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Studio Portrait of Ho-Chunk Woman and Child

Date: 05 07 1913
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 the woman...
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Studio Portrait of Alex Lonetree and his Wife

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Alex Lonetree, sitting and his wife, standing. They came to live with the Winnebagos after the last remov...
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Homecoming Powwow

Date: 1908
Description: Ho-Chunk men and women sitting and standing around a large medicine drum in an area portioned off by canvas barriers in front of a lodge. Identified as the...
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Yellow Thunder

Date: 1880
Description: Studio portrait of Yellow thunder, a Winnebago Chief.
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J.J. Emmerich Cranberry Company

Date: 09 21 1922
Description: Elevated view of the J.J. Emmerich Cranberry Company showing the bog in the background with the Ho-Chunk (Winnebago) Indian cranberry pickers' camp at the ...
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Wisconsin Ho-Chunk (Winnebago) Indians

Date: 1926
Description: Wisconsin Ho-Chunk (Winnebago) Indians Olive, Oliver, and Willard LaMere in Wisconsin Dells (Kilbourn City).
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He-Noo-Ke-Ku

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Description: Waist-up portrait of Ho-Chunk woman: He-Noo-Ke-Ku or He-noo-kuk (Youngest Girl). Caption at bottom: "Among the Winnebago Indians. 482 He-noo-ke-ku. (Younge...
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Branching Horns

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Description: Portrait of Branching Horns, a Ho-Chunk man, posing in front of a painted backdrop.
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Wona-Chia-Ah Chea-Da

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Description: "Indian Tent and Ho-Chunk Women." Four Ho-Chunk women are sitting under a basic traditional structure (chipoteke).
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Ha-Noo-Gah Chun-Hut-Ah-Rah

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Description: "Second Boy and Pony Indian." Ho-Chunk man standing with legs crossed, leaning on his pony. A typical dwelling (chipoteke) is in the background.
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Ho-Chunk Indian with Canoe and Wigwams

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Description: View towards a Ho-Chunk Indian wearing a blanket and holding a pipe standing behind a beached canoe. In the background are two typical dwellings (a chipote...
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Ho-Chunk Woman Tanning a Buckskin

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Description: Ho-Chunk woman tanning buckskin. Typical dwellings (chipotekes) are in the background.
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Nah-Ju-Ze-Gah

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Description: Portrait of Ho-Chunk Nah-Ju-Ze-Gah (Brown Eyes).
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Big Bear

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Ho-Chunk Big Bear, holding a bow and arrow and wearing a fur hat with feathers.
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Chief Silver Tongue

Date: 1929
Description: Posed outdoor portrait of Ho-Chunk Chief Silver Tongue in front of foliage
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Portrait of a Ho-Chunk Woman

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Description: Full-length studio portrait of Ho-Chunk woman standing, Josephine Pettibone, Decorah, Davis.
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Portrait of a Ho-Chunk Woman

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Description: Full-length studio portrait of a Ho-Chunk Woman standing. She is the sister of Pete Pettibone.
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Mountain Wolf Woman

Date: 1907
Description: Studio portrait of Mountain Wolf Woman, also known as Stella Blowsnake Whitepine Stacy (HayAhChoWinKah), sitting and holding her two daughters, Josephine W...
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Portrait of Clara St. Cyr and Lucy Davis

Date: 1900
Description: Full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of two smiling Ho-Chunk (Winnebago) women identified as Clara St. Cyr, a Nebraska Winnebago, lef...
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Harvesting Cranberries

Date: 1900
Description: Two Ho-Chunk men wearing beaded shirts are gathering cranberries (hoocake) alongside a Ho-Chunk woman and a white man and woman. A large group of cranberry...

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