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| Description: | Ho-Chunk men and women sitting in and around a temporary Ho-Chunk lodge with its sides raised. Identified as the Green Cloud tent at Powwow. The Ho-Chunk m... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Three-quarter length studio portrait of Thomas Thunder (Hoonk Ha Ga Kah) (Son of [Wa Con Cha Kah] John Thunder aka Dr. Thunder and [We Hon Pe Kaw] Lucy Bea... |
| Date: | 1908 |
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| Description: | Copy photograph of five Ho-Chunk men posed standing behind a Dream Drum in front of cloth barriers or tents. A powwow group from the 1908 Homecoming, ident... |
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| Description: | View from field of a Ho-Chunk encampment in a field surrounded by trees, probably a powwow and/or medicine dance site. |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Six Ho-Chunk men lined up for a group portrait at the powwow grounds. The men with sticks in their hands are members of the Bear Clan, who act as police fo... |
| Date: | 1844 |
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| 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 ... |
| Date: | 1844 |
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| Description: | Group of men engaged in a war dance. They hold spears, axes, and bows. (Plate 29) |
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| Description: | An elevated view of Native American picture rocks, also known as petroglyphs. Caption reads: "Indian Picture Rocks No. 1. Smith's Ferry, PA." |
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| Description: | An elevated view of Native American picture rocks, also known as petroglyphs. Caption reads: "Indian Picture Rocks No. 2. Smith's Ferry, PA." |
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| Description: | An elevated view of Native American picture rocks, also known as petroglyphs. Caption reads: "Indian Picture Rocks No. 3. Smith's Ferry, PA." |
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| Description: | A view of people standing near three tepees, and with many Native Americans dancing in a circle on a wooden platform. Caption reads: "Reunion of Indians at... |
| Date: | 1908 |
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| Description: | A large group of Ponca Native Americans in the Sun dance, at the 101 Ranch, one of the early focal points of the oil rush in northeastern Oklahoma. Caption... |
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| Description: | A group of Native Americans sitting in a circle outside of two structures while playing a gambling game. Caption reads: "Indian Gambling Game." |
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| Description: | A view of Native American petroglyph rock carvings near Tucson. |
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| Description: | Native American petroglyph rock carvings near Tucson. |
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| Description: | Native American petroglyph rock carving near Tucson. |
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| Description: | A view of Native American petroglyph rock engravings near Tucson. |
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| Description: | Mary (Stacy) Yellowthunder, (Cowboy Woman) weaving a basket while seated on a blanket. A dwelling and trees can be seen in the background. She is the daugh... |
| Date: | 1941 |
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| Description: | This pictorial map shows sites related to Indian legends, mounds, and trails in the Chain O' Lakes region in southwestern Waupaca County, Wisconsin. |
| Date: | 1926 |
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| Description: | Portrait of Native American man sitting in the grass wearing headdress, beaded pants and moccasins. An axe is lying in the grass at his side. |
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