Images
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 Ellis Childers wearing school uniform.
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of Silas Childers wearing school uniform.
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of Irvine Chodoque.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
![Harriet Mary Elder [version 1], c.1881](https://carlisleindian.dickinson.edu/sites/all/files/styles/views_image/public/image-photo/NAA_73403.jpg?itok=9imu16_e "Harriet Mary Elder [version 1], c.1881")
Studio portrait of Harriet Mary Elder probably wearing school uniform.
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Studio portrait of Frank Engler.
Note: The Historical Society has two copies of this image, 13-29-04 and PA-CH1-063d.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of Frank Everett.
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Studio portrait of Joshua Given.
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
![Lydia Harrington [version 2], c.1881](https://carlisleindian.dickinson.edu/sites/all/files/styles/views_image/public/image-photo/CCHS_PA-CH1_075a.jpg?itok=5Ubz1mcb "Lydia Harrington [version 2], c.1881")
Studio portrait of Lydia Harrington probably wearing school uniform.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
![John D. Miles [version 1], c.1881](https://carlisleindian.dickinson.edu/sites/all/files/styles/views_image/public/image-photo/NAA_74401.jpg?itok=WpQ0ggJK "John D. Miles [version 1], c.1881")
Studio portrait of John D. Miles.
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
![Mitty [version 1], c.1881](https://carlisleindian.dickinson.edu/sites/all/files/styles/views_image/public/image-photo/NAA_74315.jpg?itok=ckMEKZrj "Mitty [version 1], c.1881")
Studio portrait of Mitty.
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
![Lydia Harrington [version 1], c.1881](https://carlisleindian.dickinson.edu/sites/all/files/styles/views_image/public/image-photo/NAA_73762.jpg?itok=X1mkmxKZ "Lydia Harrington [version 1], c.1881")
Studio portrait of Lydia Harrington probably wearing school uniform.
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
![Harriet Mary Elder [version 2], c.1881](https://carlisleindian.dickinson.edu/sites/all/files/styles/views_image/public/image-photo/CCHS_PA-CH1_013b.jpg?itok=Vrg81Iza "Harriet Mary Elder [version 2], c.1881")
Studio portrait of Harriet Mary Elder possibly wearing school uniform.
Note: The Cumberland County Historical Society has two copies of this image: PA-CH1-013b and CS-CH-012.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
![John D. Miles [version 2], c.1881](https://carlisleindian.dickinson.edu/sites/all/files/styles/views_image/public/image-photo/CCHS_PA-CH1_087a.jpg?itok=Y4gTyYDQ "John D. Miles [version 2], c.1881")
Studio of John D. Miles.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
![Mary Ealy, Nellie Carey, Mary Perry, and Jennie Hammaker with teacher Mary Hyde [version 1], c.1881](https://carlisleindian.dickinson.edu/sites/all/files/styles/views_image/public/image-photo/NAA_74319.jpg?itok=o9S-JSp8 "Mary Ealy, Nellie Carey, Mary Perry, and Jennie Hammaker with teacher Mary Hyde [version 1], c.1881")
Studio portrait of Mary Ealy, Nellie Carey, Mary Perry, and Jennie Hammaker with teacher Mary Hyde.
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
![Mitty [version 2], c.1881](https://carlisleindian.dickinson.edu/sites/all/files/styles/views_image/public/image-photo/CCHS_csch008.jpg?itok=dy0RjpU4 "Mitty [version 2], c.1881")
Studio portrait of Mitty.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
![Lamotte Primaux [version 1], c.1881](https://carlisleindian.dickinson.edu/sites/all/files/styles/views_image/public/image-photo/NAA_74267.jpg?itok=HiBl9hAl "Lamotte Primaux [version 1], c.1881")
Studio portrait of Lamotte Primaux wearing school uniform.
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Studio portrait of Elmer wearing school uniform.
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
![Kisetta Roosevelt and Jack Mather [version 1], c.1881](https://carlisleindian.dickinson.edu/sites/all/files/styles/views_image/public/image-photo/NAA_73377.jpg?itok=iczEbpzV "Kisetta Roosevelt and Jack Mather [version 1], c.1881")
Studio portrait of Kisetta Roosevelt and Jack Mather. Roosevelt is wearing a school-issued print dress and Mather is in school uniform.
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
![Lamotte Primaux [version 2], c.1881](https://carlisleindian.dickinson.edu/sites/all/files/styles/views_image/public/image-photo/CCHS_PA-CH1_070b.jpg?itok=tzkHd68D "Lamotte Primaux [version 2], c.1881")
Studio portrait of Lamotte Primaux wearing school uniform.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
![Mary Ealy, Nellie Carey, Mary Perry, and Jennie Hammaker with teacher Mary Hyde [version 2], c.1881](https://carlisleindian.dickinson.edu/sites/all/files/styles/views_image/public/image-photo/CCHS_PA-CH1_020c.jpg?itok=xTvSH_Et "Mary Ealy, Nellie Carey, Mary Perry, and Jennie Hammaker with teacher Mary Hyde [version 2], c.1881")
Studio portrait of Mary Ealy, Nellie Carey, Mary Perry, and Jennie Hammaker, posed with teacher Mary Hyde. The students are all wearing school uniforms.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
![Owen Yellow Hair [version 1], c.1881](https://carlisleindian.dickinson.edu/sites/all/files/styles/views_image/public/image-photo/NAA_73449.jpg?itok=xy9reaN6 "Owen Yellow Hair [version 1], c.1881")
Studio portrait of Owen Yellow Hair wearing a uniform.
Note: Previous cataloging indicates the handwritten caption contains the date 1894. However, that is not possible if this person is Owen Yellow Hair.
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
![Dessie Prescott, Jennie Lawrence, Nellie Robertson, and Katie La Croix with Sarah Mather [version 2], c.1881](https://carlisleindian.dickinson.edu/sites/all/files/styles/views_image/public/image-photo/CCHS_PA-CH2_012b.jpg?itok=ldY8Ue73 "Dessie Prescott, Jennie Lawrence, Nellie Robertson, and Katie La Croix with Sarah Mather [version 2], c.1881")
Studio portrait of Dessie Prescott (seated far left), Jennie Lawrence (seated front left), Nellie Robertson (standing back right), and Katie La Croix (seated far right) with teacher Sarah Mather (seated in center). The students are all wearing school uniforms and holding dolls.
Note: The Cumberland County Historical Society has two copies of this image: PA-CH2-012b and CS-CH-067.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
![Kisetta Roosevelt and Jack Mather [version 2], c.1881](https://carlisleindian.dickinson.edu/sites/all/files/styles/views_image/public/image-photo/CCHS_csch047.jpg?itok=79mgQDGz "Kisetta Roosevelt and Jack Mather [version 2], c.1881")
Studio portrait of Kisetta Roosevelt and Jack Mather. Roosevelt is wearing a school-issued print dress and Mather is wearing a school uniform.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of Cheape Ross wearing school uniform.
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
![Sheldon Jackson, Harvey Townsend, and John Shields [version 1], c.1881](https://carlisleindian.dickinson.edu/sites/all/files/styles/views_image/public/image-photo/NAA_73372.jpg?itok=Aqax1WOd "Sheldon Jackson, Harvey Townsend, and John Shields [version 1], c.1881")
Studio portrait of Sheldon Jackson (left), Harvey Townsend (center), and John Shields (right), all wearing school uniforms.
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution