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Cover of the 1934 Indian Herb Gardens Calendar. The cover depicts a stereotypical image of a Native American family greeting a family of white American settlers outside of a log cabin. The Native American man holds a pipe in one hand and plants in…

Empty bottle of Red Chief Lightnin Liniment, c. 1925, from the Red Chief Chemical Co., of Memphis, Tennessee. The directions read, "For external use: Apply freely to parts affected. Internal: Adult dose: 10 drops in teaspoonful of sugar. Children 3…

Advertising placard for Chief Two Moon Bitter oil, c. 1930, featuring an image of the founder of the company, Chief Two Moon Meridas, wearing a headdress and traditional Native American clothing. The sign reads, "Here is a combination of nature's…

Advertising sign for the Chief Two Moon Bitter Oil, c. 1935. The sign reads, "Stop! Gambling with your health. Use the old reliable Chief Two Moon Bitter Oil, the wonderful laxative, sold here."

Box for Chief Two Moon Bitter Oil Laxative from the Chief Two Moon Herb Co., Waterbury, Conn., c. 1945.

Picture of Chief Two Moon Meridas wearing a headdress and traditional Native American clothing greeting three other Native Americans outside of the Chief Two Moon Herb Co., headquartered in Waterbury, Connecticut, c. 1925.

Picture of Chief Two Moon Meridas wearing horns, a headdress, and traditional Native American clothing, c. 1925.

Back cover of 1937 Dr. Morse's Almanac and Weather Forecaster advertising Comstock's Dead Shot Worm Pellets, Comstock's Liniment, and Dr. Morse's Indian Root, "the time proven laxative."

Pages from the 1937 edition of Dr. Morse's Almanac and Weather Forecaster with a calendar for October 1937 and Health Questions Answered.

Page from the 1934 Indian Herb Gardens Calendar with an advertisement for Indian Bitters. The page features a calendar for April 1934 and depicts a stereotypical image of Native American women planting seeds.

Box of Indian Herbs Brand laxative tablets with a depiction of a stereotypical Native American man, c. 1960. The label claims that the tablets are "composed of derivatives of Indian herbs used from olden times by the Indians." The front of the box…

1917 Advertisement for Kickapoo Sagwa and other products by the Kickapoo Indian Medicine Co., Inc. The advertisement features stereotypical images of Native Americans wearing robes and headdresses.

Box for Kickapoo Pills, c. 1917, produced by the Kickapoo Indian Medicine Co. in Clintonville, CT, listing the many medical ailments the pills treat.

Box labeled "Kickapoo Pills" with a front illustration depicting a stereotypical Native American man, c. 1917. The sides of the box are also shown, listing the many medical ailments the pills treat. The price is listed on the box as "25 cts" and the…

Box for an eight ounce bottle of Ma-Wan-Ka, "the great remedy for stomach liver and kidneys," by the Ba-Ha-Ni Laboratory, Inc., of Greensburg, Pennsylvania, c. 1940. The box claims it is "an excellent tonic [that] improves appetite [and] aids…

The Ladies Birthday Almanac 1900 advertisement for McElree's Wine of Cardui for Woman's Relief, which claims to be "the most astonishing tonic for women known to medical science." The ad depicts an image of a stereotypical Native American woman…

Members of the Ho-Chunk Nation gather in front of Werner Drugstore on Main Street in Black River Falls, c. 1915. The signpost on the right side indicates that English was not the first language of many of the area’s residents. One side of the post…

Page from the 1934 Indian Herb Gardens Almanac featuring a letter to customers. The letter states in part, "The use of herbs, roots, etc., for medicinal purposes reaches back to the times even when man was still in the savage state." The letterhead…

Page from the 1934 Indian Herb Gardens Almanac with a "personal message to all." The message reads in part, "This is due to the fact that in treatment we are not so far advanced. And the reason we are not so far advanced is because right now we…

Page from the 1933 Herbalist Almanac claiming that an "old document tells Indian Medicine herbs." The page features a stereotypical image of Native Americans around a fire sharing a pipe.