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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![Levi St. Cyr [version 1], c.1890](/sites/default/files/styles/views_image/public/image-photo/NAA_74383.jpg?itok=V4-TanbG "Levi St. Cyr [version 1], c.1890")
Studio portrait of Levi St. Cyr.
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
![Twelve Cheyenne students [version 1], c.1890](/sites/default/files/styles/views_image/public/image-photo/NAA_73649.jpg?itok=m8eR77PS "Twelve Cheyenne students [version 1], c.1890")
Studio portrait of nine male student and three female students. The caption identifies them as being from the Cheyenne nation.
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Studio portrait of Abner St. Cyr.
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
![Jessie Bitter and Jemima Two Elks [version 1], c.1890](/sites/default/files/styles/views_image/public/image-photo/NAA_74101.jpg?itok=A71tlTTf "Jessie Bitter and Jemima Two Elks [version 1], c.1890")
Studio portrait of Jessie Bitter (left) and Jemima Two Elks (right).
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Studio portrait of Samuel Noble, Francis Garcia, Paul Good Bear (far right). Two are wearing school uniforms.
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
![Perry Tsamanwa [version 1], c.1890](/sites/default/files/styles/views_image/public/image-photo/NAA_74085.jpg?itok=QgI4YoFz "Perry Tsamanwa [version 1], c.1890")
Studio portrait of Perry Tsamanwa wearing school uniform.
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Studio portrait of Ralph Naltuey and Lucius Bird, both holding hats.
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Studio portrait of two unidentified female students, one holding a circular fan.
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Studio portrait of two unidentified female students wearing school uniforms.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of two unidentified female students wearing school uniforms.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of two unidentified female students wearing school uniforms.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of two unidentified female students wearing school uniforms.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of two unidentified female students wearing school uniforms.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of Knox Nostlin wearing school uniform.
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Studio portrait of an older Native American man (seated), with two Native American men (standing), and two male students.
Previous cataloging indicates the older man is Not Afraid of Pawnees, a visiting chief. One of the students is identified as Joel Tyndall.
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Studio portrait of Sarah Ninham, Melinda Thomas, and Marian King, all probably wearing school uniforms.
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Studio portrait of two unidentified female students wearing school uniforms. A handwritten caption identifies them as "Apache girls."
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of an unidentified male student.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of an unidentified male student wearing school uniform.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
![Six Sioux chiefs with six male students [version 2], c.1890](/sites/default/files/styles/views_image/public/image-photo/CCHS_PA-CH2_029C.jpg?itok=ENT1yq_x "Six Sioux chiefs with six male students [version 2], c.1890")
Studio portrait of six visiting Sioux chiefs with six male students.
The Cumberland County Historical Society has made the folowing identifications based on comparison with other photos: back row, second from the left, Chauncey Yellow Robe, third from the left, Horn Pipe; middle row, from left to right, Quick Bear, High Hawk, He Dog, Hollow Horn Bear, and Good Voice.
Previous cataloging of National Anthropological Archives negative for this image interprets the handwritten caption as containing the name Charles Smith. A Sioux student named Charles Smith did attend the school, overlapping with Chauncey Yellow Robe. He may be one of the other students here.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
![Julia Long and Lizzie Hill [version 2], c.1890](/sites/default/files/styles/views_image/public/image-photo/CCHS_PA-CH1_053b.jpg?itok=DVI_-Aqa "Julia Long and Lizzie Hill [version 2], c.1890")
Studio portrait of Julia Long (on left) and Lizzie Hill (on right).
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
![Six Sioux chiefs with six male students [version 1], c.1890](/sites/default/files/styles/views_image/public/image-photo/NAA_73427.jpg?itok=ueu4Rtme "Six Sioux chiefs with six male students [version 1], c.1890")
Studio portrait of six visiting Sioux chiefs with six male students.
The Cumberland County Historical Society has another copy of this image and they have made the folowing identifications based on comparison with other photos: back row, second from the left, Chauncey Yellow Robe, third from the left, Horn Pipe; middle row, from left to right, Quick Bear, High Hawk, He Dog, Hollow Horn Bear, and Good Voice.
Previous cataloging interprets the handwritten caption for this image as containing the name Charles Smith. A Sioux student named Charles Smith did attend the school, overlapping with Chauncey Yellow Robe. He may be one of the other students here.
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
![John Tyler, Samuel Noble, Paul Good Bear, and Luke Bear Shield [version 1], c.1890](/sites/default/files/styles/views_image/public/image-photo/NAA_74337.jpg?itok=axqJHEPx "John Tyler, Samuel Noble, Paul Good Bear, and Luke Bear Shield [version 1], c.1890")
Studio portrait of John Tyler, Samuel Noble, Paul Good Bear, and Luke Bear Shield, all wearing school uniforms.
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Studio portrait of seven visiting chiefs with two older Native American men (possibly also chiefs) and three male students.
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Studio portrait of Samuel Noble and John Tyler, both wearing school uniforms.
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution