Images

Studio portrait of John Kawi.

Studio portrait of Newton Pierce wearing school uniform.

Caption: THE HOSPITAL.

This necessary adjunct of the School is officered with a resident physician, a trained nurse in charge and an Indian girl assistant who is also a trained nurse. It has its own kitchen and special diet table. The rooms are well heated and lighted and all usual appliances for the proper care of the sick are provided.

This image appears in United States Indian School Carlisle, Penna (Carlisle, PA: The School, [1895?]), p. 52. No prints of this image have yet been located. 

Because no prints or negatives of this image have yet been found, we believe this photograph was probably taken by student photographer John Leslie. 

Studio portrait of Lambert Istone. 

Caption: A SCHOOL ROOM INTERIOR.

This picture gives a partial view of school room No. 12, occupied by the Senior Class. The school rooms are 28 x 30 x 13 feet, well lighted and ventilated, fitted with single desks and slate blackboards, and aggregate accommodations for 700 pupils.

This image appears in United States Indian School Carlisle, Penna (Carlisle, PA: The School, [1895?]), p. 11. No prints of this image have yet been located. 

Because no prints or negatives of this image have yet been found, we believe this photograph was probably taken by student photographer John Leslie. 

Studio portrait of an unknown student in a band uniform. 

NOTE: Although this image appears to have been labeled "George Conner" by the photographer, Conner family members do not believe this to be him. The person pictured here also does look distinctly different from the numerous other photos positively identified as George Conner.

Caption THE SEWING ROOM.

In this department from twenty to sixty girls are daily employed in cutting, making and repairing all the clothing by the girls of the School, and the boys' shirts and underclothing.

This image appears in United States Indian School Carlisle, Penna (Carlisle, PA: The School, [1895?]), p. 51. No prints of this image have yet been located. 

Because no prints or negatives of this image have yet been found, we believe this photograph was probably taken by student photographer John Leslie. 

The handwritten label on the slide reads: Girls Industrial Room.

Caption: THE GIRLS' QUARTERS

are 200 x 120 feet with ample accommodations for 300 girls, and with a spacious, paved courtyard in the interior used as a tennis court etc. Besides the bedrooms, the building contains sitting and assembly rooms, music rooms, society rooms, library and reading rooms, as well as abundant facilities for bathing.

This image appears in United States Indian School Carlisle, Penna (Carlisle, PA: The School, [1895?]), p. 8. No prints of this image have yet been located. 

Because no prints or negatives of this image have yet been found, we believe this photograph was probably taken by student photographer John Leslie. 

The handwritten label on the slide reads: The Dining Hall

Students playing basketball in the school gymnasium. Students are in a circle.

Studio portrait of Frank Campeau and Matthew Johnson (right).

Studio portrait of an unidentified female student.

Studio portrait of an unidentified female student wearing a nurse's uniform. 

The handwritten label on the slide reads: Campus. Evening. Printed on the label is the manufacturer of the slide C. T. Milligan, 728 Chestnut Street, PHILADELPHIA.

The photograph was taken looking south. Moving from left to right the buildings visible are: the Superintendent's Quarters, the Administration Building, the Guard House, the Academic Building, and the back of the Girls' Quarters. Male students are visible in the foreground where a tennis court is laid out, and females students can be seen in the background. 

This image appears in United States Indian School Carlisle, Penna (Carlisle, PA: The School, [1895?]), p. 6. 

A print of this image credited to photographer John H. Andrews is in Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections. However, it is possible that the image was originally taken by student photographer John Leslie, who is credited with many of the images in the pamphlet.  

The caption reads: GRADUATING CLASS OF 1895, INDIAN INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL, CARLISLE, PA.

Clark Greg, (Assinaboine.) David Turkey, (Seneca.) George Warren, (Chippewa.) Laura Long, (Wyandotte.) Wm. Hazlett, (Piegan.) Wm. Lufkins, (Chippewa.) Isaac Baird, (Oneida.) Lewis Williams, (Nez Perce.) Ida LaChapelle, (Chippewa.) Melissa Green, (Oneida.) George Suis, (Crow.) Alice Lambert, (Chippewa.) Chauncy Y. Robe, (Sioux.) Wm. Moore, (Sac & Fox.) Nettie Freemont, (Omaha.) James Van Wert, (Chippewa.) Antoine Donnell, (Chippewa.) Samuel Sixkiller, (Cherokee.) Susie McDougall, (Chippewa.) George Buck, (Sioux.)

The Cumberland County Historical Society also has a copy of this photograph (11-A-05).

Studio portrait of Benjamin Green, William Little Hawk, and Edward Fritz. Two are wearing school uniforms. 

Studio portrait of  Mary Wilkinson wearing school uniform.

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

The handwritten label on the slide reads: Laundry

Studio portrait of Benjamin Green. 

The Cumberland County Historical Society has two copies of this image: PA-CH3-066a and CS-CH-025. The second copy has the date December 3, 1895 written on the back. 

Group of teachers and staff in front of the Superintendent's quarters.

The photograph was taken looking south. Moving from left to right the buildings visible are: the Superintendent's Quarters, the Administration Building, the Guard House, the Academic Building, and the back of the Girls' Quarters. Male students are visible in the foreground where a tennis court is laid out, and females students can be seen in the background. 

This image also appears in pamphlet United States Indian School Carlisle, Penna (Carlisle, PA: The School, [1895?]), p. 6. 

This print is marked as being by photographer John H. Andrews. However, it is possible that the image was originally taken by student photographer John Leslie, who is credited with many of the images in the pamphlet, and perhaps was only printed by Andrews. 

The Carlisle Indian Industrial School band practicing on the grounds.

The handwritten label on the slide reads: The Kitchen Before Dinner

Caption: SKATING ON THE CONEDOGWINET.

Within a short distance of the School is the Conedogwinet Creek; in Summer a beautiful place for fishing and bathing, and in Winter, when the ice is good, a famous skating resort. The picture shows the Indian students and employees on the ice during holiday week.

This image appears in United States Indian School Carlisle, Penna (Carlisle, PA: The School, [1895?]), p. 34. No prints of this image have yet been located. 

Because no prints or negatives of this image have yet been found, we believe this photograph was probably taken by student photographer John Leslie.