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Two Women with Cleaning Implements

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Description: Two women are standing on the small porch outside an open kitchen door, near implements used for daily household tasks such as washing, scrubbing, sweeping...
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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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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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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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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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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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Group Posed Outdoors

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Description: Large group posed between two buildings, probably a backyard. The third woman from the right, wearing a black dress and cameo, is probably Fannie Post, man...
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Group Portrait of Ho-Chunk Family

Date: 1906
Description: Studio portrait of a Ho-Chunk family, Jim White Bear, his wife Kate, and their children (four girls and a boy). Kate White Bear and the older girls are wea...
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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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Studio Portrait of Well-Dressed Woman

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Description: A seated woman wearing a black dress with buttons up the front, a brooch, and earrings, poses for a studio portrait.
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Profile of Well-Dressed Woman

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Description: A well-dressed woman poses for a portrait. She wears a large white hat, a locket, and flower corsage.
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Fortune Teller

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Description: A studio portrait of two women sitting at a table in front of a painted backdrop. One of the women is dressed as a fortune teller and holds round cards. Th...

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