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Watching the Dancers

Date: 1906
Description: The original caption reads: "A group of girls on the topmost roof of Walpi, looking down into the plaza." An informal group portrait of Hopi women.
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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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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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Two Ho-Chunk Girls with Smallpox

Date: 1900
Description: Two unidentified young Ho-Chunk girls with smallpox are kneeling outside their lodge. Some of the Ho-Chunk suffering from smallpox were quarantined during ...
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Three Ho-Chunk Children in a Field

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Description: Three Ho-Chunk children posing for a group portrait in a field known as Browneagle Bottoms. The children are, left to right, Maude Browneagle (WeHunKah), L...
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Panoramic Ho-Chunk Group Portrait

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Description: A panoramic group portrait of Ho-Chunk men, women, and children, possibly gathered for a powwow. They are posed standing and sitting in a field in front of...
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Pueblo Native American Women and Girl

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Description: View of three Pueblo Native American women. The woman on the left is kneeling and spinning wool, and a young girl in the center is sitting and combing wool...
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Three Boys Building Roof

Date: 08 12 1943
Description: Three indigenous boys building a roof out of what appears to be palm fronds at Combat Team Headquarters on Kiriwina Island, in the Solomon Sea, New Guinea ...
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Youth Weaving Roofing

Date: 08 12 1943
Description: An indigenous youth weaves roofing for military buildings on Kiriwina Island in the Solomon Sea, New Guinea (present day Papua New Guinea).
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013 - Indian Teepee on Shorefront

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Description: Exterior view of Indian tipi (teepee) with several campers sitting on the ground in front. Original caption notes: "One of the two attractive Indian tipis ...
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Girls Gathering Grains

Date: 1910
Description: Three girls standing in tall grass gathering a type of grain, with a thatched house and a hill in the background. The girls wear white blouses and skirts.
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Group of Women

Date: 1910
Description: Group portrait of women wearing a variety of head dresses posed in front of the side of a building. They are wearing either black and gold dresses or skirt...
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Ho Chunk Powwow

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Description: View across field towards a group of people gathered in a clearing. There is a shelter in the background, and tents are in the far background.
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Sister and Brother Dancing

Date: 1960
Description: Two young Ho-Chunk children, both dressed in ceremonial clothing, are dancing outdoors at Pipe Dyer's Indian Village. The children are Janice (Lincoln) Ric...

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