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George and Fannie Stacy Lincoln Monegar

Date: 1920
Description: Studio portrait of George Monegar (EwaOnaGinKah) and Fannie Stacy Lincoln Monegar (LeBaWinKah) posing standing in front of a painted backdrop. He is wearin...
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Mrs. Austin Quinney and Her Daughter Harriet

Date: 1849
Description: Portrait of Jane Quinney, (born Ashotomay) wife of Austin E. Quinney, chief of the Stockbridge nation, and their daughter, Harriet.
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Tom (?) Wallace's Parents

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a couple, who are the parents of Tom (?) Wallace. The woman is sitting with a blanket around her shoulder...
Painting

Tshusick

Date: 1835
Description: Portrait of Tshusick, an Chippewa (Ojibwa) woman, that appeared in Volume I of The History of Indian Tribes by Thomas McKenney and James Hall.
Photograph

Moccasin

Date: 1885
Description: Early carte-de-visite of a Ho-Chunk man identified as Moccasin. The backdrop indicates the photograph came from Charles Van Schaick’s studio, but it may ha...
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...
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Two Men Shaking Hands

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Description: Studio portrait of two standing men shaking hands posing in front of a painted backdrop, probably Ho-Chunk Indians. Both men are wearing hats, and the man ...
Photograph

Organized Winnebago Indian Show Company

Date: 1885
Description: In this photograph, copied by Van Schaick from another photographer, Wild West show promoter Tom Roddy is standing on the far right, along with his cast of...
Photograph

Two Men Drinking at a Table

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Description: A studio portrait of two men, both wearing hats, seated at a small table, drinking and smoking in front of a painted backdrop. They are identified as Henry...
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Group Portrait of Native Americans

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Description: A studio portrait of a group of Native Americans. A woman in a dress holds an infant in her lap, a man stands behind her, and two young men, one standing a...
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Henry Greencrow, William Hall and Charlie Greengress with Specimens of Taxidermy

Date: 1898
Description: Full-length studio portrait of three young Ho-Chunk men wearing suit jackets, trousers, and neckties in front of a painted backdrop. Two are wearing hats a...
Photograph

Portrait of Two Ho-Chunk Men

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Description: Studio portrait of two Ho-Chunk men posing standing in front of a painted backdrop. The man on the left holding the blanket, is Louis Bearchief. Both men a...
Photograph

Studio Portrait of Ho-Chunk Woman and Child

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a Ho-Chunk woman wearing a hat over shoulder-length hair and wearing a winter coat over a dress. She is s...
Photograph

Studio Portrait of Ho-Chunk Veteran Homer Snake

Date: 1900
Description: Full-length studio portrait of a Ho-Chunk man posing standing next to a chair, identified as Homer Snake, who is wearing a hat with a GAR emblem, signifyin...
Photograph

Studio Portrait of Two Ho-Chunk Males

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Description: Full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of two Ho-Chunk males posing sitting and leaning against a prop stone wall. Probably John Blackh...
Photograph

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...
Photograph

Studio Portrait of Five Ho-Chunk Men

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Description: Full-length studio portrait of five Ho-Chunk men posing in front of a painted backdrop. Two of the men are sitting on a prop stone wall, and three of the m...
Photograph

Jim Carriman with Bicycle

Date: 1905
Description: Full-length studio portrait of a young Ho-Chunk man, Jim Carriman, posing standing and holding a bicycle in front of a painted backdrop. He is wearing a ha...
Photograph

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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Studio Portrait of Young Ho-Chunk Man

Date: 1895
Description: Full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a young Ho-Chunk man posing standing near a prop fence. He is wearing a suit jacket, vest wit...

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