1890-1899

Studio portrait of Nancy Seneca.

Studio portrait of Nancy Tadgahsong, probably wearing a school uniform. 

Studio portrait of Nellie Orme. 

Studio portrait of Rea Funk probably wearing school uniform. 

A white female teacher and a female student posed seated at a piano, as if having a music lesson. A label identifies the teacher was "Mrs. Sawyer;" according to school records, Rebecca Sawyer was an assistant music teacher in 1896. 

Studio portrait of Robert Taylor.

The handwritten label on the slide reads: School Room. 1896.

Group portrait of thirteen male students, ten wearing baseball uniforms with "Union Reserve" on the front, three not in uniforms. Some are holding bats and there is a catcher's mitt and face mask next to the student posed in front. 

The Union Reserves were one of the school's many baseball teams. They may have been made up of some…

Studio portrait of Simon Beard and Reuben Shoulder.

Studio portrait of Sirenus Smith (left) and Hyson John (right).

Studio portrait of Solomon Miller.

Portrait of male students posed on the steps of a building on the school grounds. Some in the first row have musical instruments. There is a banner at the top of the group which reads "Standard/ En Avant." The caption identifies them as the student group "Standards of '96." 

View of young male and female students with a female teacher working in a Sloyd class. 

View of young male and female students with a female teacher working in a Sloyd class. 

Group portrait of twelve male students, some wearing uniforms with "Carlisle" or "Y.A." on them, posed with baseball equipment.

This is probably one of the informal baseball teams organized to play other school teams. 

Studio portrait of Wilbur Peters wearing a uniform and holding a cornet. 

Studio portrait of Wiley Morgan.

Studio portrait of William Colombe. 

Studio portrait of Willie Schanandore.

Snapshot or unposed portrait of three unidentified male students. Two are in school uniforms. The photo looks like it was taken on the school grounds.

The handwritten note on the reverse side reads: 2/27 . 1896.

According to the journals of the photographer, this candid image is titled "Two Little Indian Boys -…

Portrait of Richard Henry Pratt and General O. O. Howard in the center of a large group of male and female students posed in front of a school building. The caption identifies the students as being from the Sioux nation and that the photograph was taken on February 28, 1896. 

Studio photograph of the graduating class of 1896.

The caption reads: THE CARLISLE INDIAN-SCHOOL FOOTBALL ELEVEN.

Printup, Redwater, H. Pierce, Lonewolf, Wheelock, B. Pierce, Rogers, Morrison, [unidentified], Metoxen, Smith, McFarland, Miller, Jamiason, Cayou, Hudson, Shelafo, Seneca.

This image appears in Harper's Weekly vol. 41, no.…

The caption reads: AN INDIAN MASS PLAY ON YALE TACKLE FOR FIVE YARDS GAIN.

The Carlisle Indians played against Yale at Manhattan Field on October 24, 1896.

This image appears in Harper's Weekly vol. 40, no. 2081 (October 1896).

The caption reads: YALE VS. CARLISLE INDIANS, MANHATTAN FIELD, OCTOBER 24, 1896. Cayou, Indian Back, awaiting his Signal.

This image appears in Harper's Weekly vol. 40, no. 2081 (October 1896).