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Three People Posing on Sidewalk

Date: 1939
Description: Two young people posing with a Native American man in a feather headdress and beaded clothing on sidewalk in front of a brick building.
Photograph

Chach-scheb-nee-nick-ah (Young Eagle) Winnebago Indian

Date: 1904
Description: Waist-up studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a Ho-Chunk man, Chach-scheb-nee-nick-ah (Young Eagle) looking off to the right. This photograph ...
Photograph

Traditional Ways

Date: 1976
Description: A young native American woman is sitting on the ground holding her infant in a cradleboard on her lap, a traditional way to protect and transport babies. S...
Postcard

Menominee Chief

Date: 07 08 1972
Description: Text on reverse reads: "Menominee Chief in priceless full head dress of rare Eagle feathers. Neopit, Wis." A native American man stands with his arms cross...
Postcard

Greetings from Shawano

Date: 08 18 1971
Description: Text on front reads: "Greetings from Shawano, Wis." On reverse: "A group of Indians in their ceremonial dress." A group of Native American men are standing...
Postcard

Souvenir Folder of Postcards

Date: 1907
Description: Text on front reads: "Souvenir Folder, Menominee Indian Girl at Keshena Falls, Shawano, Wisconsin." She is sitting on a rock, posing in a blanket and indi...
Postcard

Big Chief and His Best Friend

Date: 1915
Description: Text on front reads: "Big Chief and His Best Friend. Greetings from Tomah, Wis." A Native American man in indigenous dress poses in front of a log cabin, a...
Photograph

Ellen Gokey

Date: 1910
Description: Studio portrait of a man who is a member of the Lac Courte Oreilles band of the Lake Superior Chippewa (Ojibwe). He is wearing a feathered headdress, a bea...
Postcard

Minnehaha

Date: 1919
Description: Text on front reads: "Greetings from Whitehall, Wis. Minnehaha." A Native American woman in indigenous dress, standing in the entrance to a tipi. A small b...
Postcard

Postcard in View Folder

Date: 1936
Description: Text on front reads: "Winnebago Chiefs." One of 16 postcard images inside of a souvenir view folder. Two Native American Chiefs wearing indigenous clothing...
Postcard

Postcard in View Folder

Date: 1936
Description: Text on front reads: "Wan-Juka, Eighty-Six Years of Age and a Veteran of Many Indian Wars." One of 16 postcard images inside of a souvenir view folder. A N...
Postcard

Winnebago Indians at Demon's Anvil

Date: 1920
Description: Text on front reads: "Winnebago Indians at Demon's Anvil, Dells of the Wisconsin River." On reverse: "Winnebago Indians at Demon's Anvil. Each summer some ...
Photograph

Chief Whitefeather

Date: 07 1927
Description: Quarter-length portrait of a man wearing a feathered headdress, claw necklace, and vest. He is holding a bow. Caption reads: "Chief Whitefeather — Indian M...
Photograph

Pillager Band of Chippewa Indians

Date: 1934
Description: Outdoor group portrait of several people, identified collectively as "Pillager [Band] Ojibwa."
Postcard

Chief Jim Greenhill

Date: 02 1938
Description: Waist-up portrait of a man wearing a feathered headdress and holding a tomahawk. Caption on back reads: "Chief Greenhill, 'Jim Goose,' Chippewa Tribe, Cass...
Photograph

Pillager Band of Chippewa Indians

Date: 1934
Description: Group portrait of several men, and a child, seated and standing in three rows. There is a drum in the right foreground.
Print

A Potawatomi Chief

Date: 1920
Description: Full-length portrait of Potawatomi chief Simon Kahquados, born Kakanisaiga. He is depicted in his peace council attire. Caption reads: "A POTAWATOMI CHIEF....
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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