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Ojibwa Lodge

Date: 1906
Description: Ojibwa chief's lodge from Lac Courte Orielles Reservation set up at the 1906 Wisconsin State Fair. Note both reed and bark coverings on the lodge. A number...
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Red Cliff Reservation Cemetery

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Description: Man posing by a gate in the Red Cliff Indian Reservation cemetery.
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Native Americans near Keshena

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Description: Native Americans on the Menominee Reservation near Keshena, Wisconsin. A white man in the foreground appears to be drawing something out of camera range. T...
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Chippewa Medicine Man and His Family

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Description: Chippewa (Ojibwa) medicine man John King, with his wife, grandchild, and family standing near a birch wigwam on the Lake Court Oreilles reservation. John K...
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Chippewa Family

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Description: A Native American (Ojibwa) family photographed on the Lac du Flambeau reservation. This image is part of an exhibit about Native Americans prepared by Paul...
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Chippewa Mother

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Description: A Chippewa (Ojibwa) mother with two children, one of whom is in a cradleboard, at the Lac du Flambeau reservation. This image is part of an exhibit about N...
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Native American Game

Date: 1911
Description: Indians playing a game at Lac du Flambeau, Wisconsin. "The man in the center is holding counting sticks. A constant drumming is kept up to make concentra...
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Indian Cemetery

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Description: Cemetery on a Menominee Indian reservation. Caption reads: "Route 47 — Menominee Indian Reservation‚ Indian Cemetery."
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Shearing Sheep at Seger Colony, School

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Description: Three men shear sheep at the Seger Colony School as one looks on.
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Creek Nation Reservation

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Description: Men walk on a hill at a Creek Nation Reservation, in Sapulpa, Indian Territory.
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Paiute Indian Camp

Date: 07 04 1898
Description: A large group portrait up at a Paiute Indian Camp.
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Pyramid Lake Agency Residence

Date: 1902
Description: An agent's residence at the Pyramid Lake Agency.
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Pyramid Lake Agency Fields

Date: 1902
Description: Alfalfa fields, cultivated by Indians, at the Pyramid Lake Agency.
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Pyramid Lake Agency Schoolhouse

Date: 1902
Description: A Pyramid Lake Agency schoolhouse for Indian children.
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Lower Brule Agency Water Pipe

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Description: Water gushes 18 feet in the air from a 6-inch pipe at the Lower Brule Agency. A man stands behind the pipe on the right.
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Lower Brule Agency Water Pipe

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Description: Water gushes 60 feet in the air from a 4-inch pipe at the Lower Brule Agency. Two men stand on the left near pumping machinery.
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Sioux Give Away Horses

Date: 1897
Description: Sioux give away horses at the Rosebud Agency. A large group of people are watching from a shelter on the left covered with branches.
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Mt. Jefferson

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Description: Mt. Jefferson taken from the reservation side at the Warm Springs Agency in Oregon.
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Mt. Jefferson Pinnacle

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Description: The pinnacle of Mt. Jefferson above the snow line at the Warm Springs Agency in Oregon.
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Jas. Jackson's Home

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Description: The home of Jas. [James] Jackson, an Indian living on reservation at the Warm Springs Agency in Oregon. Children are gathered in the doorway.

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