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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Portrait of nine Sioux students posed next to one of the school buildings. The students are Edward Little (Behind), James (White Man), George Hollow Horned Bear (Little Man), George Hollow Horned Bear (Little Man), Bernard (Hawk Charging Daylight), David (Kills Without Warning), Horace (White Whirlwind), Hope Blue Teeth, Ida (Shoes), and Stella Berht (White Mare).
Format: Glass Plate Negative, Stereograph
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Portrait of Cecil (Red Man), Walter Bullman, Zoe McKenzie, and Ruth (Looking Woman) posed on the staircase of the bandstand on the school grounds.
Format: Stereograph
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Seven Sioux students posed on the bandstand on the school grounds shortly after their arrival. They are: Guy (Bear Don't Scare), Amos Lone Hill, Bennett (Singer), Frank Twiss, Lizzie Glode (also known as Daisy Glode), Lucy Day, and Lulu (Mary) Bridgeman.
Format: Stereograph
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Portrait of Fred Smith, Joseph Gun, and John Primaux posed on the bandstand on the school grounds.
Format: Stereograph
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Portrait of Pankin, Albert (seated in the center), Howard Chawip (standing back left), and Peter Charko (seated on the left) posed outside a school building. This image was probably taken shortly after their arrival at the school.
Format: Stereograph
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Group portrait of Pankin, Albert (seated in the center), Howard Chawip (standing back left), and Peter Charko (seated on the left) posed outside a school building.
Format: Glass Plate Negative, Stereograph
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Group of five Sioux students posed on the bandstand on the school grounds. They are Conrad (Thunder), Gilbert (Short Leg), Arnold (Runs After the Moon), Dora (Her Pipe), and Ruth (Looking Woman).
Format: Stereograph
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Portrait of Andrew (His Shield), Paul Black Bear (Makes Himself Run), and Baldwin Blue Horse (Takes His Own) posed on the bandstand on the school grounds. One student is wearing a school uniform; the other two are in non-native dress.
Format: Glass Plate Negative, Stereograph
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Group portrait of Frederick (Cloud Bull), Walter Bullman, Philip (Kills), Ruth (Looking Woman), and Julia Good Voice. They are posed outside a building on the school grounds.
Format: Glass Plate Negative, Stereograph
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Four male students posed on the bandstand on the school grounds. They are Joe Taylor, Dennis (Strikes First), Daniel Milk (Warrior), and Nathan (Ear).
Format: Glass Plate Negative, Stereograph
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Four male students posed on the bandstand on the school grounds. They are Joe Taylor, Dennis (Strikes First), Daniel Milk (Warrior), and Nathan (Ear).
Format: Stereograph
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Portrait of Andrew (His Shield), Paul Black Bear (Makes Himself Run), and Baldwin Blue Horse (Takes His Own) posed on the bandstand on the school grounds. One student is wearing a school uniform; the other two are in in non-native clothing.
Format: Stereograph
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Outdoor portrait of Marshall Bad Milk (Little Wolf), Alvan (One That Kills Horse), Austin Holy Bear (Wind Blows), and Horace (White Whirlwind) posed in front of the bandstand on the school grounds.
Format: Glass Plate Negative, Stereograph
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Group portrait of Stephen Murray (Makes Trouble in Front) (standing), Geoffrey Chips (Runs in the Clouds) (seated right), Grace Cook (Crockery Face) (standing center), and Nellie (Yellow Lodge) (seated left) posed in front of one of the school buildings.
Note: The Cumberland County Historical Society also has a a stereograph of this image in their collections (SG03-12).
Format: Glass Plate Negative, Stereograph
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Portrait of a group of five Sioux students posed with interpreter Charles Tackett on the bandstand on the school grounds. They are, from left to right: Max Spotted Tail (Talks With Bears), Charles Tackett, Sarah Mather (Red Road), William Spotted Tail (Stays at Home), Pollock Spotted Tail (Little Scout), and Oliver Spotted Tail (Bugler).
Format: Glass Plate Negative, Stereograph
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Group of five Sioux students posed on the bandstand on the school grounds. They are Conrad (Thunder), Gilbert (Short Leg), Arnold (Runs After the Moon), Dora (Her Pipe), and Ruth (Looking Woman).
Format: Glass Plate Negative, Stereograph
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Portrait of Nancy Renville, Justine La Framboise, John Renville, Edward Upright, and George Walker posed on the bandstand on the school grounds. We are not certain of each person's identity, but the names have been placed in order, left to right, as we believe them to be pictured.
Format: Glass Plate Negative, Stereograph
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
View of the Chapel being built in December of 1879.
Format: Glass Plate Negative, Stereograph
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of Thomas Carlisle wearing school uniform, seated, and Bob Bent, an interpreter, standing.
Note: Robert (Bob) Bent was the uncle of student Ada Bent, whose father was George Bent, Robert's brother.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of Thomas Carlisle, seated, in school uniform, and Bob Bent, an interpreter, standing.
Note: Robert (Bob) Bent was the uncle of student Ada Bent, whose father was George Bent, Robert's brother.
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Photograph of a studio portrait of Black Coal, an Arapaho chief.
J.N. Choate took this photograph of the original photograph, but there is no information about the photographer of the original image.
Format: Glass Plate Negative, Photograph, Reproduction
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of three male students and two female students posed with a white woman. The caption identifies them as "Miss Spencer and class." School records list Miss Spencer as an "Industrial Teacher" who was employed in 1880. This image is #36 on the list of Choate photos for sale published in 1881.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of Left Hand, an Arapaho chief, with his son, U.S. Grant also known as Grant Left Hand.
The Cumberland County Historical Society has multiple copies of this image: PA-CH1-064a and CS-CH-044.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of visiting chief Little Raven with his daughter, student Anna Raven.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of Spotted Tail, a Sioux chief, described as being "after his return from Washington."
Note: This image was sold by photographer J.N. Choate (#23 on his list of photos being sold). It is there that it is described as "after his return from Washington."
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
