identified as Ed Greengrass (CheWinCheKayRayHeKah) and ...
Photograph

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 ...
Photograph

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.
Photograph

Portrait of a Native American Chief

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Description: A portrait of Chief Push-E-To-Neke-Qua, of the Musquakie Indians. Caption reads: "Push-E-To-Neke-Qua, Chief of Musquakie Indians, Tama Co., Iowa."
Photograph

Trapper with Hides

Date: 1920
Description: A Native American trapper sits on his haunches in front of a building where various hides on stretchers have been hung to dry. The building is sided with s...
Map or Atlas

Nova Virginiae Tabula

Date: 1667
Description: Map of Virginia depicting the discoveries detailed by John Smith in his exploration of the region. It shows Jamestown, Native American tribes and villages,...
Photograph

Native American Infant

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Description: A Native American infant, nestled in a deer hide, is posed sitting up in a depression in a snowbank. In the background are trees, a dwelling and a tree hou...

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