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Learning to Select Good Horses
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Elevated view of a Native American man holding the lead of a horse as it is evaluated by another man, possibly Joseph Wojta, who is wearing a hat and long overcoat. There is a crowd of onlookers, including Native American women wearing blanket shawls, as well as men and children. In the background are two open buildings where wagons are parked in stalls.
1925
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Judging Horses
1925
View across unpaved road towards a Native American man wearing a plaid overcoat with two work horses. A crowd of men are watching from the elevated wooden sidewalk and from the street, and in the b...
Judging Sheep
1925
A man in a light-colored overcoat, possibly Joseph Wojta, standing behind a sheep being inspected by two other men. A group, including men, women and children, are observing. Wojta, a Universtiy of...
Ojibwe Dancers
1920
Elevated view of a group of male and female Ojibwe (Chippewa) dancers forming a circle. They are surrounded by a crowd of white onlookers. The dancers are wearing a combination of Native American a...
Planting Corn
1925
An unidentified Native American man posing while sitting on a corn planter pulled by a team of horses.
Children Posed with Birch Bark Wigwam
1930
Three Native American children, two boys and a girl, posing with their dog in front of a wigwam. The children, two boys and a girl, are wearing European-style clothing. The boy in the center is wea...
Odanah Indian Fair
1915
Elevated group portrait of men, women and children posing at the fairgrounds at Odanah. Most of the people are Native Americans, probably Ojibwe, with a number of white attendees. Left of center, a...
