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
![Louise Wilson [version 2], c.1884](/sites/default/files/styles/views_image/public/image-photo/CCHS_PA-CH1_066b.jpg?itok=jNdMZDIj "Louise Wilson [version 2], c.1884")
Studio portrait of Louise Wilson wearing school uniform.
The Cumberland County Historical Society has two copies of this image: PA-CH1-066b and CS-CH-011.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
![Frank Yates [version 1], c.1884](/sites/default/files/styles/views_image/public/image-photo/NAA_74408.jpg?itok=6tcOQHKB "Frank Yates [version 1], c.1884")
Studio portrait of Frank Yates wearing school uniform.
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Glass plate negative image of Little Elk.
The caption reads: Little Elk
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections
![Kish Hawkins, Kise (Red Wolf), and Clarence Wolf Face [version 2], c.1884](/sites/default/files/styles/views_image/public/image-photo/BS-CH-014%20front.jpg?itok=OgrgdoT4 "Kish Hawkins, Kise (Red Wolf), and Clarence Wolf Face [version 2], c.1884")
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 Clarence White Thunder.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
![Clarence White Thunder and Fred Big Horse [version 2], c.1884](/sites/default/files/styles/views_image/public/image-photo/CCHS_PA-CH1_048a.jpg?itok=7SALB4nQ "Clarence White Thunder and Fred Big Horse [version 2], c.1884")
Studio portrait of Clarence White Thunder and Fred Big Horse, both wearing school uniforms.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
![Alice Neopet [version 2], c.1884](/sites/default/files/styles/views_image/public/image-photo/CCHS_PA-CH1_071a.jpg?itok=tSnxWuEX "Alice Neopet [version 2], c.1884")
Studio portrait of Alice Neopet.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of Phillips White (Phillips Bob Tail).
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
![Otto Wells [version 2], c.1884](/sites/default/files/styles/views_image/public/image-photo/CCHS_PA-CH2_012d.jpg?itok=fpklNsfN "Otto Wells [version 2], c.1884")
Studio portrait of Otto Wells.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
![Frank Yates [version 2], c.1884](/sites/default/files/styles/views_image/public/image-photo/CCHS_PA-CH2_074a.jpg?itok=5wZ32sG- "Frank Yates [version 2], c.1884")
Studio portrait of Frank Yates wearing school uniform.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of Belle Yellow Bear wearing school uniform.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of Minnie Yellow Bear.
Note: The Cumberland County Historical Society has two copies of this image: PA-CH1-039d and PA-CH1-064c.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of Percy Zadoka and Cleaver Warden.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of Henry Kendall.
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
![Louis Big Horse, Elmer, Joel Chetopah, Embry Gibson, and Fred Lookout [version 1], c.1884](/sites/default/files/styles/views_image/public/image-photo/NAA_73529.jpg?itok=ADdxg2VV "Louis Big Horse, Elmer, Joel Chetopah, Embry Gibson, and Fred Lookout [version 1], c.1884")
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 Victoria Standing Bear.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of Victoria Standing Bear (left) and Martha Bordeaux (right).
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of George Fire Thunder wearing school uniform.
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
![William Fletcher and his uncle, Old Crow [version 2], 1884](/sites/default/files/styles/views_image/public/image-photo/CCHS_PA-CH1_011a.jpg?itok=dLA7BkXw "William Fletcher and his uncle, Old Crow [version 2], 1884")
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: Cumberland County Historical Society
![William Fletcher and his uncle, Old Crow [version 1], 1884](/sites/default/files/styles/views_image/public/image-photo/NAA_73601.jpg?itok=Usxpwen_ "William Fletcher and his uncle, Old Crow [version 1], 1884")
Studio potrait of William Fletcher (standing) and his uncle Old Crow (seated).
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
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
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
![View of the school grounds from the school building [version 1], c.1884](/sites/default/files/styles/views_image/public/image-photo/NAA_73660.jpg?itok=KV8yve45 "View of the school grounds from the school building [version 1], c.1884")
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