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Bennett Studio Interior

Date: 05 1912
Description: Interior of H.H. Bennett's studio gift shop with Indian souvenirs.
Photograph

Studio Portrait of Three Native Americans

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of three Native Americans, two older men and a young girl, possibly Winnebagos. "Silbing Bear" is written on...
Drawing

Winnebago (Ho-Chunk) Men

Date: 1880
Description: Illustration of Winnebago (Ho-Chunk) men. One of them may be Yellow Thunder.
Photograph

Indian Agency House

Date: 1932
Description: Indian Agency House near the site of Fort Winnebago. Interior view of the parlor.
Photograph

Indian Agency House

Date: 1940
Description: An interior view of the parlor in the Indian Agency House.
Photograph

Indian Agency House

Date: 1940
Description: An interior view of the parlor in the Indian Agency house.
Photograph

Indian Agency House

Date: 06 1938
Description: View of the parlor with a Nunns and Clark piano, identical to the one owned by Juliette Kinzie when she resided in the house between 1830-1833.
Photograph

White Rabbit Longtail and C.A. Leicht

Date: 08 1914
Description: Full-length studio portrait of an 85-year-old Ho-Chunk man, White Rabbit Longtail, posing standing and smiling while pretending to scalp his friend, C.A. L...
Map or Atlas

Land of the Winnebago

Date: 1979
Description: A map of Southern Wisconsin and northern Illinois showing the areas inhabited by the Ho-Chuck, formerly known as the Winnebago. Some of the location names ...
Photograph

Swan Dance

Date: 1929
Description: Ho-Chunk women perform the Swan Dance. There is a group of men sitting in a circle next to them.
Photograph

Little Soldier

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Description: Full-length studio portrait in front of a painted background of Little Soldier. He is standing next to a chair and holding a firearm. Hand-coloring on chee...
Photograph

Group Portrait of Three Men

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Description: Studio group portrait in front of a painted backdrop of three men, two sitting, and one standing.
Photograph

Mable Lowe Weaving Baskets

Date: 1969
Description: A Ho-Chunk woman, Mable Davis (maiden name) Lowe is sitting and weaving a basket. Behind her is a dwelling (chipoteke). Several finished woven baskets are ...
Historical Object

Beaded Reebok Baby Shoes

Date: 1990
Description: A pair of Reebok baby shoes, beaded by Ho-Chunk artist Linda Lucero. The beads are glass and the shoes were probably never worn.

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