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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 Indian Women and Baby

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of two Indian (probably Winnebago) women. The woman on the right is holding a baby on her lap. The women are...
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Betsy Thunder

Date: 02 06 1913
Description: Betsy Thunder, Ho-Chunk (Winnebago) medicine woman, posing in front of a painted backdrop near a prop stone wall.
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Woman Dressed in Ho-Chunk Clothing

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a young woman dressed as a Ho-Chunk (Winnebago) Indian woman in fine jewelry and clothing.
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Woman with Bow and Collar Pin

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Description: Studio portrait of a seated young woman with a bow in her hair and a collar pin on her lace collar.
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Portrait of Young Woman with Veiled Hat

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Description: Studio portrait of a seated young woman wearing a hat with a veil and flower, a mink skin placed around the collar, and a double-breasted coat with gathere...
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Seated Portrait of Woman in Striped Dress

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Description: Studio portrait of a seated woman wearing a striped dress.
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Portrait of a Woman

Date: 1892
Description: Oval quarter-length portrait of a young woman. She is wearing a band over her ringlet curls, a dark dress with buttons down the front, a short white lacy c...
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Portrait of Mrs. George Adams

Date: 1893
Description: Studio portrait of Mrs. George Adams wearing white dress and large picture necklace. George Adams was the Sheriff of Jackson County.
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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...
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Man with Moustache

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Description: Studio portrait of a seated man with a moustache. He is wearing a suit jacket with a star-shaped pin on the lapel, and a watch fob on his vest.
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Woman Wearing Necklace

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Description: Studio portrait of a seated elderly woman in front of a painted backdrop wearing a cross necklace, probably Mrs. W. Edmonds.
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Woman with Braided Hairstyle

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Description: Studio portrait of a seated young woman with a braid circling her head. She is wearing a necklace over a high-collared blouse.
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Children Posing with Swings

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Description: Studio portrait of two girls and a boy posed with a swing in front of a painted backdrop. One girl sitting on the swing, one girl sitting on the ground, an...
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Girl Posing with Doll

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Description: Studio portrait of a girl, in a dress with a sash around the waist, standing with her hand on a wooden fence near a doll sitting on the ground in front of ...
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Portrait of Albert A. Johnson and Annie Messie Arthur

Date: 1905
Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a Ho-Chunk couple, Albert A. Johnson (HunkChoKah) and Annie Bessie Arthur Johnson Standingwater (WeHunKah...
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Series of Portraits of Women

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Description: Series of portraits with four women, together and individually. The names of the women, who are possibly sisters, are Clara, Amelia, Gertie, and Nellie.
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Band Member with Tuba

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Description: A man wearing a band uniform rests his hand on a tuba and poses for a studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop.
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Portrait of Man and Woman

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Description: A seated man and woman pose for a studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop. She is wearing a dress with a necklace. The man is wearing a suit jacket ...
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Studio Portrait of a Seated Woman

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Description: A seated woman wearing a black dress with a white brooch sits for a studio portrait.

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