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Martha and Notley Henderson

Date: 1885
Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Martha and Notley Henderson with their three children. Their son Allen is standing. The Hendersons were e...
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Gesell Children Studio Portrait

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Description: Four of the Gesell children in a studio setting in front of a painted backdrop.
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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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Uncle Cary wth Children

Date: 1900
Description: Great Uncle Cary posing with Everetta and Cary Bass. They are most likely seated inside the Bass family home, 207 Clay Street.
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Studio Portrait of George Greengrass and his Wife

Date: 1900
Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a Ho-Chunk man posing standing next to his wife who is posing sitting. They are identified as George Gree...
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Portrait of Ho-Chunk Family

Date: 1905
Description: Full-length studio portrait of a Ho-Chunk man sitting and wearing modern dress, flanked by two Ho-Chunk women standing and wearing several necklaces and sh...
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Studio Portrait of Henry Thunder and Soldier Woman

Date: 1905
Description: Full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a Ho-Chunk man posing sitting and wearing a suit jacket, tie, and hat. Next to him on the rig...
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Studio Portrait of Agnes Eagle and Felix White-Wilson

Date: 1925
Description: Full-length studio portrait of a Ho-Chunk man and his wife posing in front of a painted backdrop. The man is standing and wearing a tie, and the woman is s...
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Studio Portrait of Little Wolf Woman, Henry Greencrow, and Bella Hall

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Description: Studio portrait of a young Ho-Chunk man posing standing and wearing a suit and bow tie, flanked by two young Ho-Chunk women standing in front of a painted ...
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Studio Portrait of a Ho-Chunk Group

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Description: Studio portrait of two young Ho-Chunk women posing sitting in front of a young Ho-Chunk woman and two young Ho-Chunk men posing standing in front of a pain...
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Studio Portrait of a Ho-Chunk Family

Date: 1915
Description: Full-length studio portrait of a Ho-Chunk family. In the background is a painted backdrop. Names (sitting) David Bow Littlesoldier (Maw Jhay Mau Nee Kah). ...
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Studio Portrait of a Ho-Chunk Man and Woman

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a Ho-Chunk woman wrapped in a fringed shawl posing sitting on the left, and a Ho-Chunk man posing standin...
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Studio Portrait of the Martin and Green Families

Date: 1900
Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of two Ho-Chunk couples. Albert Henry (HahNahKah) is standing with his wife, Martha Henry. Sitting in front ...
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Studio Portrait of Ho-Chunk Man and Woman

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a young Ho-Chunk man posing sitting on the left wearing a suit and necktie, and a Ho-Chunk woman posing i...
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Studio Portrait of a Woman and Boy

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Description: Full-length studio portrait of a woman sitting on the left and a boy standing on the right in front of a painted backdrop. The woman is wearing a knitted h...
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Five Generations Studio Portrait of Ho-Chunk Family

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Description: Five generation studio portrait of a Ho-Chunk family. Sitting (l to r) Great-Great-Grandmother, Nancy Brown; Great-Grandmother, Lucy Goodvillage, Blowsnake...
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The First Kindergarten in America

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Description: Artist's rendering of an elevated view of the first kindergarten, with children and a teacher gathered in front of the building. There are inset portraits ...
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Gunder Larson and Family

Date: 1888
Description: Full-length studio portrait of the Gunder Larson Family. Front row: Mary Jane Rodgers Larson, Arthur Larson, Gunder Larson. Back row: Margaret Slossen Lars...
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Young Women with Bicycles

Date: 1900
Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of eight young women, each standing and holding a bicycle. Three of the women also hold brownie cameras.
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Creative Center Workshop Group Portrait

Date: 03 30 1973
Description: Group portrait at the Mary Church Terrell Creative Center, which was founded in 1963 by Bernice Lindsay (second from left). The Creative Center was located...

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