Images

Studio portrait of Luke Phillips, Howard Logan, Frank Lock, Samuel Townsend, Roland Fish, Henry Kendall, and Richard Davis. All are wearing school uniforms. 

Studio portrait of Reuben Wolf and Levi Levering.

Studio portrait of Adam Metoxen (standing) and John Elm (seated), both wearing school uniforms.

Studio portrait of Jiron, a Native American man (seated at left), Harvey Townsend (standing in center), and Henry Kendall (seated at left). 

Studio portrait of Tom Torlino. 

Studio portrait of Grace Red Eagle, probably wearing school uniform.

Studio portrait of Otto Zotum.

Studio portrait of Julia Old Camp, possibly wearing school uniform.

Studio portrait of Minnie Yellow Bear. 

Studio portrait of Minnie Billen [?] (left) and Rosa Lewis (right).

Studio portrait of Reuben Wolf.

Studio portrait of Frank Conroy.

Studio portrait of Joshua Given.

Studio portrait of Walter Analla (standing at left) and Siceni Nori (seated at right), both wearing school uniforms. 

Note: The identification of the students pictured is preliminary. 

Studio portrait of William Tivis.

Studio portrait of Richard Wallace wearing school uniform and holding a hat.

Studio portrait of Lillie Wind. 

Studio portrait of Justin Head and Donald Water. Both are wearing what appear to be cadet hats, but not school uniforms.

Studio portrait of thirteen male students wearing school uniforms.

The printed note on the reverse side reads: 1. Bennie Thomas, Pueblo Tribe, 2. Lorenzo Martinez, Pueblo, 3. Willie Butcher, Chippewa, 4. C. P. Cornelius, Oneida, 5. Dennison Wheelock, Oneida, 6. Samuel Townsend, Pawnee, 7. Richard Davis, Cheyenne, 8. Howard Logan, Winnebago, 9. Yamie Leeds, Pueblo, 10. Paul Boynton, Arapahoe, 11. John D. Miles, Cheyenne, 12. Benajah Miles, Arapahoe, 13. Joe B. Harris, Gros Ventre.

Note: The Cumberland County Historical Society also has a copy of this image: CS-CH-078.

Studio portrait of Rose White Thunder (left) and Hope Blue Teeth (right). 

Studio portrait of four male students and three female students, all in school-issued clothes or uniforms. 

Note: Previous cataloging indicates this may be a group of students from the Paisano family, possibly with an unrelated student. 

Studio portrait of Charles D. Wheelock (seated at left) and Dennison Wheelock (standing at right). Dennison is wearing a school uniform.

Studio portrait of Levi Levering and Laban Locojim.

Note: This image also contains caption information for other photographs.

Group photograph of the students and teachers of the Martinsburg Indian School at the Juniata Collegiate Institute, Martinsburg, Pennsylvania. The students in the image are members of the Osage and Oneida Nations; some had been transferred to the Martinsburg school from the Carlisle Indian School, while others were sent from their reservations. The school operated under a federal contract from 1885 to 1888, at which time some students were returned home and others were transferred back to the Carlisle Indian School.

The man standing on the far left of the image is likely the school's founder and principal, Philip Howard Bridenbaugh. The children sitting on the left porch are likely his children. One of the women sitting on the step of that porch is likely Bridenbaugh's wife, Catherine Oellig Bridenbaugh. The woman standing on the left porch is likely the school's matron, Elizabeth "Lizzie" Griffith. One of the men standing on the right porch is likely Calvin Skyles, an instructor at the school.

This image was taken by Harvey A. McKillip, a photographer originally from Martinsburg who relocated to Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania. McKillip was the uncle of Calvin Skyles, one of the school's instructors. The image was taken sometime between May 1 and May 13, 1886.

The undated news clipping at the top of the image reads: Martinsburg's Indian School and Student Body. This copy of an original photograph presented to the Martinsburg Community Library by Ira H. Keagy of Altoona shows the Indian boys and girls from the South West and their instructors in front of the school building which stood on E. Allegheny Street, east of Walnut Street, Martinsburg. The photograph was taken in 1890, and at the left is Prof. Bridenbaugh, who became a great favorite with the Indian students. The school was closed several years after this picture was taken. The building has long since been torn down to make room for modern homes. [NOTE: The date of 1890 suggested in this clipping is incorrect, as the school had already closed by that time.]

The caption at the bottom of the image reads: McKillip, Photographs, Crayons, Copying, Viewing, Frames, Easels, Etc. INSTANT PROCESS USED. Bloomsburg, PA.

A handwritten note on the reverse of the image reads: Donated by Ira H. Keagy, Altoona. 

Studio portrait of Knife Chief, presumably a visiting chief, with two female students.