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Wehmhoff Effigy Mound

Date: 06 27 1927
Description: Aerial view of the effigy mound on Henry Wehmhoff's Riverview Farm. State Trunk Highway 83 runs through the effigy.
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Linear Mounds

Date: 08 1905
Description: A visitor takes in the sight of three linear burial mounds at the Sure-Johnson mound group south of McFarland, Wisconsin.
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Intaglio Effigy

Date: 1905
Description: View of an Indian intaglio effigy, the only one still in existence in Wisconsin. The effigy is in the shape of a panther. There is a car on the road in the...
Photograph

Native American Artifacts

Date: 1926
Description: Wisconsin Native American implements and weapons from the Wisconsin State Historical Society collection.
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Native American Artifacts

Date: 1926
Description: Wisconsin Native American implements and weapons from the Wisconsin State Historical Society collection.
Print

Fortified Village of Aztalan

Date: 1955
Description: Artist's conception of ancient village of Aztalan, fortified with high walls surrounding it.
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Delavan Burial Mounds Marker

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Description: View of a rock with a plaque that reads: "Group of Prehistoric Indian Burial Mounds and Winnebago Village Site. Marked by the Delavan Woman's Club - May 19...
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Indian Petroglyphs

Date: 1960
Description: Norb Bybee shoots a self-portrait with his camera of petroglyphs that are carved in the face of a rock shelter near Gullikson's Glen.
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Excavation of Outlet Mound 5

Date: 05 30 1931
Description: W.P. and Vivian Morgan, Grace Rollins and ? Mills excavate a burial mound in the Outlet group at the foot of Lake Monona.
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Visitors Watch a Burial Mound Excavation

Date: 1935
Description: Members of the Wisconsin Outing Club watch the excavation of a burial mound at the Outlet group in 1935.
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Excavation of Goose Effigy on University of Wisconsin-Madison Campus

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Description: Charles E. Brown (left), directs excavation of a goose effigy mound at the Willow Drive mound group on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
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Olson and Basket Winners

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Description: Jack Olson, Republican Party leader and owner of the Olson Boat Company of the Wisconsin Dells, with a group of Native American women who were winners in a...
Drawing

Map of Aztalan

Date: 1837
Description: Copy of N.F. Hyer's original map of Aztalan as published in the Milwaukee Advertiser, February 25, 1837.
Photograph

Bear Effigy Mound

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Description: Elevated view of bear effigy mound outlined in chalk at Lake Koshkonong.
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Steger Artifact Collection

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Description: Vernon and Cathrine Steger proudly display a lifetime collection of Native American artifacts found on their farm.
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Native American Relic Collection

Date: 11 13 1952
Description: Albert and Sophie Kouba look through their collection of Native American relics, including many arrowheads.
Manuscript

Will Buy Famous Baraboo Mound

Date: 12 28 1906
Description: Newspaper article about the purchase of land for a park related to Man Mound in Sauk County accompanied by a line drawing of the mound. Article clipped fro...
Drawing

Bird Effigy Diagram

Date: 04 12 1912
Description: Diagram of a bird effigy mound found in Frost's Woods, Blooming Grove Township.
Manuscript

Frost's Woods Article

Date: 07 05 1928
Description: Article entitled "Several Indian Families Now Encamped at Frost's Woods, Ancient Camp Site" about Winnebago (Ho-Chunk) Indians camping on the shores of Lak...
Manuscript

Blooming Grove Homecoming Article

Date: 07 28 1926
Description: Newspaper clipping including headline, photograph of six Winnebago (Ho Chunk) Indians, and a caption indicating that the men pictured would be attending a ...

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