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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Caption: PRINTING OFFICE - MAILING DEPARTMENT.

The School publishes two papers, "The Indian Helper," weekly, with a circulation of about 10,000 ; subscriptions price 10 cents a year ; and "The Red Man," monthly, at 50 cents a year, which is especially devoted to the discussion of different opinions and phases of the Indian question.

This image appears in United States Indian School Carlisle, Penna (Carlisle, PA: The School, [1895?]), p. 48. No prints of this image have yet been located. 

Because no prints or negatives of this image have yet been found, we believe this photograph was probably taken by student photographer John Leslie. 

Format: Photograph, Reproduction

Repository: Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections

Studio portrait of Maggie Trombly and Mary Beaulieu.

Format: Photographic Print, B&W

Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society

Caption: THE BLACKSMITH SHOP INTERIOR.

has five forges, each one requiring two hands for morning and two for afternoon work. The principal work is building wagons of which the Government is the chief purchaser. Last year one wagon was shipped to a Negro mission school in Africa, the missionary, Mr. Stuart, having seen the wagon at the World's Fair. There are also purchasers among the Indians.

This image appears in United States Indian School Carlisle, Penna (Carlisle, PA: The School, [1895?]), p. 46. No prints of this image have yet been located. 

Because no prints or negatives of this image have yet been found, we believe this photograph was probably taken by student photographer John Leslie. 

Format: Photograph, Reproduction

Repository: Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections

Caption: THE BLACKSMITH SHOP.

The Indian boys soon become adepts in this trade, forging the horseshoe and setting it, learning to fashion the iron to any desired shape, working bar steel into tools with skill and readiness hardly credible unless witnessed.

This image appears in United States Indian School Carlisle, Penna (Carlisle, PA: The School, [1895?]), p. 45. No prints of this image have yet been located. 

Because no prints or negatives of this image have yet been found, we believe this photograph was probably taken by student photographer John Leslie. 

Format: Photograph, Reproduction

Repository: Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections

Caption: THE TAILOR SHOP.

Here the uniforms and outer garments for 450 boys are made annually.

This image appears in United States Indian School Carlisle, Penna (Carlisle, PA: The School, [1895?]), p. 44. No prints of this image have yet been located. 

Because no prints or negatives of this image have yet been found, we believe this photograph was probably taken by student photographer John Leslie. 

Format: Photograph, Reproduction

Repository: Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections

Caption: THE TIN SHOP.

Good tinware of all kinds is made, which the Government buys and sends to the Agencies. Care of the tin roofs, water spouting and the plumbing of the School is an important item in the work of this department.

This image appears in United States Indian School Carlisle, Penna (Carlisle, PA: The School, [1895?]), p. 43. No prints of this image have yet been located. 

Because no prints or negatives of this image have yet been found, we believe this photograph was probably taken by student photographer John Leslie. 

Format: Photograph, Reproduction

Repository: Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections

Caption: THE HARNESS SHOP.

has no difficulty in securing its quota of apprentices. The product of this shop is used by the Government at the different Indian Agencies and amounts to 150 to 250 sets of double harness annually - all hand made.

This image appears in United States Indian School Carlisle, Penna (Carlisle, PA: The School, [1895?]), p. 42. No prints of this image have yet been located. 

Because no prints or negatives of this image have yet been found, we believe this photograph was probably taken by student photographer John Leslie. 

Format: Photograph, Reproduction

Repository: Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections

Caption : THE SHOE SHOP.

makes all the shoes used by the pupils except such as are bought from their own unds and kept for Sunday best. Since the beginning of the School not a pair of shoes or boots has been sent off the premises to be repaired.

This image appears in United States Indian School Carlisle, Penna (Carlisle, PA: The School, [1895?]), p. 41. No prints of this image have yet been located. 

Because no prints or negatives of this image have yet been found, we believe this photograph was probably taken by student photographer John Leslie. 

Format: Photograph, Reproduction

Repository: Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections

Caption: THE WORKSHOPS.

The old cavalry stables were remodeled as workshops, and serve the purpose well, being convenient, compact and roomy. Carlisle was the pioneer in Indian industrial education and has followed an original system of its own - producing the clothing, shoes, etc., necessary for the students, and manufacturing wagons, harness and tinware for the Government. In all the shops as little machinery as possible is used, in order that each pupil may learn his trade in a way that will make him most skillful with his hands.

This image appears in United States Indian School Carlisle, Penna (Carlisle, PA: The School, [1895?]), p. 39. No prints of this image have yet been located. 

Because no prints or negatives of this image have yet been found, we believe this photograph was probably taken by student photographer John Leslie. 

Format: Photograph, Reproduction

Repository: Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections

Caption: THE OLD WALNUT TREE.

One of the prominent objects on the school grounds is the old Walnut Tree, which stands close to the Teachers' Quarters and is a silent sentinel of peculiar interest and beauty.

This image appears in United States Indian School Carlisle, Penna (Carlisle, PA: The School, [1895?]), p. 37.

Student photographer John Leslie is known to have taken many of the photographs in this pamphlet and the school newspaper specifically mentions photographs of the Old Walnut Tree by him being available for purchase. 

Format: Photograph, Reproduction

Repository: Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections

Caption: GROUP OF APACHES.

Of all the Indians Carlisle has undertaken, no tribe presented a more hopeless outlook than the Apaches from Arizona, who have long held a most unenviable reputation as the outlaws and the Ishmaelites of the Indians. Carlisle's experience with the Apaches is that they are as susceptible as others of civilization. They are unusually active and valuable as workers.

This image appears in United States Indian School Carlisle, Penna (Carlisle, PA: The School, [1895?]), p. 36.

Format: Photograph, Reproduction

Repository: Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections

Caption reads: GYMNASIUM INTERIOR.

One of the most useful buildings at the School is the Gymnasium, 150 x 60 feet, built wholly from contributed funds. In addition to its regular use for gymnastic purposes and drills, it is the place for general social gatherings of the School. It is supplied with apparatus in the use of which, under the direction of an instructor, both girls and boys each day drill with great benefit to health and deportment.

This image appears in United States Indian School Carlisle, Penna (Carlisle, PA: The School, [1895?]), p. 32.

This image was probably originally taken by student photographer John Leslie, who is credited with many of the images in the pamphlet.  

Format: Photograph, Reproduction

Repository: Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections

Caption: BEDROOM - LARGE BOYS' QUARTERS.

These rooms, 14 x 16 feet, contain three beds each, a wardrobe with three divisions, one for each occupant, a table, chair, washstand, etc., and are decorated with such pictures and ornaments as the occupants may be able or choose to provide.

This image appears in United States Indian School Carlisle, Penna (Carlisle, PA: The School, [1895?]), p. 31.  No prints of this image have yet been located. 

Because no prints or negatives of this image have yet been found, we believe this photograph was probably taken by student photographer John Leslie. 

Format: Photograph, Reproduction

Repository: Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections

Studio portrait of Sidney Burr.

Format: Photographic Print, B&W

Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society

Portrait of male students in uniforms with instruments posed on a stage. They are identified by the caption as being the Indian School Band in 1895. The band leader at this time was Dennison Wheelock (standing in center), an Indian School graduate. 

Format: Photographic Print, B&W

Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society

Studio portrait of Harold Parker, Laura Parker, and Juanada Parker. 

Format: Photographic Print, B&W

Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society

Studio portrait of Charles Bent. 

Format: Photographic Print, B&W

Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society

Studio portrait of Annie Marmon and Effie Marmon, both probably wearing school uniforms.

Format: Photographic Print, B&W

Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society

Portrait of a large group of male students with one white man in the center of the group posed in front of a school building. The caption identifies them as the Invincible Debating Society. 

This image appears in United States Indian School Carlisle, Penna (Carlisle, PA: The School, [1895?]), p. 56. It is captioned there: THE INVINCIBLE SOCIETY.

This society is an offshoot of the Standard and airly equals the parent society in equals the parent society in all departments of literary work, and is distinguished as the musical society.

Format: Photographic Print, B&W

Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society

Studio portrait of Goliath Bigjim. 

Format: Photographic Print, B&W

Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society

Studio portrait of Charles Low Cloud.

Format: Photographic Print, B&W

Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society

Studio portrait of Bessie Gotholda.

Format: Photographic Print, B&W

Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society

Studio portrait of Lydia Smith. 

Format: Photographic Print, B&W

Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society

Studio portrait of Julia Long.

Format: Photographic Print, B&W

Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society

Studio portrait of Delos Lone Wolf. 

Format: Photographic Print, B&W

Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society