Images

The Images section features photographs, postcards, and different types of artwork, as well as reproductions of images that appeared in newspapers, magazines, and other publications. These images all reflect the Carlisle Indian School students, facilities, and staff. Images available here are drawn from files housed at the U. S. National Archives, from collections of Carlisle Indian School materials housed at various archival repositories, and from a variety of published sources. Visitors to this website are also invited to share copies of photographs from their own personal and family collections; please contact us if you have images you would like to contribute.

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Studio portrait of an unidentified male student. 

Format: Photographic Print, B&W

Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society

Studio portrait of an unidentified male student.

Format: Photographic Print, B&W

Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society

Studio portrait of six visiting Sioux chiefs with six male students.

The Cumberland County Historical Society has made the folowing identifications based on comparison with other photos: back row, second from the left, Chauncey Yellow Robe, third from the left, Horn Pipe; middle row, from left to right, Quick Bear, High Hawk, He Dog, Hollow Horn Bear, and Good Voice.

Previous cataloging of National Anthropological Archives negative for this image interprets the handwritten caption as containing the name Charles Smith. A Sioux student named Charles Smith did attend the school, overlapping with Chauncey Yellow Robe. He may be one of the other students here.

Format: Photographic Print, B&W

Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society

Studio portrait of eight male students, all wearing school uniforms. The caption states that they are from the Chippewa nation. 

Format: Photographic Print, B&W

Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society

Studio portrait of six visiting Sioux chiefs with six male students. 

The Cumberland County Historical Society has another copy of this image and they have made the folowing identifications based on comparison with other photos: back row, second from the left, Chauncey Yellow Robe, third from the left, Horn Pipe; middle row, from left to right, Quick Bear, High Hawk, He Dog, Hollow Horn Bear, and Good Voice. 

Previous cataloging interprets the handwritten caption for this image as containing the name Charles Smith. A Sioux student named Charles Smith did attend the school, overlapping with Chauncey Yellow Robe. He may be one of the other students here. 

Format: Glass Plate Negative

Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Studio portrait of three unidentified male students.

Format: Photographic Print, B&W

Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society

Studio portrait of three unidentified male students.

Format: Photographic Print, B&W

Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society

Studio portrait of seven unidentifield male students with one white boy. The caption for the National Anthropological Archives version of this image identifies the white boy as John Nisley. Cumberland County Historical Society cataloging identifies the students as being from the Crow nation. 

Format: Photographic Print, B&W

Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society

Studio portrait of five unidentified male students: three younger boys wearing school uniforms, and two older male students. 

Previous cataloging interprets part of the caption as reading James

Format: Glass Plate Negative

Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Studio portrait of seven unidentified male students with one white boy. The caption for this image identifies the white boy as John Nisley. The Cumberland County Historical Society identifies the students as Crow in their copy of this image. 

Format: Glass Plate Negative

Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Studio portrait of Perry Tsamanwa wearing school uniform.

Format: Photographic Print, B&W

Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society

Studio portrait of an unidentified male student in a school uniform. 

Format: Photographic Print, B&W

Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society

Student portrait of an unidentified male student.

Format: Photographic Print, B&W

Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society

Studio portrait of Benjamin Caswell.

Format: Photographic Print, B&W

Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society

Studio portrait of Louis Caswell (left) and Benjamin Caswell (right).

Format: Photographic Print, B&W

Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society

Studio portrait of Sarah Walker. 

Format: Photographic Print, B&W

Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society

Studio portrait of an unidentified male student.

Format: Photographic Print, B&W

Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society

Studio portrait of seven unidentified male students. 

Format: Glass Plate Negative

Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Studio portrait of an unidentified male student.

Format: Photographic Print, B&W

Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society

Studio portrait of Margaret Yates.

Format: Photographic Print, B&W

Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society

Studio portrait of Levi St. Cyr.

Format: Photographic Print, B&W

Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society

Studio portrait of Joseph Blackbear in school uniform.

Note: This image contains partial caption information for a different photograph. 

Format: Photographic Print, B&W

Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society

Studio portrait of an unidentified male student wearing glasses and a suit and tie.

Format: Photographic Print, B&W

Repository: Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections

Studio portrait of twelve young male students, all in school uniforms. The Cumberland County Historical Society's cataloging identifies them as "Pueblo and other Indian students." 

Format: Photographic Print, B&W

Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society

Studio portrait of Paul Good Bear (standing) with Thomas W. Potter (seated). 

Note: Potter was employed first as a teacher at the school from Oct. 1889 to Jan. 1890, and then as storekeeper from Feb. to Apr. 1890. 

Format: Glass Plate Negative

Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution