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Copy Photograph of Four Elderly Sioux Women

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Description: Copy photograph of four elderly Sioux women preparing dogs for a meal. The inscription on the woman sitting on the left reads: "Squaws preparing dogs for S...
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Ella James Wearing Objects from the Collection of Tom Roddy

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a young European American woman posing standing holding an unstrung bow. She is wearing several Ho-Chunk ...
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Copy Photograph of Large Native American Group

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Description: Copy photograph of a large group of Native American/Sioux men, women, and children all wearing regalia, posed outdoors standing and sitting in front of a t...
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Copy Photograph of a Native American/Sioux Man and Horse

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Description: Copy photograph of a Native American/Sioux man posed standing outdoors, holding a feathered spear and wearing a large bonnet. He is standing next to a hors...
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Copy Photograph of a Native American/Sioux Camp and Dance Ritual

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Description: Copy photograph of a Native American/Sioux camp and dance ritual, including a man wearing a buffalo horn headdress. In the background there are people sitt...
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Copy Photograph of a Native American/Sioux Woman and Girl

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Description: Copy photograph of a Native American/Sioux woman posed outdoors standing with a Native American/Sioux girl. Both are dressed in regalia. The photograph is ...
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Copy Photograph of a Portrait of a Native American/Sioux Man

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Description: Copy photograph of a Native American/Sioux man with white hair. He is wearing a bear claw necklace. The photograph is inscribed, "Sioux Indian, Black Hills...
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Copy Photograph of a Native American/Sioux Camp

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Description: Copy photograph of a Native American/Sioux camp including a large group of people, tipis, and a long lodge. The photograph is inscribed, "Indian Village Be...
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Copy Photograph of Two Native American/Sioux Men

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Description: Copy photograph of two Native American/Sioux men wearing full regalia, including breast plates and feathered bonnets. The photograph is inscribed, "Sioux I...
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Portrait of David Goodvillage with Wife and Granddaughter

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Description: Studio portrait of a Sioux man, Ho-Chunk woman, and Ho-Chunk girl, all posing standing in front of a painted backdrop and wearing full regalia. Identified ...
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Zintka Lanuni Colby in Indian Clothing

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Description: Studio portrait of Zintka Lanuni ("Lost Bird") Colby, a Lakota, as a young child wearing traditional Indian clothing of a fringed shirt, and pants. She is ...
Print

The Scalp Dance

Date: 1844
Description: "The Scalp Dance is given as a celebration of a victory; and amongst this tribe, as I learned whilst residing with them, danced in the night, by the light ...
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Summer and Winter Home of the Sioux

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Description: A view of Sioux Native American tepees. Caption reads: "Summer and Winter Home of the Sioux."
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Crowd Outside Indian Trading Store

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Description: Elevated view of large crowd congregating with horse-drawn buggies outside of W.H. Robinson, an Indian trading store. Caption reads: "W.H. Robinson Indian ...
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Isham Family

Date: 1898
Description: Ira Robinson Isham family at the Lac Courte Oreilles Indian Reservation. From left to right: Isham's son-in-law, Isham, his daughter, and Indian medicine m...
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Shawano Cheerleaders Wearing Indian Headdresses

Date: 03 14 1957
Description: Six cheerleaders standing in a row. Each of the girls has a letter "S" sewn on the front of their sweaters and are wearing (Sioux) Native American "colorfu...
Postcard

First Peace Council ever Held between Chippewas and Siouxs

Date: 1896
Description: Colored postcard view of "Buffalo Bill" Cody center right in white coat and hat surrounded by Native Americans in traditional garb, military personnel and ...
Newspaper Article/Clipping

The Battle of St. Croix Falls Historic Marker

Date: 07 26 1964
Description: The newly crowned beauty queens and attendants from St. Croix Falls and neighboring Taylors Falls stand with Willis Erickson (right), president of the Polk...

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