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George and Fannie Stacy Lincoln Monegar

Date: 1920
Description: Studio portrait of George Monegar (EwaOnaGinKah) and Fannie Stacy Lincoln Monegar (LeBaWinKah) posing standing in front of a painted backdrop. He is wearin...
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Portrait of Winnebago Indians

Date: 1890
Description: A studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Winnebago Indians: John Hazen Hill, Alex Lonetree, daughter of Alex Lonetree, Mrs. Alex Lonetree, and W...
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Branching Horns

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Description: Portrait of Branching Horns, a Ho-Chunk man, posing in front of a painted backdrop.
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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.
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Big Bear

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Ho-Chunk Big Bear, holding a bow and arrow and wearing a fur hat with feathers.
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Portrait of Clara St. Cyr and Lucy Davis

Date: 1900
Description: Full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of two smiling Ho-Chunk (Winnebago) women identified as Clara St. Cyr, a Nebraska Winnebago, lef...
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Chippewa Man

Date: 1913
Description: A studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of an unidentified Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indian from the Bad River Indian Reservation at Odanah. The man is we...
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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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Flora Thundercloud Funmaker Bearheart

Date: 1910
Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Flora Thundercloud Funmaker Bearheart (WaNekChaWinKah), daughter of Moheek Thundercloud (MaZheeWeeKah) an...
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Chief Gall

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Description: Waist-up studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Chief Gall, Sioux Nation, in traditional clothing. Chief Gall was a Judge Advocate General.
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Studio Portrait of Thomas Thunder and Wife

Date: 1915
Description: Full-length studio portrait of Thomas Thunder (HoonkHaGaKah) (Son of [WaConChaKah] John Thunder aka Dr. Thunder and [WeHonPeKaw] Lucy Bear, Thunder), and h...
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Osage Women

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Description: Full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Black Bow's wife, with infant in a papoose, and Saucy Chief's squaw.
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Two Osage Women

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Description: Full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of two Osage women sitting.
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Osage Woman

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of an Osage woman sitting.
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Osage Woman and Child

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Description: Full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of an Osage woman carrying a small child on her back.
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Osage Women and Children

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of two Osage women holding children on their backs in infant carriers, with a young girl sitting between the...
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Osage Chiefs

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Description: Full-length portrait posed in front of a painted backdrop of the first and second chiefs, Saucy Chief and Olohawalla. This image comes from an Osage album ...
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Osage Man

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Description: Full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of an Osage man in full dress. This image comes from an Osage album with the inscription: "Compl...
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Twin Osage Papooses

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Description: A woman stands behind twin Osage papooses in a studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop. The infants are tightly wrapped up. This image comes from an...
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Osage Women

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Description: Five "Osage squaws" gather for a portrait. They are posed in front of a painted backdrop. This image comes from an Osage album with the inscription: "Compl...

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