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 Anni Medicine wearing school uniform.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of Melinda Metoxen.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of Bunn Armstrong in school uniform.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of Martha Napawat probably wearing school uniform.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
![Stephen Reuben [version 1], c.1891](/sites/default/files/styles/views_image/public/image-photo/NAA_74226.jpg?itok=MnqEwAyi "Stephen Reuben [version 1], c.1891")
Studio portrait of Stephen Reuben wearing school uniform with star-shaped pin.
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Studio portrait of George Baker.
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Studio portrait of Anna Tabasash.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of Mary Beaulieu.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
![Julia Bent [version 2], c.1891](/sites/default/files/styles/views_image/public/image-photo/CCHS_PA-CH1_055b.jpg?itok=cyqqmCqV "Julia Bent [version 2], c.1891")
Studio portrait of Julia Bent, probably wearing a school uniform.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of Jennie Mitchell (at left) and Nellie Carey (at right).
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of Annie Boswell.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of Allie Blaine.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio of portrait of Jessie Bitter.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
![Minnie Perrine [version 1], c.1891](/sites/default/files/styles/views_image/public/image-photo/NAA_74076.jpg?itok=o5vKB565 "Minnie Perrine [version 1], c.1891")
Studio portrait of Minnie Perrine.
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Studio portrait of James Phemister wearing school uniform.
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
![Minnie Perrine [version 2], c.1891](/sites/default/files/styles/views_image/public/image-photo/CCHS_PA-CH1_055c.jpg?itok=mrTxyiYT "Minnie Perrine [version 2], c.1891")
Studio portrait of Minnie Perrine.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of Richard Sanderville wearing school uniform.
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Studio portrait of Willie Hazlett (standing) and Richard Sanderville, the latter in school uniform.
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
![Richard Sanderville, William Leighton, and John Frost [version 1], c.1891](/sites/default/files/styles/views_image/public/image-photo/NAA_73996.jpg?itok=NzCyef_b "Richard Sanderville, William Leighton, and John Frost [version 1], c.1891")
Studio portrait of Richard Sanderville, William Leighton, and John Frost. Two are in school uniforms.
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Studio portrait of Joseph Cobell wearing school uniform.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
![Chauncey Yellow Robe [version 2], c.1891](/sites/default/files/styles/views_image/public/image-photo/CCHS_PA-CH2_020a.jpg?itok=ogr-6o1K "Chauncey Yellow Robe [version 2], c.1891")
Studio portrait of Chauncey Yellow Robe (Timber Yellow Robe).
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of Mawbeens Waymegance.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of Jane Mark.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
![George Conner and William Johnson [?], c.1891](/sites/default/files/styles/views_image/public/image-photo/NAA_73610.jpg?itok=Ne1DHSt9 "George Conner and William Johnson [?], c.1891")
Studio portrait of George Conner (seated at right) and William Johnson [?] (probably standing at left). Both are wearing school uniforms.
Note: Previous cataloging interpreted the handwritten caption as "[?] Connor and W. Johnson." The identification of these as George Conner (who was 19 years old on arrival in 1890) and William Johnson (for whom no age was given when he arrived in 1890) is preliminary.
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Studio portrait of James Pontiac wearing school uniform.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society