Images

Female students posed standing and sitting in their campgrounds, with tents and a fire, at Camp Sells. 

Female students posed standing and sitting in their campgrounds, with tents and a fire, at Camp Sells. 

A posed group at Camp Sells, with female students sitting on a log bridge and standing in the water below. More female students and staff are sitting and standing on the shore in front of tents. A banner with "Camp Sells" is strung between two trees. 

A posed group at Camp Sells, with white male and female staff on a log bridge, some carrying supplies. Some female students are sitting further back on the log bridge and standing in the water below. More female students and staff are sitting and standing on the shore in front of tents. A banner with "Camp Sells" is strung between two trees. 

Female students posed standing and sitting in front of tents. In the foreground several girls pose as if building a campfire. 

Several girls are wearing Native American-style clothing and accessories. 

Female students seated for a meal on benches at tables in an open air pavilion with female staff standing at the ends of the tables. A black male staff member is standing in the center in the background.  

Male students posed standing and sitting in their campgrounds, with tents and a fire, at Camp Sells. 

Male students posed standing and sitting in their campgrounds in front of the tents observing a male student playing a violin. A "Camp Sells" banner is partially visible in the background. 

The Cumberland County Historical Society's cataloging notes that "in the August 1913 booklet about Camp Sells, the violin player is identified as Fred Cardin." 

White female staff members posed using a two-sided saw on a log, while other staff members, including a black man, observe. Female students can be seen in the background with tents and the edge of the dining pavilion. 

A posed group at Camp Sells, with male students sitting on and standing next to a log bridge. More male students and staff are sitting and standing on the shore, some leaning on shovels, in front of tents. A banner with "Camp Sells" is strung between two trees. 

Male students posed standing and sitting in their campgrounds, with tents and a fire, at Camp Sells. 

Female students posed standing and sitting in front of tents. In the foreground one girl in Native-style dress holds a boy and arrow and another is posed aiming what appears to be a rifle. One of the seated girls is wearing a Native-style headband. A white female teacher stands at far right. 

Female students posed in rows, standing in front of the dining pavilion. In the foreground a black man stands beside an outdoor cooking grill with pots and pans on it. Another man stands, wiping his face, beside a pile of wood. At far left a female student in Native-style clothing poses with a boy and arrow. Behind her a female student wearing a Native-style headband poses aiming a rifle. 

On the grounds at Camp Sells, fourteen male students, a row standing and a row sitting, pose in the foreground and three male students are sitting and standing in the background. 

The headline reads: VERSATILE INDIAN IS WONDER OF ATHLETICS

The captions read from top left to bottom right: PLAYING FOOTBALL   RUNNING BROAD JUMP    RUNNING 100 YARD DASH          HIGH JUMPING      AS A BASE BALL PITCHER        BASKETBALL        PUTTING THE SHOT      HURDLING

These images appear in the New York World on January 4, 1913.

The caption reads: THE THORPE BRIDAL PARTY.

The bridal party for the wedding of Jim Thorpe and Iva Miller.

View of the Superintendent's Quarters. 

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 apparently Everett Strong, were integrated into the Line Collection without appropriate attribution. This image is similar to those attributed to Strong. Therefore at this time we cannot be sure which photographer was responsible for the image.

The caption reads: OFFICERS OF CHEMAWA BATTALION, 1914.

The handwritten note reads: Ed Smith - Discip.

Edwin A. Smith with the Chemawa Battalion in uniform with other members.

A female student posed standing in front of an easel, apparently copying a painting of flowers. 

The Cumberland County Historical Society's cataloging describes the image's label as being partially illegible, but seems to say that the student is Nettie Standing Bear.  

The handwritten note on the reverse side reads: The face my book like she came old Bessie

Here are my little boys and our watch dog. with my best wishes to you. Remember me to Elizabeth Baird.

Bessie Gotholda Thompson holding a small dog with a group of boys in the Black Rock Boarding School in Black Rock, New Mexico.

Studio portrait of Superintendent Oscar Lipps.

The caption reads: Panoramic View of Indian School and Campus, Carlisle, Pa.

The reverse side includes a note to Lillian Simons in Mashpee, Massachusetts from Billie. The note is sent from Carlisle, Pennsylvania on August 1, 1914.

View of Everett Ranco as a student at Carlisle.

This image was shared courtesy of Robert R. Rowe.

The handwritten note on the reverse side reads: Minnie White

Minnie White in the foreground with a house and barn in the background.

Studio portrait of Edward Brien (standing) and David Bird (seated), both wearing non-native clothing.