Oneida Indians
There are two major series of Oneida photographs in the collection. One is a donation by Florence Jones. These photographs were taken by E.H. Kruger around 1900. The other collection is the result of a two month fieldtrip that Robert Ritzenthaler made in 1951 among the 1500 Oneida living in and around the village of Oneida, Wisconsin, in Outagame County, Wisconsin. These photographs represent a preliminary rather than an exhaustive report and represent the community under depressed conditions.
The photograph collection has almost 300 photographs of the Oneida. Below is a sample of the collection.
 Neg. 147453 : Solomon Skenadore and Grant Marble. Oneida, WI, 1929. Photo by Huron H. Smith. |
 Neg. 143693 : Cooner's Dance Hall. Oneida, WI, 1929. Photo by Huron H. Smith. |
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 Neg. 405837 : Willie Black's family and old Mrs. Mextoen. Oneida, WI, 1929. Photo by Huron H. Smith. |
 Neg. 405813 : Solomon Skenadore, Mr. and Mrs. Joshua Skenadore drying corn. Oneida, WI, 1929. Photo by Huron H. Smith. |
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 Neg. 405848 : Howard Metoxen and wife with their baskets. Oneida, WI, 1929. Photo by Huron H. Smith. |
 Neg. 405816 : Oneida Singing Society. Oneida, WI, 1929. Photo by Huron H. Smith. |
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 Neg. A621-2B : Girls in cooking class. Oneida, WI, ca. 1900. Photo by E.H. Kruger. |
 Neg. A621-3C : Large boy's group #2 building. Oneida, WI, ca. 1900. Photo by E.H. Kruger. |
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 Neg. 405808 : Details of splint separator. Oneida, WI, 1929. Photo by Huron H. Smith. |
 Neg. 405843 : Laura Smith pounding corn. Oneida, WI, 1929. Photo by Huron H. Smith. |
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