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 Frank Lock.

Format: Glass Plate Negative

Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

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

Format: Glass Plate Negative

Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Studio portrait of Phillips White (Phillips Bob Tail).

Format: Photographic Print, B&W

Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society

Studio portrait of Constant Bread probably wearing school uniform with neckerchief. 

Format: Photographic Print, B&W

Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society

Studio portrait of George Summers. 

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 Charles Redmore wearing a school uniform. 

Format: Glass Plate Negative

Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Studio portrait of Frank Yates wearing school uniform.

Format: Glass Plate Negative

Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Studio portrait of Stacy Matlock wearing school uniform. 

Format: Glass Plate Negative

Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Studio portrait of Almarine McKellop.

Format: Photographic Print, B&W

Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society

Studio portrait of De Bett Cheynne Chief (seated) and Alexander Yellow Man (standing). Cheyenne Chief is wearing a school uniform.

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 Samuel Townsend.

Format: Glass Plate Negative

Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

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 Otto Wells. 

Note: Previous cataloging indicates Wells is wearing a club ribbon with the date 1884 and a medal dated 1884.

Format: Glass Plate Negative

Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

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

View of the Hospital building and the Disciplinarian's Quarters, with the Small Boys' Quarters visible at the far right. 

The Historical Society has another copy of this photograph: 12-07-03.

Format: Photographic Print, B&W

Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society

View of the school grounds looking east/northeast, probably taken from the porch of the School Building. On the left is the Teachers' Quarters, with a fence around the area behind the quarters. On the right is the Chapel. The Large Boys' Quarters is visible in the center in the distance. 

Format: Glass Plate Negative

Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Studio portrait of Cook, seated, with his daughter Grace Cook standing at left and Hope Blue Teeth standing at right. Cook has an open photo album on his lap. 

Format: Glass Plate Negative

Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Studio portrait of William Fletcher (standing) and his uncle, Old Crow (seated). Old Crow is wearing a large overcoat. 

Format: Photographic Print, B&W

Repository: Swedish National Museums of World Culture

Female students posed working in the sewing room. 

Format: Photographic Print, B&W

Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society

Tweny-two male students wearing school uniforms. 

The Cumberland County Historical Society identifies this group as the "first pary of Apache Indian boys."

Format: Photographic Print, B&W

Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society

The girls' quarters with a small group of female students gathered at the near end. 

The Cumberland County Historical Society has three copies of this image: PA-CH3-019b, BS-CH-018, and 12-27-02O. 

Format: Photographic Print, B&W

Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society

Studio portrait of instructor Mary Hyde and the Indian School choir, including male and female students in school uniforms.

Note: The Cumberland County Historical Society assigns a date of April 30, 1884 to this image. They also identified several students by comparison with other images: Luke Phillips (back row, second from the left), Luther Standing Bear (front row, far left), and Joshua Given (back row, third from left). They have two copies of this photograph: PA-CH1-061b and BS-CH-037.

Format: Photographic Print, B&W

Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society

View of Wounded Yellow Robe (also known as Richard Yellow Robe), Chauncey Yellow Robe (also known as Timber Yellow Robe), and Henry Standing Bear, all wearing school uniforms. This photo was likely taken in the spring of 1884, about six months after they entered the school. 

Note: The Cumberland County Historical Society also has a copy of this photo (PA-CH1-035b). According to their information, Chauncey Yellow robe is seated at left, Henry Standing Bear is standing in the middle, and Wounded Yellow Robe is seated at right.

Format: Photographic Print, B&W

Repository: Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections