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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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Chief Oshkosh

Date: 1850
Description: Drawing of Chief Oshkosh rendered from a daguerreotype by J.F. Harrison. He is wearing a top hat wrapped with a ribbon. Also a suitcoat, bowtie, beaded nec...
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Native Americans near Keshena

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Description: Native Americans on the Menominee Reservation near Keshena, Wisconsin. A white man in the foreground appears to be drawing something out of camera range. T...
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Dream Drum Dancers

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Description: Five Ho-Chunk performers in front of cloth barriers or tents. A powwow group from the 1908 Homecoming. The five are full brothers according to the 1881 tri...
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Studio Portrait of Four Young Ho-Chunk Men

Date: 1900
Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of two young Ho-Chunk men sitting in front of two standing young Ho-Chunk men wearing hats. The man sitting ...
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Portrait of a Young Ho-Chunk Man

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Description: Full-length studio portrait of Frank C. Thunder (son of [Wa Con Cha Kah] John Thunder aka Dr. Thunder and [We Hon Pe Kaw] Lucy Bear, Thunder). He is standi...
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Studio Portrait of a Young Ho-Chunk Man

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a young Ho-Chunk man with short hair posed sitting with his arms crossed and wearing a light-colored shir...
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Studio Portrait of Two Ho-Chunk Men

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a Ho-Chunk man posed sitting on the left on a prop stone wall, and Henry Winneshiek (ni do ni KA) on the ...
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Portrait of Two Ho-Chunk Men and a Stuffed Bird

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of two Ho-Chunk men posed sitting on chairs draped with a fringed throw. They are both wearing suits and nec...
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Studio Portrait of a Ho-Chunk Man Holding a Fan

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a Ho-Chunk man posing sitting near a prop wooden fence. He is holding a hand fan in his right hand with a...
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Ho-Chunk Man Standing in Front of a Stone Wall

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Description: Full-length studio portrait of a Ho-Chunk man (Ae'n tto Ao K ni K K [old Ho-Chunk writing]) standing in front of a prop stone wall with his left hand on th...
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Copy Photograph of Ho-Chunk Man in Woodland-Style Regalia

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Description: Copy photograph of a studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a Ho-Chunk man posing standing with his hands by his sides. He is wearing woodland-s...
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Portrait of a Ho-Chunk Man in Regalia

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Description: Copy photograph of a full-length studio portrait of a standing Ho-Chunk man. He is holding a metal tomahawk pipe, and is wearing a bandoleer, gorget, sever...
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Copy Photograph of Eight Ho-Chunk Men in Regalia

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Description: Copy photograph of a studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of five Ho-Chunk men posing sitting and kneeling in front of three Ho-Chunk men posing ...
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Ho-Chunk Man and Women in Doorway

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Description: A Ho-Chunk man and two Ho-Chunk women are standing in front of the entrance door of a wooden building, probably the Mission. The man is wearing a suit, bow...
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Ho-Chunk Women and Men in Front of Werner Drugstore on Main Street

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Description: View from street of two Ho-Chunk women and a Ho-Chunk man standing in the doorway of the Werner Drugstore on the north side of Main Street between First an...
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Ho-Chunk Group

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Description: Group of Ho-Chunk men, women, and children in a circle, and in smaller groups outside the circle. They are several summer lodges. Probably a meal.
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Portrait of David Goodvillage with Wife and Granddaughter

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Description: Studio portrait of a Sioux man, Ho-Chunk woman, and Ho-Chunk girl, all posing standing in front of a painted backdrop and wearing full regalia. Identified ...
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Studio Portrait of Thomas Thunder in Regalia

Date: 1910
Description: Three-quarter length studio portrait of Thomas Thunder (Hoonk Ha Ga Kah) (Son of [Wa Con Cha Kah] John Thunder aka Dr. Thunder and [We Hon Pe Kaw] Lucy Bea...
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Ho-Chunk Group Near Arbor

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Description: A group of Ho-Chunk men, women, and children posed standing in a field. In the background behind them is the front of an arbor with a United States flag, a...

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