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Eskimos Catching Crabs

Date: 1930
Description: Wenga and Amutuk catching crabs in the Arctic.
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Eskimo Duck Dance

Date: 1930
Description: Eskimo duck dance to celebrate the spring hunt.
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Monument of Samuel D. Champlain

Date: 1912
Description: Statue dedicated to the French geographer, explorer and colonialist Samuel de Champlain (1567-1635). A bronze man in a cape stands at the top of the pedes...
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Two Seneca Braves

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Description: Two Seneca Native American men posed sitting on rocks. Caption reads: "Two Seneca Braves, Salamanca, N.Y."
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Native American Dwelling

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Description: A view of a small wooden building with a group of people standing in front. A man on the right stands with a horse, and in the center are a woman, a young ...
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Seneca Native American Family

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Description: A group portrait of a Seneca Native American family, with a man, woman, four children, and a kitten. Caption reads: "Seneca Indian Family, Salamanca, N.Y."
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Carnival Prize Boat

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Description: A carnival prize boat labeled "Rodney Huck" and decorated with a Native American tipi theme floats across a lake while carrying a group of costumed women a...
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Camp St. John Native American Ceremonies

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Description: Campers watch Native American ceremonies while seated around the council ring at Camp St. John. The group of boys and young men gather around a fire pit, a...
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Indian Monument

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Description: Monument featuring an American Indian sitting on a rock, scooping water with his hand.
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Memorial Rock Carving for Poquatuck Indians

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Description: Memorial rock carving cut by E. A. Brooks. In addition to a portrait of an Indian man and woman, the memorial reads "In Memory of Vanished Poquatucks. 193...
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Indian Council House and Statue

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Description: Exterior of the Indian Council House, erected about 1765, and a statue of Mary Jemison. Dedicated in 1910 by William Pryor Letchworth, the statue commemor...
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Indian Basket Makers

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Description: A group of Indian basket makers sits before their tents.
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Indian Craft Demonstration

Date: 1934
Description: An American Indian family demonstrates their craft before a group of young girls. A tipi can be seen along the shore of the Hudson River, and a traditional...

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