Greenhouse

The caption reads Green House at Indian School, Carlisle, PA.

This image appears in a fold-out booklet of postcard views titled Souvenir Views of Carlisle, PA (New York, NY: The Valentine Souvenir Company, c.1910).

Male students posed with hoes tending a garden area next to the school greenhouse, with the rear of the Academic Building in the background. 

The Cumberland County Historical Society's description notes that the white male observing the students may be William Smith George, an instructor. 

Note: This negative is in the…

A white man and a male student posed with flowering plants in the greenhouse. 

Note: This negative is in the Cumberland County Historical Society's A. A. Line Collection, which contains images either taken or collected by Line. At some point, either during Line's lifetime or later, images from other photographers, including…

A white man and a male student posed with flowering plants in the greenhouse. 

Note: This negative is in the Cumberland County Historical Society's A. A. Line Collection, which contains images either taken or collected by Line. At some point, either during Line's lifetime or later, images from other photographers, including…

The caption on the front reads: GREEN HOUSE AT INDIAN SCHOOL, CARLISLE, PA.

The postcard was sent to Wm. Gutbhall[?] Band 8th Rgt. 3rd Brigade Pa. U. G. U. S. Camp Steward, El Paso Texas. The message reads "Carlisle Pa. Aug. 27 -16 Brother Wm. Sorry to hear you are broke Yors G. A. Sollenly"

The caption on the front of this postcard reads: GREEN HOUSE AT INDIAN SCHOOL, CARLISLE, PA.

The only words on the back are standardized directions for where to write a message and where to write the address.

William A. Mercer requests authority to establish a horticulture department at the Carlisle Indian School. As a result he requests to purchase materials to build a greenhouse and establish a position of horticulturist.

William A. Mercer further discusses his plan to build a greenhouse and to establish the position of florist or horticulturist.