Wigwam on Nett Lake Reservation of Ojibwe, 1918.

Wigwam on Nett Lake Reservation of Ojibwe

Wigwam on Nett Lake Reservation of Ojibwe, 1918.

Black and white portrait of Wilbur Burton Foshay, 1929.

Wilbur B. Foshay

Wilbur Burton Foshay, 1929.

Black and white photograph of Foshay and Henry H. Henley facing charges of mail fraud, 1931.

Wilbur B. Foshay (right) and Henry H. Henley, facing arraignment on charges of mail fraud

Foshay (right) and Henry H. Henley face arraignment on charges of mail fraud, 1931. Photographed by the Minneapolis Star Journal.

Mug Shot of Wilbur Foshay

Wilbur Foshay

Wilbur Foshay’s mug shot, taken at Leavenworth Penitentiary, ca. 1934. Public domain.

Black and white photograph of Foshay and Henry H. Henley in Leavenworth Federal Penitentiary, 1934.

Wilbur Foshay and Henry H. Henley

Foshay with his associate Henry H. Henley at Leavenworth Federal Penitentiary following their conviction on mail fraud, 1934.

Photograph of Wilbur Foshay and Henry Henley in Leavenworth Federal Penetentiary

Wilbur Foshay and Henry H. Henley in prison

Foshay with his associate Henry H. Henley at Leavenworth Federal Penitentiary following their conviction on mail fraud, 1934.

Noiseless Automatic Sewing Machine designed by by the Willcox & Gibbs Sewing Machine Company in London, England. The treadle and gears run smoothly on this chain stitch sewing machine. The machine is mounted on a wooden table with an iron base, a foot treadle, and three drawers.

Wilcox and Gibbs Sewing Machine

Noiseless Automatic Sewing Machine designed by by the Willcox & Gibbs Sewing Machine Company in London, England in 1871. Used by the Frederick Spangenberg family.

Wild rice buyer and sellers

Wild rice buyer and sellers

Two Ojibwe youths sell bags of wild rice to a buyer on the Leech Lake Reservation of Ojibwe. Photograph by Bill Burnson, ca. 1970.

Wild rice growing at Nett Lake

Wild rice growing at Nett Lake

Wild rice growing at Nett Lake. Photograph by Monroe P. Killy, September 1, 1946. Minnesota Historical Society, Collection I.69.121.

Wild rice harvest

Wild rice harvest

Wild rice harvest. Two women winnowing rice with nooshkaachinaaganan (winnowing baskets), 1910-1918. Photograph by Frances Densmore.

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