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Painting

Isaac Winnesheek, Winnebago Chief

Date: 1829
Description: Watercolor miniature of Isaac Winnesheek, Winnebago (Ho-Chunk) Chief.
Print

Waa-Na-'Taa or The Foremost in Battle, Chief of the Sioux Tribe

Date: 1835
Description: Waa-Na-'Taa or The Foremost in Battle, Chief of the Sioux Tribe. Hand-colored lithograph from the Aboriginal Portfolio, painted at the Treaty of Prairie du...
Painting

The Landing of Jean Nicolet

Date: 1904
Description: Jean Nicolet (1598-1642) was the first European to see Wisconsin and was a prominent French explorer who, for many years, lived among the Indians of Quebec...
Painting

Chief Oshkosh

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Description: Chief Oshkosh, (1795-) August 29, 1858, Menomonee Indian chief.
Photograph

Swearing-In Native American Civil War Recruits

Date: 1861
Description: Thomas Bigford (in cap, on left) and another official swearing-in two Native American Civil War recruits. Thomas Bigford (1815-1890) of Taycheedah, Wiscons...
Painting

Austin E. Quinney

Date: 1849
Description: Full-length portrait of Austin E. Quinney with a dog.
Print

Pehriska-Ruhpa, Minitarri Warrior in the Costume of the Dog Dance

Date: 1832
Description: Pehriska-Ruhpa. Minatarre warrior with bow and arrow in the costume of the dog dance.
Photograph

Indian School Baseball Team

Date: 1925
Description: Indian school (U.S. Indian Service) baseball team, posed in uniform during a baseball game.
Print

Joliet and Marquette

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Description: Father Marquette and Joliet at the Mississippi River.
Print

Mac-Cut-I-Mish-E-Ca-Cu-Cac or Black Hawk, a Celebrated Sac (Sauk) Chief

Date: 1833
Description: Mac-Cut-I-Mish-E-Ca-Cu-Cac or Black Hawk, a celebrated Sac (Sauk) Chief. Hand-colored lithograph from the Aboriginal Portfolio, drawn at Detroit (1833).
Painting

Daniel Bread

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Description: Waist-up portrait of Daniel Bread wearing a suit.
Painting

Marquette and Joliet

Date: 1921
Description: Painted scene of an Indian guide paddling, Jacques Marquette, a Jesuit missionary standing, and Louis Joliet, a fur trader paddling in a canoe exploring th...
Photograph

Winnebago Men Playing Cards

Date: 1885
Description: Five Winnebago men are sitting on the ground around a blanket playing cards. Two young boys are standing behind them watching.
Painting

Eben and Roseline Peck Cabin

Date: 1893
Description: Back of painting reads: "Madison in June 1837 after photo taken by E.E. Bailey" and "Peck's cabin by Dengel." The Eben Peck cabin was the first house built...
Painting

Eben and Roseline Peck Cabin

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Description: The Eben Peck cabin was the first house built in Madison.
Painting

Three Potawatomi Chiefs

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Description: Portrait painting of Three Potawatomie Chiefs.
Painting

Waumegesako

Date: 1839
Description: Painted portrait of Wa-me-ge-sa-ko, or The Wampum, the head chief of the Chippewas, Pottawattamies and Ottawas.
Painting

Eleazer Williams

Date: 1836
Description: Waist-up portrait of Eleazer Williams. Label on painting reads: "Eleazer Williams. Born ca. 1792 -- Died 1857. Pretender to French Throne. George Catlin, A...
Photograph

Indian Log Drivers

Date: 1899
Description: View along shoreline towards Indian log drivers, two in a bateau, and one man standing on the bank of the Chippewa River.
Photograph

White Pine

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Description: White pines on the Menominee Reservation. A man is standing next to the trees on the left-hand side of the image.

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