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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The caption reads: CARLISLE STUDENTS WORKING ON PENNSYLVANIA FARMS - LEARNING BY DOING
This image appears in Red Man vol. 4, no. 9 (May 1912): 414.
Format: Photograph, Reproduction
Repository: Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections
The caption reads: VIEWS IN THE ACADEMIC BUILDING - TYPEWRITING, NATIVE INDIAN ART, LIBRARY, CLASS ROOM
This image appears in Red Man vol. 4, no. 9 (May 1912): 413.
Format: Photograph, Reproduction
Repository: Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections
The caption reads: A FLAG SALUTE BY STUDENT BATTALIONS - CARLISLE INDIAN SCHOOL CAMPUS
This image appears in Red Man vol. 4, no. 9 (May 1912): 411.
Format: Photograph, Reproduction
Repository: Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections
The caption reads:VIEWS SHOWING GIRL STUDENTS OUT UNDER THE SCHOOL'S OUTING SYSTEM
This image appears in Red Man vol. 4, no. 9 (May 1912): 381.
Format: Photograph, Reproduction
Repository: Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections
The caption reads: PRESS ROOM - SCHOOL'S PRINTING DEPARTMENT
This image appears in Red Man vol. 4, no. 9 (May 1912): 380.
Format: Photograph, Reproduction
Repository: Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections
The caption reads: THE CARLISLE SCHOOL GARDEN - AGRICULTURE AND THE INDUSTRIES ARE CORRELATED WITH THE ACADEMIC WORK
This image appears in Red Man vol. 4, no. 9 (May 1912): 379.
Format: Photograph, Reproduction
Repository: Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections
The caption reads: PAINT SHOP - SHOWING BOOTHS FOR INDUSTRIAL INSTRUCTION
This image appears in Red Man vol. 4, no. 9 (May 1912): 379.
Format: Photograph, Reproduction
Repository: Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections
The caption reads: CADET OFFICERS OF THE CARLISLE INDIAN SCHOOL
The printed note reads: There is maintained at Carlisle a military organization of the boys. regular drills are held during the year and the students obtain much benefit from the physical exercises and the lessons in character building.
This image appears in Red Man vol. 4, no. 9 (May 1912): 370.
Format: Photograph, Reproduction
Repository: Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections
The caption reads: GRADUATING CLASS 1912 - CARLISLE INDIAN SCHOOL.
This image appears in Red Man vol. 4, no. 9 (May 1912): 369.
The individuals in this image have been identified as:
Front row (L to R): Ella Johnson, Louise K. Loudbear (also known as Louisa Katchicum), Ernestine Venne, Emma Newashe, Percy Mae Wheelock, Mary J. Greene, Anna Melton, Agnes V. Waite, Iva Miller
Middle row (L to R): Francis C. McDonald, Caleb W. Carter, Clifford Taylor, William Bishop, Sylvester Long, James F. Lyon, William H. Vinson
Back row (L to R): William F. Cardin (also known as Fred Cardin), Gustavus Welch, Ben D. Cloud (also known as Benedict D. Cloud), Joel Wheelock
Format: Photograph, Reproduction
Repository: Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections
The caption reads: CAMPUS GATEWAY AND MAIN ENTRANCE TO THE SCHOOL GROUNDS
This image appears in Red Man vol. 4, no. 9 (May 1912): 412.
Format: Photograph, Reproduction
Repository: Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections
The caption reads: HOME OF JAMES E. JOHNSON, CLASS 1901
The printed note reads: DR. JOHNSON HAS A WELL ESTABLISHED DENTAL PRACTICE IN SAN JUAM, P. R. HIS WIFE IS ALSO A CARLISLE GRADUATE. HE IS A STOCKBRIDGE INDIAN AND WHILE AT SCHOOL WAS AN ALL-AMERICAN QUARTERBACK.
This image appears in Red Man vol. 4, no. 10 (June 1912): 476.
Format: Photograph, Reproduction
Repository: Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections
The caption reads: COTTAGE FOR INDIANS - Plate 2, Estimated Cost $2, 500.
This image appears in Red Man vol. 4, no. 10 (June 1912): 443.
Format: Photograph, Reproduction
Repository: Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections
The caption reads: HOME OF DENNISON WHEELOCK, '90
The printed note reads: MR. WHEELOCK IS A SUCCESSFUL ATTORNEY AND REAL ESTATE DEALER, LIVES AT WEST DEPERE, WIS., AND IS A FORCE AMONG THE ONEIDAS HIS WIFE WAS ALSO EDUCATED AT CARLISLE
This image appears in Red Man vol. 4, no. 10 (June 1912): 475.
Format: Photograph, Reproduction
Repository: Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections
The caption reads: COTTAGE FOR INDIANS No. 5
The printed note reads: Estimated Cost $600.
This image appears in Red Man vol. 4, no. 10 (June 1912): 444.
Format: Photograph, Reproduction
Repository: Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections
The caption reads: HOME OF THE WARRENS, WHITE EARTH, MINN.
The printed note reads: BUILT BY MRS. IDA WARREN TOBIN AND HER SISTER AND BROTHERS. - ALL EDUCATED AT CARLISLE AND DOING WELL
This image appears in Red Man vol. 4, no. 10 (June 1912): 476.
Format: Photograph, Reproduction
Repository: Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections
The caption reads: THE CLAIM OF THE NEW YORK CAYUGAS AGAINST THE STATE OF NEW YORK
The printed note reads: SOME PHOTOGRAPHS TAKEN ON THE CATTARAGUS RESERVATION IN NEW YORK, SHOWING SOMETHING OF THE CRUDE CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH THEY LIVE. MR. VAN VOORHIS MAKES OUT A GOOD CASE FOR THESE INDIANS WHICH SHOULD HAVE THE CAREFUL ATTENTION OF ALL RIGHT - THINKING PEOPLE.
This image appears in Red Man vol. 4, no. 10 (June 1912): 447.
Format: Photograph, Reproduction
Repository: Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections
The caption reads: COTTAGE FOR INDIANS - Plate 1, Estimated Cost $2,500.
This image appears in Red Man vol. 4, no. 10 (June 1912): 442.
Format: Photograph, Reproduction
Repository: Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections
The caption reads: COTTAGE FOR INDIANS No. 4 Estimated Cost $500.
The image appears in Red Man vol. 4, no. 10 (June 1912): 441.
Format: Photograph, Reproduction
Repository: Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections
The caption reads: LOUIS TEWANIMA MARATHON RUNNER
The printed note reads: He is a full - blood Hopi Indian who came to Carlisle five years ago unable to speak English, with long hair and opposed to education. He is now one of the most studious and progressive students in the school. He is considered by experts as America's greatest long-distance runner and will represent the United States in the Olympic Games.
This image appears in Red Man vol. 4, no. 10 (June 1912): 448.
Format: Photograph, Reproduction
Repository: Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections
The caption reads: JAMES THORPE ALL - ROUND ATHLETE
The printed note reads: Thorpe is a student of the Carlisle Indian School and last year was selected for the All-American football team. He has been selected to represent the United States in six events in the Olympic Games in Sweden, and is considered as a good candidate for honors for the all-round world's championship as an athlete.
This image appears in Red Man vol. 4, no. 10 (June 1912): 448.
Format: Photograph, Reproduction
Repository: Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections
The caption reads: HOMES OF OMAHA INDIANS WHO WHERE AT CARLISLE
The printed note reads: 1. HARVEY WARNER, POSTMASTER AT MACY, NEB., OWNS A STORE AND VALUABLE PROPERTY. 2. CHRISTOPHER TYNDALL, SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS MAN. 3. LEVI LEVERING, IN BUSINESS AND ACTIVE CHURCH WORK. 4. JOSEPH HAMILTON, PROSPEROUS FARMER. 5. JENNIE LOVING, HOUSEWIFE.
This image appears in Red Man vol. 4, no. 10 (June 1912): 477.
Format: Photograph, Reproduction
Repository: Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections
The caption reads: HOME OF WILLIAM HAZLETT, CARLISLE '95. FORT COBB, OKLAHOMA
This image appears in Red Man vol. 4, no. 10 (June 1912): 449.
Format: Photograph, Reproduction
Repository: Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections
The caption reads: HOMES OF INDIANS EDUCATED AT CARLISLE
The printed note reads: ABNER ST. CYR, WINNEBAGO, NEB. JOSEPH DUBRAY, SIOUX, REVINIA, S. D. JAMES WALDO, KIOWA, ANADARKO, OKLAHOMA MRS. LAURA PEDRICK, KIOWA, ANADARKO, OKLAHOMA. LEVI ST. CYR, WINNEBAGO, WINNEBAGO, NEB. WM. SPRINGER, OMAHA, WALTHILL, NEBRASKA
This image appears in Red Man vol. 4, no. 10 (June 1912): 478.
Format: Photograph, Reproduction
Repository: Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections
The caption reads:
1. HOME OF WILLIAM PETOSKEY, A RETURNED STUDENT, AT PETOSKEY, MICH. - HE IS A CHIPPEWA, A MINISTER AND AN INFLUENTIAL MAN AMONG HIS PEOPLE.
2. HOME OF WILLIAM WHITE, A DIGGER INDIAN, EDUCATED AT CARLISLE, AS WAS HIS WIFE. - HE IS A VERY SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS MAN.
This image appears in Red Man vol. 4, no. 10 (June 1912): 450.
Format: Photograph, Reproduction
Repository: Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections
Group portrait of thirty-six male students posed on the school grounds, none in uniform.
The Cumberland County Historical Society identifies this as a "home party" in 1912.
CCHS has a print of this version of the image (13-02-01) and a negative and print of a slightly different pose of the group (pose 2).
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society