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Loggers Top Loading a Log Bobsled

Date: 1900
Description: Loggers using pulley to top load logs on horse-drawn bob sled.
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Girls in Red, White and Blue

Date: 1904
Description: Nine girls are posing standing and wearing patriotic costumes. One girl is holding a flag of the United States. Probably a smaller group, from a total of t...
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Farm Family Outdoors

Date: 1900
Description: Farm family posing in front of a log home. There is a man on crutches in the center, a woman is holding a small child standing on a table, and two children...
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Loading Rock from Quarry

Date: 1894
Description: Men loading rock from Saddle Mound quarry onto a St. Paul Railroad flat car.
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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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Seated Couple at Home

Date: 1899
Description: Portrait of an elderly couple seated in their home. The woman is holding a bouquet of flowers. The man is seated slightly behind her, with his right arm o...
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Moccasin

Date: 1885
Description: Early carte-de-visite of a Ho-Chunk man identified as Moccasin. The backdrop indicates the photograph came from Charles Van Schaick’s studio, but it may ha...
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Portrait of a Woman

Date: 1892
Description: Oval quarter-length portrait of a young woman. She is wearing a band over her ringlet curls, a dark dress with buttons down the front, a short white lacy c...
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John Joseph Olver (Oliver) Family

Date: 1898
Description: Group portrait of the Olver (Oliver) family. In chairs: Alice Melissa and John Joseph; sons, from left to right standing: Louis Franklin (Frank), Willard S...
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Portrait of Mr. Hendricks

Date: 1895
Description: A studio portrait of Mr. William W. Hendricks, a Black River Falls barber, dressed in his best, posing in front of a painted backdrop.
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Ho-Chunk Group Portrait

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Description: A group of four Ho-Chunk women, one Ho-Chunk man, and two Ho-Chunk girls posed standing outdoors in front of some shrubs and a tent.
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Studio Portrait of Two Ho-Chunk Men

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Description: Studio portrait of two Ho-Chunk men in front of a painted backdrop and a prop wooden fence. The man standing on the left is wearing an untied bandana aroun...
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Ho-Chunk Gathering

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Description: A Ho-Chunk gathering, possibly a powwow. Several Ho-Chunk men are wearing regalia, including feathered headdresses and bandoleers. They are under a structu...
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Portrait of a Ho-Chunk Man and Girl

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Description: A studio portrait of a Ho-Chunk man and girl in front of a painted backdrop. The man is wearing a suit coat with a checked shirt underneath and is posed si...
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Panoramic Ho-Chunk Group Portrait

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Description: A panoramic group portrait of Ho-Chunk men, women, and children, possibly gathered for a powwow. They are posed standing and sitting in a field in front of...
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Portrait of Hofton C. Hagen

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Description: A full-length studio portrait of Hofton C. Hagen posed standing in front of a painted backdrop. He is holding a violin and bow as if he is playing it, and ...
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Old Stage Coach

Date: 1925
Description: Men and women pose on an old stage coach pulled by four horses. In the background are commercial buildings at the corner of Main and First Streets. The coa...
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Portrait of Mabel Mary Lonetree

Date: 1904
Description: Full-length studio portrait of a young Mabel Mary Lonetree (ENooGah), the oldest daughter of Alec (Alex) Lonetree (NaENeeKeeKah) and Kate Winneshiek Lonetr...
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Portrait of a Ho-Chunk Baby

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Description: Full-length studio portrait of a Ho-Chunk baby wrapped in a white blanket. The baby is posing standing in a covered chair, and is supported by a woman besi...
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Studio Portrait of Chas. Swan and Andrew Big Soldier

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Description: Full-length studio portrait of two Ho-Chunk men, Chas. Swan and Andrew Big Soldier, in front of a painted backdrop. Both men are wearing Ho-Chunk regalia i...

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