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 James Van Wert.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of Louisa Pinkham and Sarah Vanacy.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of Delos Lone Wolf.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of Abraham Lone Bear wearing school uniform.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of twenty-three male students. The caption for this image, as well as the other copies, identifies them as students who worked in the print shop and gives a date of 1894. Other copies identify the sitters. They are:
1st. Tier (presumably the back row), Robert Hudson, Leroy W. Kennedy, Leander Gansworth, William Denomie, Timothy Henry, Luther Dahhah, John Sanborn, William Dominick, William Lufkins, Sibbald Smith, Clark Gregg.
2nd. Tier (presumably the middle row): Siceni Nori, Phillip Lavatta, James Wheelock, Levi St. Cyr (Foreman), James Hill, Crow, Thomas Hanbury, Brigman Cornelius.
3rd. Tier (front row): George Buck, Samuel Sixkiller, Pressly Houk, John Webster, Fred A. Wilson.
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Studio portrait of Belinda Archiquette.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of two unidentified female students.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of William Leighton wearing school uniform.
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Studio portrait of an unidentifed young girl (left) and Amelia Clark (right).
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of Lavinia Adams.
Note: A caption identifies this sitter as Zenia Adams, however that name does not appear in the school records. Therefore, we believe this to be an image of student Lavinia Adams
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of Ella Rickert and Mary Wilkinson.
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Studio portrait of Julia Ladeaux wearing school uniform.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of David Abraham dressed in a uniform.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of Jennie Martin.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of Anna McMillon probably wearing school uniform.
Note: This image also contains partial caption information for a different photograph.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of students from the King family. They are probably Charles King, Louisa King, Ophelia King, and Celinda King. The older male student in the bottom center is currently unidentified.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of four female students and two male students. The caption identifies them as being from the Crow nation.
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Studio portrait of David McFarland wearing non-native clothing.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of Susie McDougal and Alice Lambert.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of Thomas Mason.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of a large group of male and female students with a white male teacher in the center of the group. The caption identifies them as students who worked in the print shop.
One copy of this image has the sitters identified. They are, back row, left to right: William Denomie, Robert Hudson, Leroy W. Kennedy, Leander Gansworth, Timothy Henry, W.R. Claudy (Assistnt Printer), John Sanborn, Luther Dahhah, William Dominick, William Lufkins, Sibbald Smith, Clark Gregg; middle row, left to right: Fred A. Wilson, Siceni Nori, Philp Lavatta, Levi Saint Cyr (Foreman), M. Burgess (Sup't of Printing), James Riley Wheelock, Thomas Hanbury, Brigman, John Webster; front row, left to right: George Buck, Pressly Houk, Susie McDougal, Alice Lambert, Ida LaChapelle, James Hill, Samuel Six Killer.
W. Clandy and Marianna Burgess were staff members.
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Studio portrait of Antonio Jose Martinez wearing school uniform.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of Minnie Yandell, probably wearing school uniform.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of Sarah Williams.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of five unidentified female students and two unidentified male students.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society