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Joe Wisconsin, Potawatomi Indian

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Description: Joe Wisconsin from near Sheboygan Falls. He died near Blackwell, Wisconsin, in the spring of 1925.
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Compass Training

Date: 1937
Description: Probably Native Americans receiving instructions on compass use for Wisconsin Land Economic Inventory.
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Excavation of Goose Effigy on University of Wisconsin-Madison Campus

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Description: Charles E. Brown (left), directs excavation of a goose effigy mound at the Willow Drive mound group on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
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Winnebago Ceremony

Date: 1940
Description: A small crowd gathers for a Winnebago (Ho-Chunk) ceremony under an open air structure, probably in the Wisconsin Dells. Two men in ceremonial dress stand i...
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Native American Man with Captain at Wisconsin River

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Description: Outdoor portrait of a Native American man with his arms crossed over his chest standing on rocks near the Wisconsin River. He is wearing a headdress, a pat...
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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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Chief John Young

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Description: John Young, Potawatomi Indian Chief near Marshfield. He came to Wisconsin from Illinois about 1840. He is buried in the Indian Village at McCord, Wisconsin...
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Loading Big Log

Date: 1936
Description: Loading a large white pine log cut on the Menominee Indian Reservation onto a truck. The log was hauled to the Wisconsin State Fair for a display about the...
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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 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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Drummers at Pow Wow

Date: 08 07 1967
Description: Harry Funmaker (left) of Wisconsin Dells, and Ray Tahawah of Lawton, Oklahoma, drumming. A crowd of young people is in the background.
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Chippewas

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Description: Three men, probably Chippewa, at Wisconsin Point. Text on back reads: "Just a family group, Wis. Point, Superior."
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Effigy Mound Excavation

Date: 05 31 1935
Description: Students digging into a bird effigy mound on the University of Wisconsin campus on May 31 through June 1, 1935.
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Planting Corn

Date: 1925
Description: An unidentified Native American man posing while sitting on a corn planter pulled by a team of horses.
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Indian Log Drivers

Date: 1899
Description: View along shoreline towards Indian log drivers, two in a bateau, and one man standing on the bank of the Chippewa River.
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Big Bear in Diamond Grotto

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Description: Big Bear (a Ho-Chunk Man) sitting on the ground in front of Diamond Grotto.
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Ho-Chunk Men Waiting for Annuity Payment

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Description: Group of five Ho-Chunk (Winnebago) men seated on the lawn outside a building waiting for their annuity payment.
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Mound on Trade Lake

Date: 1921
Description: A man sits on top of a mound near Trade Lake.
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Julia and Julius Jacobson at the Museum

Date: 1912
Description: Well-dressed Julia and Julius Jacobson looking at Indian artifacts at the State Historical Society of Wisconsin Museum during their wedding trip to Madison...
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Keshena Baseball Team

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Description: Group portrait of the Kenshena Baseball team with a bat boy in the foreground.

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