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Front cover of 1889 Wright's Pictorial Family Almanac, advertising Wright's Indian Vegetable Pills. The cover features images of Minerva and Hygeia, and a stereotypical image of a Native American family in front of a tipi.

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A page from 1889 Wright's Pictorial Family Almanac advertising Wright's Indian Vegetable Pills. The ad features a stereotypical image of a Native American man wearing a headdress and holding a spear.

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A group of people posed among tents, for a traveling medicine show, c. 1895. A banner above a stage says, "The Umatilla Indian Hogar, for Long Life and Good Health." Image courtesy of the Wisconsin Historical Society, WHS-56489.

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Box for eight ounce bottle of Ton-E-Ka Herb Tonic from the Ton-E-Ka Tonic Company of Cincinnati, Ohio, c. 1910. The box says the tonic is "non-alcoholic" and "non-narcotic" and promises a "great system tonic for stomach, liver, kidney, bowels, and…

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The Ladies Birthday Almanac 1900 cover advertising Thedford's Black Draught and Wine of Cardui. The cover depicts a stereotypical image of a Native American woman showing a white woman how to use native medicines near decorative scrolls that read,…

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Picture of delivery truck for Chief Two Moon Herb Co., c. 1925.

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A page from the 1933 Herbalist Almanac advertising Sonora Tonic. The advertisement features four small images: (1) "Indians, on their long marches, sustained their endurance through chewing the leaves of 'Mate,' one of the main ingredients of Sonora…

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Jar of Princess Newmoon Herbs, packed by Julia Mae Lithgow, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, c. 1955. The jar features an image of Two women dressed in traditional Native American clothing.

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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.

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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

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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.

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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…

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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.

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