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Native Americans and Whites
An unexplained group consisting of two white men, two white children, and two Native American women standing in front of a tent. The original caption stated that the elderly woman to the right was...
Elderly Chippewa
Pussafuss, an elderly Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indian. This image is part of an exhibit about Native Americans prepared by Paul Vanderbilt, the first curator of photography at the Wisconsin Historical Soc...
Mother and Baby
1903
Hand-colored photograph depicting a Native American mother holding her child in a cradleboard. This image is part of an exhibit about Native Americans prepared by Paul Vanderbilt, the first curato...
Chippewa Lodging Framework
1929
Framework for a Chippewa (Ojibwa) wigwam (left) and long medicine lodge at Lac du Flambeau. This image is part of an exhibit about Native Americans prepared by Paul Vanderbilt, the Wisconsin Histor...
Charlie Duchmann
1922
Charlie Duchmann, a Menominee, photographed in 1922. This image is part of an exhibit about Native Americans prepared by Paul Vanderbilt, the Wisconsin Historical Society's first curator of photog...
Chippewa Family
A Native American (Ojibwa) family photographed on the Lac du Flambeau reservation. This image is part of an exhibit about Native Americans prepared by Paul Vanderbilt, the first curator of photogra...