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![[American Indians "enjoying the comforts of home"; posed family group outside tepee; one smoking pipe]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MDkvMDEvMDEvYW1lcmljYW4taW5kaWFucy1lbmpveWluZy10aGUtY29tZm9ydHMtb2YtaG9tZS1wb3NlZC1mYW1pbHktZ3JvdXAtb3V0c2lkZS10ZXBlZS02NDAuanBn/320/216/jpg "[American Indians \"enjoying the comforts of home\"; posed family group outside tepee; one smoking pipe]")
![[Two Native Americans, wearing feather headdresses, looking at photographic film; they stand next to a stream with photographic equipment at their feet and tipis in the background]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MTMvMDEvMDEvdHdvLW5hdGl2ZS1hbWVyaWNhbnMtd2VhcmluZy1mZWF0aGVyLWhlYWRkcmVzc2VzLWxvb2tpbmctYXQtcGhvdG9ncmFwaGljLWZpbG0tNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/32/webp "[Two Native Americans, wearing feather headdresses, looking at photographic film; they stand next to a stream with photographic equipment at their feet and tipis in the background]")
![[African American family posed on porch of house]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMjgvYWZyaWNhbi1hbWVyaWNhbi1mYW1pbHktcG9zZWQtb24tcG9yY2gtb2YtaG91c2UtZWE3ZWUyLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/51/webp "[African American family posed on porch of house]")
![[Group of Winnebago Indians on hillside]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMDMvZ3JvdXAtb2Ytd2lubmViYWdvLWluZGlhbnMtb24taGlsbHNpZGUtYWZlYTBiLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/31/webp "[Group of Winnebago Indians on hillside]")
![[Man reasoning with Indians about to burn a bound captive]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MTAvMDEvMDEvbWFuLXJlYXNvbmluZy13aXRoLWluZGlhbnMtYWJvdXQtdG8tYnVybi1hLWJvdW5kLWNhcHRpdmUtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/28/webp "[Man reasoning with Indians about to burn a bound captive]")
![[Escape from the Indians], Library of Congress narratives collection](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTUvMTEvMjUvZXNjYXBlLWZyb20tdGhlLWluZGlhbnMtNC02NDAuZ2lm/40/50/webp "[Escape from the Indians], Library of Congress narratives collection")
![[Group of Native Americans (possibly Winnebago) wearing blankets, some standing before log fence, others sitting, canopied shelter in background]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDgvZ3JvdXAtb2YtbmF0aXZlLWFtZXJpY2Fucy1wb3NzaWJseS13aW5uZWJhZ28td2VhcmluZy1ibGFua2V0cy1zb21lLXN0YW5kaW5nLWYzZmI1Zi02NDAuanBn/40/32/webp "[Group of Native Americans (possibly Winnebago) wearing blankets, some standing before log fence, others sitting, canopied shelter in background]")
