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 two unidentified male students.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
![Stiya Koykuri [?], c.1885](/sites/default/files/styles/views_image/public/image-photo/CCHS_PA-CH2_020d.jpg?itok=cjpQPj2t "Stiya Koykuri [?], c.1885")
Studio portrait of a female student, probably Stiya Koykuri.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
![Meta Atsye and Lora Situwitsuh [version 1], c.1885](/sites/default/files/styles/views_image/public/image-photo/NAA_74095.jpg?itok=6j1GUWmh "Meta Atsye and Lora Situwitsuh [version 1], c.1885")
Studio portrait of Meta Atsye and Lora Situwitsuh, both probably wearing school uniforms.
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Studio portrait of Mark Evarts.
Note: The Historical Society has two prints of this image: PA-CH2-055c and 13-28-02.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of two unidentified male students.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
![Lois Pretty Scalp [version 1], c.1885](/sites/default/files/styles/views_image/public/image-photo/NAA_73769.jpg?itok=w4_NHjBT "Lois Pretty Scalp [version 1], c.1885")
Studio portrait of Lois Pretty Scalp.
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Studio portrait of Frank Everett in school uniform.
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
![Stephen Smith and Randall Delchey [version 1], c.1885](/sites/default/files/styles/views_image/public/image-photo/NAA_74204.jpg?itok=N7sYaQU5 "Stephen Smith and Randall Delchey [version 1], c.1885")
Studio portrait of Stephen Smith and Randall Delchey, one holding a cane.
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Studio portrait of Nellie Robertson, Etta Robertson, and Adelia Lowe, all wearing school uniforms.
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
![Stacy Matlock and William Morgan [version 2], c.1885](/sites/default/files/styles/views_image/public/image-photo/CCHS_PA-CH1_098c.jpg?itok=oqlI7pkl "Stacy Matlock and William Morgan [version 2], c.1885")
Studio portrait of Stacy Matlock (standing) and William Morgan, both wearing school uniforms.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
![Nancy McIntosh [version 1], c.1885](/sites/default/files/styles/views_image/public/image-photo/NAA_73748.jpg?itok=c-pCQ9aA "Nancy McIntosh [version 1], c.1885")
Studio portrait of Nancy McIntosh.
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Studio portrait of Dana Long Wolf.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
![Phillp [?], c. 1885](/sites/default/files/styles/views_image/public/image-photo/NAA_74112.jpg?itok=p15CWezu "Phillp [?], c. 1885")
Studio portrait of an unidentified male student wearing a uniform, probably a band uniform.
Note: The handwritten caption is difficult to read. The first name appears to be "Phillip."
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Studio portrait of George Thomas.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of an unidentified female student.
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Studio portratit of an unidentified female student.
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Studio portrait of Rose White Thunder.
The handwritten note on the reverse side reads: Rose White Thunder. Sioux.
Note: The Cumberland County Historical Society also has a copy of this image: PA-CH1-043a.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections
![Tom Torlino [version #1], 1885](/sites/default/files/styles/views_image/public/image-photo/NAA_73296.jpg?itok=Q62ux6ya "Tom Torlino [version #1], 1885")
Studio portrait of Tom Torlino.
The Cumberland County Historical Society also has four copies of this image: PA-CH2-004b, 12-26-04, BS-CH-12, and US-50b.
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
![Ten male student printers [version 2], c.1885](/sites/default/files/styles/views_image/public/image-photo/CCHS_bsch034.jpg?itok=Jl5DpvMg "Ten male student printers [version 2], c.1885")
Studio portrait of ten male students in uniform, identified as being "Printer Boys." On one copy of the image they are identified as, left to right: William Butcher, Benajah Miles, Paul Boynton, Richard Davis, Samuel Townsend, Cyrus Fell Star, Chester Cornelius, Benjamin Thomas, Henry North, and Yamie Leeds.
There are no records for a student named Cyrus Fell Star (identified as Sioux). He may be Cyrus Windy.
The Cumberland County Historical Society has at least two copies of this image: BS-CH-034 and CS-CH-079.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of three unidentified male students.
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Studio portrait of three unidentified male students.
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Studio portrait of Henry Ouita (left) and Kise Williams (right).
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Studio portrait of three unidentified male students.
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
![Lois Pretty Scalp [version 2], c.1885](/sites/default/files/styles/views_image/public/image-photo/CCHS_PA-CH1_068a.jpg?itok=Jd2DdVVW "Lois Pretty Scalp [version 2], c.1885")
Studio portrait of Lois Pretty Scalp.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
![Clay Ainsworth [version 2], c.1885](/sites/default/files/styles/views_image/public/image-photo/CCHS_PA-CH1_095c.jpg?itok=rTHLsJrs "Clay Ainsworth [version 2], c.1885")
Studio portrait of Clay Ainsworth.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society