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Native Americans and Whites

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Description: An unexplained group consisting of two white men, two white children, and two Native American women standing in front of a tent. The original caption stat...
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Elderly Chippewa Man

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Description: White Feather, an elderly Chippewa (Ojibwa) man said to be 129-years-old. This image is part of an exhibit about Native Americans prepared by Paul Vanderbi...
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Studio Portrait of Elderly Ho-Chunk Man

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Description: Waist-up studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of an elderly Ho-Chunk man with a beard. He is wearing a suit jacket, vest over a plaid shirt, and ...
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Studio Portrait of Elderly Ho-Chunk Man

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Description: Full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of an elderly Ho-Chunk man with a beard posing standing next to a prop wooden fence. He is weari...
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Elderly Ho-Chunk Man James Bird

Date: 1900
Description: Full-length studio portrait of an elderly Ho-Chunk man posing sitting. He is wearing a suit jacket, vest with watch fob, trousers, and a hat with a United ...
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John Davis in Modern Dress

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Description: Studio portrait of John Davis posing sitting and wearing a white shirt, tie, eyeglasses, and a hat. He is sitting in front of a painted backdrop.
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Studio Portrait of Elderly Ho-Chunk Man Henry Rice Hill

Date: 1900
Description: Three-quarter length studio portrait of an elderly Ho-Chunk man Henry Rice Hill (SanJanMonEKah), posing in front of a painted backdrop. Henry was a privat...
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Studio Portrait of John Hazen Hill

Date: 1910
Description: Waist-up studio portrait of a Ho-Chunk man with a beard posing sitting in front of a painted backdrop. He is smoking a pipe and holding a cane in his left ...
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Portrait of Old Little Soldier

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Description: Outdoor portrait of an elderly Ho-Chunk man with a beard posing standing in a field wearing several necklaces, long bandoleer, and hat. He is identified as...
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Studio Portrait of Three Ho-Chunk Men

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of two Ho-Chunk men sitting in front of another Ho-Chunk man standing. The younger Ho-Chunk man sitting on t...
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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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Older Ho-Chunk Man Green Grass with Pistol and Dog

Date: 1880
Description: Green Grass (HaWinChoKah), in period dress with the exception of his Ho-Chunk moccasins. He is holding a pistol, and his dog is lying next to his chair on ...
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Ho-Chunk Man and Dog

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Description: A Ho-Chunk man and a dog walking near their home and cooking tent. The sides are rolled up to allow air to flow through.
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Old Dr. Tommie

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Description: A portrait of a Seminole Native American Chief, Dr. Tommie standing and holding a gun, with buildings in the background. Caption reads: "Old Dr. Tommie, Se...
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Three Men and One Woman

Date: 1930
Description: Three men standing outside, one is dressed wearing Native American clothing items, and another is wearing a suit and tie. One elder woman wearing a dress a...
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Three Men and One Woman Holding Peace Pipe

Date: 1930
Description: Three men standing outside, one is dressed wearing Native American clothing items, and another, wearing a suit and tie, is probably John Chapple. One elder...
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Visiting in a Hospital

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Description: Two women in a hospital corridor. The woman on the left is sitting in a wheelchair reading a book, with one of her feet in a "boot." She is wearing a hospi...

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