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Ho-Chunk Powwow Participants

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Description: This photograph of Ho-Chunk powwow participants is a copy made by Van Schaick. From left to right are: John Hazen Hill (HaNaKah), William Hall (HunkKah), W...
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Elderly Chippewa

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Description: Pussafuss, an elderly Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indian. This image is part of an exhibit about Native Americans prepared by Paul Vanderbilt, the first curator of p...
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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 Woman and Child

Date: 07 24 1946
Description: Unidentified woman and child (Marie Shekah and Bernard Sheka?) standing outdoors. Probably at Winnebago (HoChunk) Indian Village.
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"Waiting For The Kettle To Boil"

Date: 1873
Description: Stereograph of Native Americans, members of the Ute Indian Tribe, seated around a fire with a stick tripod structure holding a metal cooking pot.
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Chief Ta-vah-puts

Date: 1873
Description: Stereograph of Ta-vah-puts, Chief of the U-in-tah Utes, standing in a field.
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Tau-ruv

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Description: Stereograph of Tau-ruv seated on a blanket.
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Two Native American Men

Date: 1873
Description: Stereograph of two Native American men, possibly Ute.
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"The Messenger In Full Dress"

Date: 1873
Description: Stereograph of a Native American man, a Ute Indian, seated with a dog.
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"The Maiden"

Date: 1873
Description: Stereograph of a Native American young woman, a Ute Indian, in traditional costume.
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Sioux Man in Full War Dress

Date: 1898
Description: Full-length portrait of a Sioux man at the Rosebud Agency in full dress, ready for war.
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Indians Thresh Wheat

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Description: Indians thresh the first wheat at the Sac and Fox Agency in Iowa.
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Cutting Roots for Medicine

Date: 09 1923
Description: Winnebago (Ho-Chunk) women cutting roots for medicine. A quilt hangs on a line in the background and a chicken walks near the women.
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Copy Photograph of a Native American/Sioux Camp and Dance Ritual

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Description: Copy photograph of a Native American/Sioux camp and dance ritual, including a man wearing a buffalo horn headdress. In the background there are people sitt...
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Copy Photograph of a Native American/Sioux Woman and Girl

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Description: Copy photograph of a Native American/Sioux woman posed outdoors standing with a Native American/Sioux girl. Both are dressed in regalia. The photograph is ...
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Copy Photograph of a Native American/Sioux Camp

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Description: Copy photograph of a Native American/Sioux camp including a large group of people, tipis, and a long lodge. The photograph is inscribed, "Indian Village Be...
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Three Ho-Chunk Women and Infant in Front of Log House

Date: 1910
Description: View across yard towards three unidentified women and an infant posing in front of a log home located near Wittenberg. It seemed strange to many Ho-Chunk t...
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Elderly Ho-Chunk Man in Lodge Doorw ay

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Description: An Elderly Ho-Chunk man is posing standing in the doorway of a lodge. He has a fringed shawl wrapped around him and is wearing a head covering, necklaces, ...
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Ho-Chunk Woman in Summer Lodge

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Description: A Ho-Chunk summer lodge with the sides raised. A Ho-Chunk woman is sitting inside. Another lodge and trees are in the background.
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Ho-Chunk Man Performing Handstand

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Description: Ho-Chunk man performing a handstand in front of two Ho-Chunk men standing nearby. There is a horse-drawn wagon near trees and bushes in the background.

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