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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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Harold F. McCormick and his Wife Edith Rockefeller

Date: 1895
Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Harold Fowler McCormick with his first wife Edith Rockefeller McCormick.
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R. Daniel Rickelsen Family around Table

Date: 1877
Description: The R. Daniel Rickelsen family sitting around a table, including a small dog near the base of the table. One man is sitting and holding a cane. A lady on t...
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Daisy Bates with President Eisenhower

Date: 1958
Description: Daisy Bates shakes hands with President Eisenhower at the Summit Conference.
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Volunteers of America Dinner

Date: 11 26 1952
Description: William Thorp and Hattie Reed bow their heads in prayer before Thanksgiving dinner is served by the Volunteers of America to 56 members of its Sunset Club.
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Dresen Jewelry Store

Date: 1895
Description: Storefront view of the Theodore F. Dresen jewelry store at 216 State Street. Two employees, one possibly being Theodore Dresen, are standing at the doorway...
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Peter Maerz and Mrs. Susan Maerz Maier

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Description: Photographic postcard of a studio portrait of Peter Maerz and Mrs. Susan Maerz Maier in front of a painted backdrop.
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Portrait of Man and Woman

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Description: A seated man and woman pose for a studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop. She is wearing a dress with a necklace. The man is wearing a suit jacket ...
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Studio Portrait of Edward Funmaker and Mary Johnson

Date: 1935
Description: Three-quarter length studio portrait of a Ho-Chunk man and woman in front of a painted backdrop. The man is posing sitting and is wearing a suit and hat. T...
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Studio Portrait of Sharpteeth Little Sam and Wife

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Description: Studio portrait of a Ho-Chunk man and woman, Sharpteeth Little Sam (he pa he ga se ba sik) and his wife, posing sitting in front of a painted backdrop. He ...
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Studio Portrait of Charles Smith and Wife

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Description: Studio portrait of a young Ho-Chunk man, Charles Smith, and his wife. The man is posing standing by a prop stone wall, and is wearing a suit jacket, vest w...
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Studio Portrait of Young Ho-Chunk Man

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Description: Full-length studio portrait of Frank C. Thunder (Son of [WaConChaKah] John Thunder aka Dr. Thunder and [WeHonPeKaw] Lucy Bear, Thunder) standing next to a ...
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Studio Portrait of Henry Thunder and Soldier Woman

Date: 1905
Description: Full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a Ho-Chunk man posing sitting and wearing a suit jacket, tie, and hat. Next to him on the rig...
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Studio Portrait of Ho-Chunk Man Rufus Twin

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Description: Studio portrait of a Ho-Chunk man, Rufus Twin of the Nebraska band. He is posing sitting in front of a painted backdrop and is wearing a suit jacket, tie, ...
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Studio Portrait of Ho-Chunk Men Howard McKee and Frank Lincoln

Date: 1902
Description: Full-length studio portrait of two Ho-Chunk men in front of a painted backdrop. They are identified as Frank Washington Lincoln (ChakShepKonNeKah), who is ...
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Portrait of George Monegar with Sister of John Stacy and Wife of George Lowe

Date: 1900
Description: Studio portrait of Ho-Chunk group, from left to right, the wife of George (Lyons) Lowe (AhHaZheeKah), George Monegar, (EwaOnaGinaKah) and the sister of Joh...
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Studio Portrait of Frank Thunder and Two Ho-Chunk Women

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Description: Studio portrait of two young Ho-Chunk women wearing several necklaces, earrings, and shawls, sitting in front of a Ho-Chunk man posing standing and wearin...
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Group Portrait of a Ho-Chunk Family

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Description: Studio portrait of a family posing in front of a painted backdrop. On the left is a Ho-Chunk, or mixed blood (African or European) man sitting on the left ...
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Portrait of Ho-Chunk Man and Woman

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Tom Whitewater, standing behind a prop wooden fence, and his wife, Sallie Dora Goodvillage, Whitewater (W...
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Portrait of an Older Ho-Chunk Man and Woman

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of an older Ho-Chunk man posing sitting on the left and wearing a suit, hat, and moccasins. On the right is ...

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