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 Thomas Kose, Robert Hamilton, Anthony Austin, and Charles Buck, all wearing school uniform.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of William Crazy Bull.
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
![James Waldo [version 2], c.1892](/sites/default/files/styles/views_image/public/image-photo/CCHS_PA-CH2_036C.jpg?itok=b5TjRWb7 "James Waldo [version 2], c.1892")
Studio portrait of James Waldo.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of William Ball.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of Bunn Armstrong.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
![Annette Suison and Naomi Merkel [version 1], c.1892](/sites/default/files/styles/views_image/public/image-photo/NAA_74100.jpg?itok=DnSDwOp5 "Annette Suison and Naomi Merkel [version 1], c.1892")
Studio portrait of Annette Suison and Naomi Merkel.
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
![Robert Tome [?], c.1892](/sites/default/files/styles/views_image/public/image-photo/CCHS_PA-CH1_049d.jpg?itok=AC0EY4eb "Robert Tome [?], c.1892")
Studio portrait of Robert Tome [?].
Note: This original caption for this image identifies him as Robert Thomas (Caddo nation). There are no records of a student with that name. Therefore we believe it is Caddo student Robert Tome.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of Jonas Mitchell.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of Sarah Nelson.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of Allen Blackchief (left) and Hiram Blackchief (right).
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of Charles White, David McFarland, and Lewis Williams (also known as Luke Williams). All are wearing school uniforms.
Note: This image contains partial caption information for a different photograph.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of Viola Zieh.
Note: This image also contains caption information for other photographs.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
![Samuel Tilden [version 2], c.1892](/sites/default/files/styles/views_image/public/image-photo/CCHS_PA-CH2_035C.jpg?itok=6HXDCHSx "Samuel Tilden [version 2], c.1892")
Studio portrait of Samuel Tilden.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of Blanche Melbourne, Rufus Ricker, and Ezra Ricker.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
![Henry Old Eagle, George Running Horse, and Samuel Flying Horse [version 2], c.1892](/sites/default/files/styles/views_image/public/image-photo/CCHS_PA-CH1_051c.jpg?itok=N3pac2JA "Henry Old Eagle, George Running Horse, and Samuel Flying Horse [version 2], c.1892")
Studio portrait of Henry Old Eagle, George Running Horse, and Samuel Flying Horse.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
![Herbert Good Boy, Robert Horse, William Crazy Bull, and Charles Smith [version 2], c.1892](/sites/default/files/styles/views_image/public/image-photo/CCHS_PA-CH1_097c.jpg?itok=gNsSHQl8 "Herbert Good Boy, Robert Horse, William Crazy Bull, and Charles Smith [version 2], c.1892")
Studio portrait of Herbert Good Boy (back row at left) , Robert Horse (back row at right), William Crazy Bull (front row at left), and Charles Smith (front row at right). Crazy Bull is holding a framed portrait of a woman.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of Emmeline McLane.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of Lovett Halftown.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of Susan Rodd.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of Nellie Robertson probably wearing school uniform.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
![Nellie Carey [version 1], c.1892](/sites/default/files/styles/views_image/public/image-photo/NAA_74222.jpg?itok=634cwR_I "Nellie Carey [version 1], c.1892")
Studio portrait of Nellie Carey probably wearing school uniform with a patterned bow.
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Studio portrait of Charles Smith.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
![David Sku-vi-uk [version 2], c.1892](/sites/default/files/styles/views_image/public/image-photo/CCHS_PA-CH2_089c.jpg?itok=WTmPrMtc "David Sku-vi-uk [version 2], c.1892")
Studio portrait of David Sku-vi-uk wearing school uniform.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of George Running Horse and George Ladeaux.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of Samuel Flying Horse (standing), wearing school uniform, and Chief Charging Shield (seated).
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society