Images
The Images section features photographs, postcards, and different types of artwork, as well as reproductions of images that appeared in newspapers, magazines, and other publications. These images all reflect the Carlisle Indian School students, facilities, and staff. Images available here are drawn from files housed at the U. S. National Archives, from collections of Carlisle Indian School materials housed at various archival repositories, and from a variety of published sources. Visitors to this website are also invited to share copies of photographs from their own personal and family collections; please contact us if you have images you would like to contribute.
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Studio portrait of Joshua Given wearing non-native clothing.
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
![Mitty [version 2], c.1881](http://carlisleindian.dickinson.edu/sites/all/files/styles/views_image/public/image-photo/CCHS_csch008.jpg?itok=dy0RjpU4 "Mitty [version 2], c.1881")
Studio portrait of Mitty wearing non-native clothing.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
![Yellow Bear and his daughter, Minnie Yellow Bear [version 2], c.1881](http://carlisleindian.dickinson.edu/sites/all/files/styles/views_image/public/image-photo/pach1025a.jpg?itok=EUIl1sGx "Yellow Bear and his daughter, Minnie Yellow Bear [version 2], c.1881")
Studio portrait of Yellow Bear and his daughter, Minnie Yellow Bear.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of Frank Twiss wearing school uniform.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
![John D. Miles [version 1], c.1881](http://carlisleindian.dickinson.edu/sites/all/files/styles/views_image/public/image-photo/NAA_74401.jpg?itok=WpQ0ggJK "John D. Miles [version 1], c.1881")
Studio portrait of John D. Miles wearing non-native clothing.
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
![John D. Miles [version 2], c.1881](http://carlisleindian.dickinson.edu/sites/all/files/styles/views_image/public/image-photo/CCHS_pach1087a.jpg?itok=NyBvD3UL "John D. Miles [version 2], c.1881")
Studio of John D. Miles wearing non-native clothing.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
![Lamotte Primaux [version 1], c.1881](http://carlisleindian.dickinson.edu/sites/all/files/styles/views_image/public/image-photo/NAA_74267.jpg?itok=HiBl9hAl "Lamotte Primaux [version 1], c.1881")
Studio portrait of Lamotte Primaux wearing school uniform.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
![Owen Yellow Hair [version 1], c.1881](http://carlisleindian.dickinson.edu/sites/all/files/styles/views_image/public/image-photo/NAA_73449.jpg?itok=xy9reaN6 "Owen Yellow Hair [version 1], c.1881")
Studio portrait of Owen Yellow Hair wearing a uniform.
Note: Previous cataloging indicates the handwritten caption contains the date 1894. However, that is not possible if this person is Owen Yellow Hair.
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
![Lydia Harrington [version 1], c.1881](http://carlisleindian.dickinson.edu/sites/all/files/styles/views_image/public/image-photo/NAA_73762.jpg?itok=X1mkmxKZ "Lydia Harrington [version 1], c.1881")
Studio portrait of Lydia Harrington probably wearing school uniform.
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
![Lamotte Primaux [version 2], c.1881](http://carlisleindian.dickinson.edu/sites/all/files/styles/views_image/public/image-photo/CCHS_pach1070b.jpg?itok=yzGegdS2 "Lamotte Primaux [version 2], c.1881")
Studio portrait of Lamotte Primaux wearing school uniform.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
The caption reads: Noted Indian Chiefs.
The printed note on the reverse side reads: NOTED INDIAN CHIEFS Who have visited the Indian Training School, Carlisle, Pa.
1. Spotted Tail, Sioux Chief, Rosebud Agency, Dakota.
2. Iron Wing, Sioux Chief, Rosebud Agency, Dakota.
3. American Horse, Sioux Chief, Pine Ridge Agency, Dakota.
4. Red Shirt, Sioux Chief, Pine Ridge Agency, Dakota.
5. White Eagle, Ponca Chief, Indian Territory.
6. Standing Buffalo, Ponca Chief, Indian Territory.
7. Poor Wolf, Mandan Chief, Fort Berthold, Dakota.
8. Son of the Star. Arickaree Chief, Fort Berthold, Dakota.
9. White Man, Apache Chief, Indian Territory.
10. Stumbling Bear, Kiowa Chief, Indian Territory.
11. Tso-de-ar-ko, Wichita Chief, Indian Territory.
12. Big Horse, Cheyenne Chief, Indian Territory.
13. Bob Tail, Cheyenne Chief, Indian Territory.
14. Man-on-the-Cloud, Cheyenne, Indian Territory.
15. Mad Wolf, Cheyenne, Indian Territory.
16. Little Raven, Arapahoe Chief, Indian Territory.
17. Yellow Bear, Arapahoe Chief, Indian Territory.
18. Left Hand, Arapahoe Chief, Indian Territory.
19. Ouray, Ute Chief, Colorado.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections
Studio portrait of Frank Everett in non-native clothing.
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
![Lydia Harrington [version 2], c.1881](http://carlisleindian.dickinson.edu/sites/all/files/styles/views_image/public/image-photo/CCHS_pach1075a.jpg?itok=RGBx07Fd "Lydia Harrington [version 2], c.1881")
Studio portrait of Lydia Harrington probably wearing school uniform.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
![Kisetta Roosevelt and Jack Mather [version 2], c.1881](http://carlisleindian.dickinson.edu/sites/all/files/styles/views_image/public/image-photo/CCHS_csch047.jpg?itok=79mgQDGz "Kisetta Roosevelt and Jack Mather [version 2], c.1881")
Studio portrait of Kisetta Roosevelt and Jack Mather. Roosevelt is wearing a school-issued print dress and Mather is wearing a school uniform.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of Elmer wearing school uniform.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of Otto Wells.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
![Harriet Mary Elder [version 2], c.1881](http://carlisleindian.dickinson.edu/sites/all/files/styles/views_image/public/image-photo/CCHS_csch012.jpg?itok=LChGRbhY "Harriet Mary Elder [version 2], c.1881")
Studio portrait of Harriet Mary Elder wearing possibly wearing school uniform.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of Ellis Childers wearing school uniform.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of Silas Childers wearing school uniform.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of Frank Engler wearing non-native clothing.
Note: The Historical Society has two copies of this image, 13-29-04 and PA-CH1-063d.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
![Kisetta Roosevelt and Jack Mather [version 1], c.1881](http://carlisleindian.dickinson.edu/sites/all/files/styles/views_image/public/image-photo/NAA_73377.jpg?itok=iczEbpzV "Kisetta Roosevelt and Jack Mather [version 1], c.1881")
Studio portrait of Kisetta Roosevelt and Jack Mather. Roosevelt is wearing a school-issued print dress and Mather is in school uniform.
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
![Owen Yellow Hair [version 2], c.1881](http://carlisleindian.dickinson.edu/sites/all/files/styles/views_image/public/image-photo/CCHS_csch021.jpg?itok=xC-b_Cjl "Owen Yellow Hair [version 2], c.1881")
Studio portrait of Owen Yellow Hair wearing a uniform.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
![Mitty [version 1], c.1881](http://carlisleindian.dickinson.edu/sites/all/files/styles/views_image/public/image-photo/NAA_74315.jpg?itok=ckMEKZrj "Mitty [version 1], c.1881")
Studio portrait of Mitty wearing non-native clothing.
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
![Sheldon Jackson, Harvey Townsend, and John Shields [version 1], c.1881](http://carlisleindian.dickinson.edu/sites/all/files/styles/views_image/public/image-photo/NAA_73372.jpg?itok=Aqax1WOd "Sheldon Jackson, Harvey Townsend, and John Shields [version 1], c.1881")
Studio portrait of Sheldon Jackson (left), Harvey Townsend (center), and John Shields (right), all wearing school uniforms.
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Studio portrait of Cheape Ross wearing school uniform.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society