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Mrs. Ketch Ka Mi

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Description: Full-length portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Mrs. Ketch ka mi, daughter of Potowatomi Indian Chief John Young.
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Chief Oshkosh

Date: 1850
Description: Drawing of Chief Oshkosh rendered from a daguerreotype by J.F. Harrison. He is wearing a top hat wrapped with a ribbon. Also a suitcoat, bowtie, beaded nec...
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Portrait of Man with Watch Key

Date: 1873
Description: Unidentified man with watch key hanging from vest button hole.
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Studio Portrait of Four Young Ho-Chunk Men

Date: 1900
Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of two young Ho-Chunk men sitting in front of two standing young Ho-Chunk men wearing hats. The man sitting ...
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Copy Photograph of a Painted Portrait

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Description: Copy photograph of a framed painted portrait of a Ho-Chunk woman wearing a blouse, shawl, and many brooches. Possibly a member of the peyote religion.
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Portrait of a Young Ho-Chunk Man

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Description: Full-length studio portrait of Frank C. Thunder (son of [Wa Con Cha Kah] John Thunder aka Dr. Thunder and [We Hon Pe Kaw] Lucy Bear, Thunder). He is standi...
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Studio Portrait of a Young Ho-Chunk Man

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a young Ho-Chunk man with short hair posed sitting with his arms crossed and wearing a light-colored shir...
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Studio Portrait of Two Ho-Chunk Men

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a Ho-Chunk man posed sitting on the left on a prop stone wall, and Henry Winneshiek (ni do ni KA) on the ...
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Portrait of Mary White Swan and with Ho-Chunk Woman

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a Ho-Chunk woman, who is wearing several necklaces and a hair ribbon, posing standing on the left with he...
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Copy Photograph of George Funmaker

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Description: Three-quarter length copy photograph of a Ho-Chunk man posed standing. He is wearing full regalia, including a finger braided sash, and holding a calumet p...
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Portrait of David Goodvillage with Wife and Granddaughter

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Description: Studio portrait of a Sioux man, Ho-Chunk woman, and Ho-Chunk girl, all posing standing in front of a painted backdrop and wearing full regalia. Identified ...
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Copy Photograph of a Portrait of a Ho-Chunk Woman

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Description: Waist-up copy photograph of a studio portrait of Ho-Chunk woman wearing bead necklaces and earrings, probably the wife of Dr. Bill Thunder and the mother o...
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Ho-Chunk Group Near Arbor

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Description: A group of Ho-Chunk men, women, and children posed standing in a field. In the background behind them is the front of an arbor with a United States flag, a...
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Portrait of a Ho-Chunk Woman

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Description: A studio portrait of a Ho-Chunk woman. She wears drop earrings and many beaded necklaces.
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Portrait of Two Ho-Chunk Women

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Description: A studio portrait of two Ho-Chunk women in front of a painted backdrop. The woman on the left is posed standing and is wearing necklaces, earrings, and a B...
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Studio Portrait of Ho-Chunk Women

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Description: A studio portrait of two Ho-Chunk women in front of a painted backdrop. The woman on the left is posed sitting and is wearing a ribbon work shirt with sil...
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Portrait of Two Ho-Chunk Women Posed Standing

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Description: A studio portrait of two Ho-Chunk women wearing similar outfits posed standing in front of a painted backdrop. Both women wear several earrings, necklaces,...
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Jayne Blodgett

Date: 1949
Description: "Jayne Blodgett — Conover Model."
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Menominee Indian Performer

Date: 1958
Description: The image shows a performer standing and holding a pipe. Member of the Peavey Falls group of dancers and musicians from the Menominee Indian Reservation in...
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Menominee Indian Performers

Date: 1958
Description: Four generations of men and boys pose for a portrait of Menoninee Indians in full dress standing outdoors near a gate and fence. A sign says: "Indian Vill...

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