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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The printed note on the reverse side reads: OUR BOYS AND GIRLS At the Indian Training School, Carlisle, Pa.
1. White Buffalo, Cheyenne, I. T.
2. Mittie Houston, Wichita, I. T.
3. Samuel Townsend, Pawnee, I. T.
4. Nancy Renville, Sisseston Sioux, D. T. Daughter of Chief Gabriel Renville.
5. Grace Cook, Sioux, D. T.
6. Justine La Framboise, Sisseton Sioux, D. T.
7. Grace Cook, Sioux, D. T.
8. Anna Raven, Arapahoe, I. T. Daughter of Chief Little Raven
9. Walter Matches, Cheyenne, I. T.
10. White Buffalo, Cheyenne, I. T.
11. John Renville, Sisseton Sioux, D. T. Son of Chief Gabriel Renville.
12. Mille Brown, Creek, I. T.
13. Sheldon Jackson, Pueblo, N. M.
14. Bernard, Sioux, D. T.
15. Mary Ealy, Pueblo, N. M.
16. Samuel Baker, Sioux D. T.
17. Daniel Tucker, Arapahoe, I. T.
18. Henry Roman-Nose, Cheyenne, I. T.
19. Mary Perry, Pueblo, N. M.
20. Laura Toneadlemah, Kiowa, I. T. Daugher of Chief Red Buffalo
21. Jennie Hammaker, Pueblo, N. M.
22. Joseph, Cheyenne, I. T.
23. Pollock, Sioux. Son of Chief Spotted Tail.
24. Albert Tulsey, Seminole, I. T. Son of Rev. Mr. Tulsey, Indian missionary to the Creek nation.
25. Horace Coarse Voice, D. T.
26. John Shields, N. M. Adopted son of Gov. Therdocio Durem.
27. Sheldon Jackson, Pueblo, N. M.
28. Harriet Mary, Nez Perce, I. T.
29. Hugh, Sioux, D. T. Grandson of Chief Spotted Tail.
30. Minnie Atkins, Creek, I. T.
31. Minnie Yellow Bear, Arapahoe. Daughter of Chief Yellow Bear.
32. Kesseta. Lipan, taken prisoner by U.S. troops in Mexico
33. Frank Cushing, Pueblo, N. M.
34. David Blueteeth, Sioux, D. T.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections
Studio portrait of Cheape Ross wearing school uniform.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
![Mary Ealy, Nellie Carey, Mary Perry, and Jennie Hammaker with teacher Mary Hyde [version 1], c.1881](http://carlisleindian.dickinson.edu/sites/all/files/styles/views_image/public/image-photo/NAA_74319.jpg?itok=o9S-JSp8 "Mary Ealy, Nellie Carey, Mary Perry, and Jennie Hammaker with teacher Mary Hyde [version 1], c.1881")
Studio portrait of Mary Ealy, Nellie Carey, Mary Perry, and Jennie Hammaker with teacher Mary Hyde.
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
![Sheldon Jackson, Harvey Townsend, and John Shields [version 2], c.1881](http://carlisleindian.dickinson.edu/sites/all/files/styles/views_image/public/image-photo/CCHS_10b35b.jpg?itok=yC4UYIum "Sheldon Jackson, Harvey Townsend, and John Shields [version 2], c.1881")
Studio portrait of Sheldon Jackson (left), Harvey Townsend (center), and John Shields (right), all wearing school uniforms.
Note: The Cumberland County Historical Society has three copies of this image: PA-CH1-031b, 12-26-02, and 10-B-35B.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of Dan Tucker.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
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
Studio portrait of Otto Wells.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
![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
![Mary Ealy, Nellie Carey, Mary Perry, and Jennie Hammaker with teacher Mary Hyde [version 2], c.1881](http://carlisleindian.dickinson.edu/sites/all/files/styles/views_image/public/image-photo/CCHS_pach1020c.jpg?itok=VSlKY9kZ "Mary Ealy, Nellie Carey, Mary Perry, and Jennie Hammaker with teacher Mary Hyde [version 2], c.1881")
Studio portrait of Mary Ealy, Nellie Carey, Mary Perry, and Jennie Hammaker, posed with teacher Mary Hyde. The students are all wearing school uniforms.
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
![White Buffalo, #2, 1881 [before]](http://carlisleindian.dickinson.edu/sites/all/files/styles/views_image/public/image-photo/scis_0009_0.jpg?itok=3upo1Xy6 "White Buffalo, #2, 1881 [before]")
The caption reads: WHITE BUFFALO – CHEYENNE. AT CARLISLE '81–'84.
This image appears in John N. Choate's Souvenir of the Carlisle Indian School (Carlisle, PA: J. N. Choate, 1902).
Format: Photograph, Reproduction
Repository: Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections
Studio portrait of Silas Childers wearing school uniform.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
![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
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
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
The caption 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.
This image appears in John N. Choate's Souvenir of the Carlisle Indian School (Carlisle, PA: J. N. Choate, 1902).
Format: Photograph, Reproduction
Repository: Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections
![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
![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
Studio portrait of Ellwood Dorian.
Note: The handwritten caption says "Ellwood" but the second name is illegible.
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Studio portrait of Jennie Waupoose (seated at left), Elizabeth Dixon (standing at rear), and Alice Neopet (seated at right), with teacher Sarah Mather (seated in center. Each girl is holding a doll.
Note: The Cumberland County Historical Society has two copies of this image: CS-CH-063 and PA-CH1-041b.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of Dessie Prescott (seated far left), Jennie Lawrence (seated front left), Nellie Robertson (standing back right), and Katie La Croix (seated far right) with Sarah Mather (seated in center). The students are all wearing school uniforms and holding dolls.
Note: The Cumberland County Historical Society has two copies of this image: PA-CH2-012b and CS-CH-067.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
![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
Studio portrait of Elmer wearing school uniform.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society