Nancy - wife of Wee Quas / W. M. Oaks

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Title: Nancy - wife of Wee Quas / W. M. Oaks
Creator: Oaks, W. M. (William M.), photographer.
Published/Created: Holton, Kans : W. M. Oaks, [between 1894 and 1896]
Physical Description: 1 photograph : albumen print ; mount 16.5 x 11 cm (cabinet card format)
Notes: Full length studio portrait of Nancy Weeg-was standing before illustrated backdrop and studio prop animal hides wearing mixture of western and traditional clothing including shell and bead necklaces and blouse decorated with German silver brooches.; Printed at bottom: W. M. Oaks, East 5th Street, Holton, Kans.; Title derived from contemporary inscribed image caption on verso.; "Weeg-was" variant personal names: Wee Quas.; "Potawatomi Indians" variant names: Anishinaabe, Bodéwadmi Indians.; "Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation" variant names: Mshkodésik.
Names and Subjects: Photographs shelf.; Richard Pohrt Jr. Collection of Native American Photography.; Algonquian Indians.; Indians of North America--Kansas.; Potawatomi Indians.; Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation.; Weeg-was,--approximately 1853-; Beadwork--1890-1900.; Clothing & dress--Kansas--1890-1900.; Dresses--Kansas--1890-1900.; Embroidery--1890-1900.; Indigenous peoples--United States--1890-1900.; Necklaces--1890-1900.; Spouses--Kansas--1890-1900.; Algonquian.; Indigenous peoples--Kansas.; Potawatomi.
Genre: Albumen prints 1890-1900.; Cabinet photographs 1890-1900.; Portrait photographs 1890-1900.
Collection Title: Richard Pohrt Jr. Collection of Native American Photography
Collection Creator: Pohrt, Richard, Jr.
ID: 448
Barcode: B10933158
Call Number: Photo Div Pohrt CAB Oak.002
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Repository: William L. Clements Library

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Collection: Richard Pohrt, Jr. Collection of Native American Photography
Image Size: 3529 x 5808
File Size: 861 KB
Record: 448
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/p/pohrt/x-448/cab136_001

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Full citation: "Nancy - wife of Wee Quas / W. M. Oaks". https://quod.lib.umich.edu/p/pohrt/x-448/cab136_001. In the digital collection Richard Pohrt, Jr. Collection of Native American Photography. William L. Clements Library, University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. May 16, 2025.