Football

Portrait of Elmer Busch in football uniform standing on an athletic field.

The handwritten note reads: Carlisle Indians 1911-1912.

The typed note on the reverse side reads: 1911 & 1912 Carlisle Indian Team.

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ARCASA  R  HB ; WELSH   QB ; POWELL   FB ; THORPE   L  HB

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The caption reads: JAMES THORPE Retiring Captain of the Carlisle Indian School Football Team

Jim Thorpe holding a football in his football uniform.

Studio portrait of Joseph Bergie in football uniform. 

Portrait of Joseph Bergie in a football uniform standing in a field. 

The caption reads: JAMES THORPE

Jim Thorpe in his Carlisle Football uniform.

The captions read: CARLISLE INDIANS DEFEAT PENN ON FRANKLIN FIELD. 16-0

The sub-captions read: Captain Burd of the Indians, centre; Wheelock, of Carlisle, crashing through Penn's line; When the Indians scored. 

The handwritten note reads: Nov. 4, 1911.

The captions read: ATHLETICS, INDIAN FIELD, ON THE FIELD, BASE-BALL TEAM, TRACK TEAM, FOOT-BALL TEAM, GLENN S. WARNER CORNELL, '94 DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS

This image appears in Red Man vol. 4, no. 5 (January 1912): 207.

The handwritten note on the reverse side reads: GOESBACK

This image was shared courtesy of Robert R. Rowe.

The handwritten note on the reverse side reads: GOESBACK

This image was shared courtesy of Robert R. Rowe.

Portrait of Elmer Busch wearing football uniform standing outside. 

Eleven male students, in football uniforms, posed on the football field. 

They are identified as the 1912 football team. Left to right, front row: Charles Williams, Pete Calac, Elmer Busch, Joe Bergie, William Garlow, Joe Guyon, and Roy Large; back row: Alex Arcasa, Stansill "Possom" Powell, Gus Welch, and Jim Thorpe. 

The handwritten note on the reverse side reads: Cut of 1912 picture     Warner & Thorpe     Middle back row - standing.   Credit John Steckbeck "Fabulous Redman"    

Portrait of Fred Broker wearing football uniform standing on an athletic field. 

Studio portrait of Fred Broker in football uniform.

Portrait of Peter Jordan wearing football uniform standing on an athletic field.

Portrait of Edward Bracklin in football uniform standing on an athletic field. 

The handwritten note on the reverse side reads: Indians beat Dartmouth in the greatest upset of 1913 season.   Credit John Steckbeck (fabulous Redman).    

The printed note on the reverse side reads: J. HORACE McFARLAND CO. HARRISBURG, PA. ART AND ENGRAVING MAY 1, 1951

View of Everett Ranco as a student at Carlisle.

This image was shared courtesy of Robert R. Rowe.

This photo is believed to be Charles Pratt in his football uniform. The handwritten note on the reverse side simply reads: PRATT    

This image was shared courtesy of Robert R. Rowe.

Portrait of Peter Calac posed on a field wearing football uniform.

Portrait of Peter Calac posed outdoors wearing football uniform.

Note: The CCHS description of this image notes Calac was captain of the football team at this time.

This material includes newspaper articles alleging that the Carlisle Football Team had been using professional players during the season, and correspondence from members of the Bureau of Indian Affairs answering the charges.

This material includes correspondence concerning charges brought against a member of Carlisle's football team in a Philadelphia newspaper.

These materials include correspondence regarding a contract for the Carlisle Indian School football team to play the University of Denver. Superintendent Moses Friedman, Carlisle's new director, did not approve of the pre-arranged game because of how long students would be kept out of class. After significant lobbying from politicians including…