Baker, George

Student information card of George Baker, a member of the Kaw Nation, who entered the school on June 9, 1882 and ultimately departed on April 28, 1892.

Student information card of George Baker, a member of the Kaw Nation, who entered the school on June 9, 1882 and departed on April 28, 1892.

The first page opened with a poem titled "Suppose," followed by a story by P.B. called, "An Indian Story" about using the powers of observation to identify a thief. The other items on the page were two short geography queries. Page two recounted national news items including the hanging of Louis Riel for leading a Native American uprising in…

Studio portrait of George Baker wearing school uniform. 

Studio portrait of Geoge Baker wearing school uniform. 

Studio portrait of George Baker (right) and Maurice Walker (Maurice Yellow Hair) (left). 

Note: Previous cataloging indicates the handwritten caption contains the date June 1888.

Studio portrait of George Baker.

Portrait of the school's Union Reserve baseball team, some in uniforms. 

The caption identifies the sitters as: top row (l to r), Joseph Harris, Jonas Place, Paul Lovejoy, Joseph Hamilton, Harry Hutchinson, and David Turkey; middle row (l to r), Felix Eagle Feather, John Baptiste, Fred Big Horse, and George Baker; front row (l to r…

Complying with Indian Office orders, Richard Henry Pratt provides a list of students brought to the Carlisle Indian School by Special Agent E. B. Townsend for the fall of 1882. Students were from the Osage, Kaw, and Nez Perce Nations.