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 Stailey Norcross (standing at left), Samuel Keryte (seated in center), and Lorenzo Martinez (standing at right).

Format: Glass Plate Negative

Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Studio portrait of Louise Wilson. 

Format: Glass Plate Negative

Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Studio portrait of Madge Nason (left) and Bertha Nason (right), both wearing school uniforms.

The handwritten note on the reverse side reads: Bertha and Madge Nason. Chippewas from Minn.

This photograph originally appeared in an album that E. A. Seabrook, a teacher at the Carlisle Indian Industrial School, received from his students on December 25, 1886.

The Cumberland County Historical Society has a copy of this image: PA-CH1-086b. 

Format: Photographic Print, B&W

Repository: Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections

Studio portrait of Grace Bigheart [?].

Note: The caption of this image identifies this student as "Grace Que, Osage." There are no records for a student named Grace Que. The only Osage student named Grace who attended while Choate was taking photographs was Grace Bigheart. At the present time we have identified no other images of Grace Bigheart to use for comparison.

Format: Photographic Print, B&W

Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society

Studio portrait of Kish Hawkins (at left), Kise (Red Wolf) (in center), and Clarence Wolf Face (at right).

Format: Photographic Print, B&W

Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society

Studio portrait of Isaac Cutter wearing school uniform.

Format: Glass Plate Negative

Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Studio portrait of Clarence White Thunder and Fred Big Horse, both wearing school uniforms.

Format: Photographic Print, B&W

Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society

Studio portrait of Candelaria Quintana, Josefeta Montoya, and Jose Maria Perez. All are wearing school uniforms.

Note: The Cumberland County Historical Society has two copies of this image: PA-CH1-093a and PA-CH2-019c.

Format: Photographic Print, B&W

Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society

Studio portrait of Irene Horse Looking and Henry Horse Looking. 

Format: Glass Plate Negative

Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Studio portrait of James H. Miller, Jane Vane, an unidentified female student and a visitor, probably a Pueblo chief or family member. 

Note: The male student was previously identified as Benjamin Thomas based on cataloging of this NAA negative. A researcher suggested that he is actually James H. Miller. The identification of Jane Vane comes from an annotation on the Cumberland County Historical Society's album copy. 

Format: Glass Plate Negative

Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Studio portrait of Julia Dorris. 

Format: Glass Plate Negative

Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Studio portrait of Chauncey Yellow Robe (also known as Timber Yellow Robe) wearing school uniform.

Format: Photographic Print, B&W

Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society

Studio portrait of Nicholas Ruleau.

Format: Glass Plate Negative

Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Studio portrait of Julia Old Camp possibly wearing school uniform. 

Format: Glass Plate Negative

Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Studio portrait of Hope Blue Teeth. 

Note: In its album, this photograph is captioned "Hope Lock." Hope Blue Teeth married fellow student Frank Lock, so that is her married name. 

Format: Photographic Print, B&W

Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society

Studio portrait of Rose White Thunder, posed in profile. 

Format: Glass Plate Negative

Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Studio portrait of Clarence White Thunder.

Format: Photographic Print, B&W

Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society

Studio portrait of three young male students in uniform. 

Format: Glass Plate Negative

Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Studio portrait of Louis Big Horse (back row at left), Elmer (back row center), Joel Chetopah (back row at right), Embry Gibson (front row at left), and Fred Lookout (front row at right).

Format: Photographic Print, B&W

Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society

Studio portrait of Kish Hawkins (left), Kise (Red Wolf) (center), and Clarence Wolf Face (right). 

Format: Glass Plate Negative

Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Studio portrait of James H. Miller, Jane Vane, an unidentified female student and a visitor, probably a Pueblo chief or family member. 

Note: The male student was previously identified as Benjamin Thomas based on cataloging of the NAA negative. A researcher suggested that he is actually James H. Miller. The identification of Jane Vane comes from an annotation on the Cumberland County Historical Society's album copy. 

Format: Photographic Print, B&W

Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society

Studio portrait of Luther Kuhns wearing school uniform.

Format: Glass Plate Negative

Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Studio portrait of visiting chiefs Standing Bear and Red Fish with three male students and two female students. The male students are probably Luther Standing Bear, Willard Standing Bear, and Henry Standing Bear. One of the female students is probably Victoria Standing Bear.  

Format: Glass Plate Negative

Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Portrait of twenty-four female students, many wrapped in plaid shawls or blankets, posed on the steps of a building on the school grounds. 

There may be another student at the far right of the bottom right; if there is, then there are twenty-five students in the picture. 

Format: Glass Plate Negative, Stereograph

Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society

Portrait of twenty-four female students, many wrapped in plaid shawls or blankets, posed on the steps of a building on the school grounds. 

There may be another student at the far right of the bottom right; if there is, then there are twenty-five students in the picture. 

Format: Glass Plate Negative

Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution