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Student information card of Amy White Buffalo, a member of the Cheyenne Nation, who entered the school on February 10, 1903 and departed on September 30, 1904.
Student information card of Amy (also known as Emma) White Buffalo, a member of the Cheyenne Nation, who entered the school on February 10, 1903 and departed on September 30, 1904.
The handwritten note reads: CHOATE
The reverse side reads: Old Guard House Capt. R. H. Pratt Supt. Old Chapel. Supt. Quarters. Ass't Supt. Quarters Small Boys' Quarters. Hospital and Disiplinarian's Quarters Rosa W....
Student information card of Effie Hart, a member of the Arapahoe Nation, who entered the school on August 31, 1882 and departed on January 31, 1883.
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....
A souvenir booklet from the Carlisle Indian School, published for their 23rd year. A short description of the aims and goals of the school is presented. Images of students as they first arrived, as well as important visiting chiefs, are given, as are before and after images including those of...
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...
Page one was entirely taken up by a letter from Summer Riggs (Cheyenne), in which he discussed visiting friends and how a white man wanted to learn his actual name, Marchewa, in his native language. Page two mentioned issues that some Congressmen have with rules and conditions students at the...
Student file of White Buffalo (White Headed Bull), a member of the Cheyenne Nation, who entered the school on February 3, 1881, and departed on June 17, 1884. The file contains student information cards, newspaper clippings, and a report after leaving indicating that he was farming in...
Studio portrait of seven male Cheyenne students. One is wearing a school uniform. White Buffalo is seated at the far left; the rest are unidentified.
![White Buffalo in headdress with bow and arrow (pose #1) [version 1], 1881](http://carlisleindian.dickinson.edu/sites/all/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-photo/DKC_PC200804_f18.jpg?itok=A2R62dJo "White Buffalo in headdress with bow and arrow (pose #1) [version 1], 1881")
Studio portrait of student White Buffalo in native dress wearing a feather headdress and holding a bow and arrow.
The handwritten note on the reverse side reads: White Buffalo. Cheyenne. Native dress.
The Cumberland County Historical Society has two copies of...
![White Buffalo in headdress with bow and arrow (pose #1) [version 2], 1881](http://carlisleindian.dickinson.edu/sites/all/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-photo/scis_0009_0.jpg?itok=JrndQR40 "White Buffalo in headdress with bow and arrow (pose #1) [version 2], 1881")
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).
Studio portrait of White Buffalo wearing native clothing including feathered headdress and holding a bow and arrow.
Studio portrait of student White Buffalo in native dress wearing a feathered headdress.
Studio portrait of White Buffalo.
The handwritten note on the reverse side reads: White Buffalo. Cheyenne.
Note: The Cumberland County Historical Society also has a copy of this image: PA-CH2-092b.
Studio portrait of White Buffalo.
Richard Henry Pratt reports that the visit of Ponca Chiefs Harry Bear, Standing Eagle, and White Buffalo went well. He also notes that Chief Harry Bear asked that his son be returned home due to his falling ill multiple times at Carlisle. Pratt notes that he approved the return home of the...
Richard Henry Pratt forwards correspondence and a copy of the North American article regarding the article accusing White Buffalo of three murders.
Richard Henry Pratt forwards a copy of the Carlisle Weekly Herald which reprinted an article regarding accusations that White Buffalo killed three woman. Pratt also forwards a copy of a telegram from the Agent claiming that the article is entirely false. As a result Pratt requests the Government...
Richard Henry Pratt provides a history of Alaskan students at the Carlisle Indian School and notes that their education has been accomplished through the use of extra funds.
Also included is a newspaper clipping from the North American concerning a libel case against the author...
