1880-1889

View of students in uniforms seated at rows of desks in a school room with a white female teacher. Some students are standing in front by the chalk boards. 

The caption identifies this as Miss Fisher's class room. School records indicate Elspeth (or Effie) Fisher taught at the school from 1881 to 1892. 

Portrait of Kate Irvine, a staff member, and a group of nineteen male students posed in front of a school building. Many of the students are holding bows and arrows. The caption identifies them as her "Sabbath School Class." 

The Cumberland County Historical Society has two copies of this image: PA-CH1-027b and BS-CH-031. 

Studio portrait of Nancy McIntosh.

Studio portrait of Nancy McIntosh.

The handwritten note on the reverse side reads: Nancy McIntosh

This photograph originally appeared in an album that E. A. Seabrook, a teacher at the Carlisle Indian Industrial School, received from his students on December 25, 1886.

Studio portrait of Nancy McIntosh.

Studio portrait of a Native American young man. 

Studio portrait of Navajo Jack, a Navajo chief. 

Studio portrait of Nellie Robertson, Etta Robertson, and Adelia Lowe, all wearing school uniforms. 

Studio portrait of nine Cheyenne chiefs. 

Studio portrait of nine female students, all wearing school uniforms. They are (back row, left to right): Harriet Kyocea, Lydia Harrington, Louie Cornelius, Katie White Bird, and Julia Logan; (front row, left to right): Alice Long Pole, Jennie Black, Nellie Aspenall, and Jennie Conners.

Studio portrait of nine female students, all wearing school uniforms. They are (back row, left to right): Harriet Kyocea, Lydia Harrington, Louie Cornelius, Katie White Bird, and Julia Logan; (front row, left to right): Alice Long Pole, Jennie Black, Nellie Aspenall, and Jennie Conners.

Portrait of nineteen students, some in native clothing, probably taken upon arrival on the school grounds. In the back row at the far right is a male student in school uniform. 

Studio portrait of Owen Fire and Festus Pelone, both wearing school uniforms and holding straw boater hats. 

Students lined up along the road in front of the dining hall, as if in a parade. There are three wagons with horses, students in uniform, including some with instruments. There are two people leading the group, one in full feather headdress. 

Studio portrait of Pete Ocotea, Colton Balcatzah, Grasshopper (George Nyruah), and Justin Head, all wearing school uniforms.

Studio portrait of Pete Ocotea, Colton Balcatzah, Grasshopper (George Nyruah), and Justin Head, all wearing school uniforms.

Studio portrait of Peter Douville in school uniform. Handwritten caption along the side of the image reads: Pete Douville. 

Studio portrait of an unidentified male student wearing a uniform, probably a band uniform. 

Note: The handwritten caption is difficult to read. The first name appears to be "Phillip." 

Copy of a photograph of a studio portrait of five Native American chiefs. 

Previous cataloging indicates these people are from the Arapaho nation.

This may be a copy of a photograph taken by Choate of chiefs who visisted Carlisle. 

Photograph of a photograph (tacked to a wooden surface) of students on parade on the school grounds. It is a large group of male students, in a formation of rows, some holding flags, with the band in front, and a student holding an American flag in the lead. Visible in the background are the Hospital, the Disciplinarian's Quarters, and the…

The handwritten note reads: Ralph Brown age 17 years

Ralph Brown was Eliza Bell Brown's husband.

Studio portrait of a visitor to the school, presumably a chief. He is identified on the reverse as Roan Horse from the Apache nation. 

The Cumberland County Historical Society's version of this image identifies him as Ai-sia-tiw-me or Comanche John. 

Note: A researcher has indicated that Comanche John was actually…

Studio portrait of Roland Fish, Hiram Doctor, and Owen Fire, all wearing school uniforms.

Studio portrait of Roland Fish, Hiram Doctor, and Owen Fire, all wearing school uniform.

Studio portrait of Roland Fish (seated at left), Jonas Place, and an unidentified young man. Fish is in a school uniform.