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Alexander Lake's Nursery

Date: 1896
Description: A boy and a man are holding up small white pine trees, while workers are planting them at Alexander Lake's nursery. In the background are horses and wagons...
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Boy Mowing the W.R. O'Hearn Yard

Date: 1898
Description: Boy mowing the lawn in front of an elaborate Victorian frame house, probably the residence of W.R. O'Hearn located at Tenth and Harrison Streets. The house...
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Boys Diving off Bulkhead of Powerhouse

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Description: A large group of boys are standing and sitting on the bulkhead of a powerhouse before a flood. The boys could dive under one side of the structure and swim...
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Crowd Gathering in a Field

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Description: A large group of men, women, and children gather in a field.
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Group Posing Near Fence

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Description: A man, three women, and a girl are posing under trees in front of a fence that is surrounding a frame house.
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Family in Yard

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Description: A young boy is mowing the lawn, while two women and a man are posing in the yard and on the porch of a two-story house.
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Portrait of Child with Long Hair

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Description: A young child stands for a studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop. The child has long hair and wears a ruffled shirt with short pants. A hat is on ...
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Boy in Woods Holding Pistol

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Description: A portrait of a boy in the woods wearing a hat, jacket, and vest, holding a pistol in his right hand. There is a dog lying at his feet.
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Group with Bicycles and Oars

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Description: A group of seventeen young people of varying ages posing outside against a hill with bicycles and a set of rowing oars.
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Portrait of Two Young Ho-Chunk Men

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Description: Studio portrait of two young Ho-Chunk men posing sitting and wearing suits and ties in front of a painted backdrop. The young man on the right wearing the ...
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Studio Portrait of Edward Funmaker and Frank Washington Lincoln

Date: 1900
Description: Full-length studio portrait of two young Ho-Chunk men posing in front of a painted backdrop. The man on the right is sitting, and the man on the left is st...
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Portrait of John and Harry Swallow

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Description: Two Ho-Chunk men posing standing in front of a wooden building, with a reed lodge in the far background on snow-covered ground. The younger man on the left...
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Studio Portrait of Young Ho-Chunk Man

Date: 1886
Description: Full-length studio portrait of (Hoonk Ha Ga Kah) (Son of [Wa Con Cha Kah[ John Thunder aka Dr. Thunder and [We Hon Pe Kaw] Lucy Bear, Thunder). He is leani...
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Studio Portrait of John Thunder

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Description: Full-length studio portrait of a young Ho-Chunk man posing standing in front of a prop wooden fence and a stump in front of a painted backdrop. He is weari...
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Ho-Chunk Woman and Girls in a Field

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Description: A woman and two Ho-Chunk girls are standing outdoors in a field. The woman on the left is wrapped in a shawl. The face of a girl can be seen just behind he...
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Outdoor Portrait of Twelve Ho-Chunk Women and Girls

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Description: Outdoor portrait of twelve Ho-Chunk women and girls posing standing and sitting in front of several trees, possibly at a powwow. They are all wearing many ...
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Ho-Chunk Powwow

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Description: Ho-Chunk men are sitting and standing in an area portioned off by canvas barriers and a lodge and teepee. Identified as probably the Homecoming Powwow in 1...
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Ho-Chunk Man Paddling Canoe

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Description: Ho-Chunk man in a canoe on a river holding up an oar. Just out of frame on the left is a woman, who is perhaps holding a child.
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Ho-Chunk Girl and Boy with Smallpox

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Description: An unidentified young Ho-Chunk boy and girl with smallpox are standing outside of their home. The Ho-Chunk girl is wrapped in a shawl and is standing on th...
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Ho-Chunk Girl and Boy with Smallpox

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Description: A Ho-Chunk girl is wrapped in a shawl and sitting outdoors on the left, and a Ho-Chunk boy posing only in a shirt is standing on the right. Both children ...

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