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Painting

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.
Photograph

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...
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

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.
Photograph

Mary Ann Hall McCormick

Date: 1850
Description: Portrait of Mary Ann Hall McCormick (1780-1853), wife of Robert McCormick (1780-1846). Mary Ann and Robert McCormick were the parents of inventor and indus...
Photograph

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...
Photograph

Couple in Norwegian Clothes

Date: 1875
Description: Portrait of a couple in old-style Norwegian clothes, with the woman holding a book on her lap.
Photograph

Family Outside of One-Story House

Date: 1898
Description: Eight people posing in front of a one-story clapboard house holding possessions. The man on the far left is holding a gun and wears a ammunition belt aroun...
Photograph

Studio Portrait of Men with Cigars

Date: 1895
Description: Studio portrait of Jake Hubert (wearing the watch chain), and another man, both smoking cigars and wearing hats and standing in front of a painted backdrop...
Photograph

Everetta Bass with Two Girls

Date: 1892
Description: Everetta Bass (dressed in plaid), standing with two girls wearing capes and bonnets. The smallest of the girls is identified as Verta. There is a baby carr...
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

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...
Postcard

Singer Advertising Card - Spain "Sevilla"

Date: 1892
Description: Chromolithograph card of a couple from Sevilla, Spain in "native" costume, posing near a Singer sewing machine. The man is holding a small glass of wine an...
Photograph

Portrait of Ho-Chunk Woman and Child

Date: 1887
Description: Quarter-length studio portrait of a woman in Ho-Chunk regalia wrapped in a blanket, with a child on her back. The child is wearing a fur hat, and they are ...
Photograph

Studio Portrait of Thomas and Betsy Thunder

Date: 1895
Description: Full-length studio portrait of a Ho-Chunk man and his wife posing sitting in front of a painted backdrop. He is wearing a fur coat, suit jacket, vest with ...
Photograph

Studio Portrait of Little (Nady) Winneshiek and Liddy Walkingcloud Winneshiek

Date: 1895
Description: Full-length studio portrait of a Ho-Chunk man posing standing and a Ho-Chunk woman posing sitting in front of a painted backdrop. They are identified as Li...
Photograph

Studio Portrait of Henry and Frank Winneshiek

Date: 1899
Description: Full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of two Ho-Chunk men posing sitting. They are wearing hats, and the man on the left, Henry Winnes...
Photograph

Studio Portrait of Martha White Blackhawk St. Cyr

Date: 1899
Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a Ho-Chunk girl, Martha White Blackhawk St. Cyr, posing standing with her left hand resting on a draped c...
Photograph

Studio Portrait of a Ho-Chunk Man with Cabinet Card

Date: 1893
Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of an unidentified Ho-Chunk man with long hair posing sitting with his legs crossed. He is wearing a suit, b...
Photograph

Group Studio Portrait of Ho-Chunk Men and Women

Date: 1895
Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of four Ho-Chunk men and four Ho-Chunk women posing sitting and standing. From left to right in the back are...

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