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Chippewa Valley Village

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Description: Winter view of Chippewa (Ojibwa) Valley village.
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Powwow Group

Date: 1908
Description: Ho-Chunk performers gathered behind a drum and Winnebago baskets at the 1908 Homecoming. Standing from the left are Jim Swallow (MaPaZoeRayKeKah), William ...
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Homecoming Powwow

Date: 1908
Description: Ho-Chunk men and women sitting and standing around a large medicine drum in an area portioned off by canvas barriers in front of a lodge. Identified as the...
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Native Americans Inspecting Grain Binder at McCormick Works

Date: 1913
Description: Man, most likely R.G. Brooks, showing a Milwaukee grain binder to three Native Americans in traditional dress in front of McCormick Works. One of the Nativ...
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Children in Indian Costume

Date: 07 22 1932
Description: Group portrait of children from the South Side Franklin playground dressed as Indians surrounding a small tipi (teepee) prior to the Lantern Parade.
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Mayor Schmedeman Greeting Indian Chief

Date: 07 09 1930
Description: Mayor Albert G. Schmedeman greeting Chief Shunatuna, who is on horseback and who is in Madison with the Official United States Indian band at the RKO Orphe...
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Pontiac Cars Lined Up for the U.S. Indian Band Parade

Date: 07 09 1930
Description: A man on a horse with Pontiac cars lined up on Wisconsin Avenue for the U.S. Indian Band parade, with the Wisconsin State Capitol in the background. They p...
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Large Platform Mound

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Description: Largest platform mound in Trempealeau as seen from the north.
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Mound and Barn

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Description: View of large platform mound with small barn in the foreground. The numbers 1, 2, and 3 are written on the photograph in ink.
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Oshkosh Sign

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Description: Sign above the main entrance of the Oshkosh Brewing Company, which uses an illustration of Chief Oshkosh as part of its logo. The sign was installed there...
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Wisconsin & Northern Railroad Engine

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Description: View from bottom of snowy hill looking up towards the Wisconsin & Northern Railroad engine #3, which was purchased from the Grand Rapids & Indiana Railway.
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Unidentified Performers

Date: 07 24 1946
Description: Mr. and Mrs. James Hawkins or Henry Thunder and Stella Stacy. Probably taken at Winnebago (Ho-Chunk) Indian Village.
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Ho-Chunk Boy

Date: 07 24 1946
Description: Unidentified boy, probably at Winnebago (Ho-Chunk) Indian Village.
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Ho-Chunk Man with Drum

Date: 07 24 1946
Description: Unidentifed man with drum who was probably recorded for song collector Helene Stratman-Thomas, probably at Winnebago (HoChunk) Indian Village.
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Building at Wisconsin Dells

Date: 07 24 1946
Description: View down hill towards a building, probably on the grounds of the Winnebago (Ho Chunk) Indian Village.
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Ho-Chunk Performers

Date: 07 24 1946
Description: Mr. and Mrs. James Hawkins or Henry Thunder and Stella Stacy. Probably at Winnebago (Ho-Chunk) Indian Village.
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Outdoor Portrait of Ho-Chunk Man

Date: 07 24 1946
Description: Outdoor full-length portrait of Sam Blowsnake-Carley at Winnebago (Ho-Chunk) Indian Village wearing a headdress in front of a teepee.
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Helene Stratman-Thomas with Ho-Chunk Indians

Date: 06 24 1946
Description: Helene Stratman-Thomas with an unidentified man and child, possibly at Winnebago (HoChunk) Indian Village.
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Comanche Town

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Description: Tepees in a Comanche town near Fort Sill, Indian Territory. A woman and two men gather in the foreground.
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Agua Caliente Village

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Description: A view of the principal street from the women's ranch in the Agua Caliente village of the Mission Agency in California.

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