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George and Fannie Stacy Lincoln Monegar

Date: 1920
Description: Studio portrait of George Monegar (EwaOnaGinKah) and Fannie Stacy Lincoln Monegar (LeBaWinKah) posing standing in front of a painted backdrop. He is wearin...
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Studio Portrait of Ho-Chunk Woman and Child

Date: 05 07 1913
Description: Quarter-length studio portrait of a woman in Ho-Chunk regalia wrapped in a blanket, with a child on her back. The child is wearing a fur hat, and the woman...
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Dudgeon School Classroom

Date: 10 28 1931
Description: An Indian unit being developed in the 2B classroom at Dudgeon School. A teepee is standing in front of the class.
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Betsy Thunder

Date: 02 06 1913
Description: Betsy Thunder, Ho-Chunk (Winnebago) medicine woman, posing in front of a painted backdrop near a prop stone wall.
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Chach-scheb-nee-nick-ah (Young Eagle) Winnebago Indian

Date: 1904
Description: Waist-up studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a Ho-Chunk man, Chach-scheb-nee-nick-ah (Young Eagle) looking off to the right.
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Mountain Wolf Woman

Date: 1907
Description: Studio portrait of Mountain Wolf Woman, also known as Stella Blowsnake Whitepine Stacy (HayAhChoWinKah), sitting and holding her two daughters, Josephine W...
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Portrait of Clara St. Cyr and Lucy Davis

Date: 1900
Description: Full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of two smiling Ho-Chunk (Winnebago) women identified as Clara St. Cyr, a Nebraska Winnebago, lef...
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Chippewa Man

Date: 1913
Description: A studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of an unidentified Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indian from the Bad River Indian Reservation at Odanah. The man is we...
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Ah-la-Kat, Nephew of Chief Joseph

Date: 01 1906
Description: Studio portrait of Ah-la-Kat, nephew of Chief Joseph and member of the Shahaptian, Nez Perce, a North American Indian people who lived in Oregon along the ...
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Chief Yshidiapas or Aleck-Shea-Ahoos

Date: 1905
Description: Studio portrait of Chief Yshidiapas or Aleck-Shea-Ahoos (Plenty Coups) in Native Dress with Ornaments. He was part of the Siouan, Crow tribe.
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Ahblocoenazin (Standing On the Prairie)

Date: 01 1900
Description: Studio portrait of Ahblocoenazin (Standing On the Prairie), called John Grant (Mixed Blood), with Peace Medal, Headdress and Bear Claw Necklace. Part of th...
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Portrait (Front) of Sub-Chief Arupa Esash

Date: 05 1905
Description: Studio portrait of Sub-Chief Arupa Esash (Big Shoulder Blade). Part of the Siouan (Sioux) and Crow Tribes.
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Portrait of Candi Tanka

Date: 03 1905
Description: Studio portrait of Candi Tanka (Big Tobacco) with headdress and breastplate, holding pipe. Part of Siouan (Sioux) and Yankton Tribes
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Portrait of George Caperty

Date: 02 1901
Description: Studio portrait of George Caperty in partial native dress with ornaments and beaded bag. Part of Shahaptian and Yakima Tribes
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Portrait of Car-Io-Scuse

Date: 01 1903
Description: Studio portrait of Car-Io-Scuse (Curly Bear) in native dress with ornaments. Part of the Siouan (Sioux) and Blackfoot Tribes.
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Portrait of William Charley

Date: 04 1905
Description: Waist-up studio portrait of William Charley, interpreter, in native dress with horned headdress. Part of Shahaptian and Umatilla Tribes.
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Portrait of Cheedobau

Date: 02 1900
Description: Studio portrait of Oto man, Cheedobau or Richard W. Shunatona. Part of Siouan (Sioux) and Otoe Tribes. He wears a medal and bear claw necklace, and holds a...
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Portrait of Cetan Wakute

Date: 03 1905
Description: Studio portrait of Yankton Dakota man, Cetan Wakute (Shooting Hawk. Part of Siouan (Sioux) and Yankton Tribes.
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Portrait of Two Boys, Wilbert and Rosses Deon

Date: 01 1909
Description: Studio portrait of two boys, Wilbert and Rosses Deon, both in partial native dress with headdresses. Part of Siouan (Sioux)and Brule Tribes
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Portrait of Iowa Man, Emi-dughra

Date: 01 1901
Description: Studio portrait of Iowa man, Emi-dughra, known as John Ford. Part of Siouan (Sioux) and Iowa Tribes

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