Glass Plate Negative

A male student in uniform standing on a stage set up in the gymasium building. He is pointing at one of two posters with floor plans of a house. In the middle of the stage is large model of a house, with two other male students kneeling in front of it. The presentation is probably about the Model Home, built by students on the grounds of the…

A male student in uniform stands on a stage set up in the gymasium building. In the middle of the stage is large model of a house, with two other male students kneeling at the side of it. On either side of the stage are posters with floor plans. The presentation is probably about the Model Home, built by students on the grounds of the school.…

A male student in uniform standing on a stage set up in the gymasium building.  He is standing in front of three posters with information about the Parker Farm. This is probably part of the end-of-year annual examinations at the school, at which students would make presentations to demonstrate their progress. 

A male student in uniform standing in the center of a stage set up in the gymasium building.  On his right a male student in overalls stands next to a radiator on a table. On his left a male student simulates fixing a sink in a model of a bathroom. 

This is probably part of the end-of-year annual examinations at the school, at…

Group portrait of thirty-six male students posed on the school grounds, none in uniform. 

The Cumberland County Historical Society identifies this as a "home party" in 1912. 

CCHS has a print of this version of the image (13-02-01) and a negative and print of a slightly different pose of the group (pose 2). 

Group portrait of eight female students and seven male students posed in front of a school building with a banner reading "Perseverance Class 1913. In this version of the image, the woman to the left of the banner is facing to the right. The Cumberland County Historical has another glass plate negative version of this image (00314A#70) in which…

Group portrait of eight female students, seven male students and one white female teacher, posed on the school grounds with a banner reading "Perseverance Class 1913.

Note: In the photo of this graduating class posed in front of a building, the students are identified. 

The Cumberland County Historical Society also owns a…

Group portrait of eight female students, seven male students and one white female teacher, posed on the school grounds with a banner reading "Perseverance Class 1913.

Note: In the photo of this graduating class posed in front of a building, the students are identified. 

White female staff members posed using a two-sided saw on a log, while other staff members, including a black man, observe. Female students can be seen in the background with tents and the edge of the dining pavilion. 

Female students seated for a meal on benches at tables in an open air pavilion with female staff standing at the ends of the tables. A black male staff member is standing in the center in the background.  

Female students posed standing and sitting in front of tents. In the foreground several girls pose as if building a campfire. 

Several girls are wearing Native American-style clothing and accessories. 

Female students posed standing and sitting in their campgrounds, with tents and a fire, at Camp Sells. 

Female students posed standing and sitting in their campgrounds, with tents and a fire, at Camp Sells. 

A posed group at Camp Sells, with female students sitting on a log bridge and standing in the water below. More female students and staff are sitting and standing on the shore in front of tents. A banner with "Camp Sells" is strung between two trees. 

Group portrait of nineteen female students, some with long braids and some with baseball equipment, posed in an outdoor setting. 

Male students posed standing and sitting in their campgrounds, with tents and a fire, at Camp Sells. 

Male students posed standing and sitting in their campgrounds, with tents and a fire, at Camp Sells. 

Male students posed standing and sitting in their campgrounds in front of the tents observing a male student playing a violin. A "Camp Sells" banner is partially visible in the background. 

The Cumberland County Historical Society's cataloging notes that "in the August 1913 booklet about Camp Sells, the violin player is identified…

A posed group at Camp Sells, with male students sitting on and standing next to a log bridge. More male students and staff are sitting and standing on the shore, some leaning on shovels, in front of tents. A banner with "Camp Sells" is strung between two trees. 

A posed group at Camp Sells, with white male and female staff on a log bridge, some carrying supplies. Some female students are sitting further back on the log bridge and standing in the water below. More female students and staff are sitting and standing on the shore in front of tents. A banner with "Camp Sells" is strung between two trees.…

Female students posed in rows, standing in front of the dining pavilion. In the foreground a black man stands beside an outdoor cooking grill with pots and pans on it. Another man stands, wiping his face, beside a pile of wood. At far left a female student in Native-style clothing poses with a boy and arrow. Behind her a female student wearing…

Female students posed standing and sitting in front of tents. In the foreground one girl in Native-style dress holds a boy and arrow and another is posed aiming what appears to be a rifle. One of the seated girls is wearing a Native-style headband. A white female teacher stands at far right. 

On the grounds at Camp Sells, fourteen male students, a row standing and a row sitting, pose in the foreground and three male students are sitting and standing in the background. 

View of the Superintendent's Quarters. 

Note: This negative is in the Cumberland County Historical Society's A. A. Line Collection, which contains images either taken or collected by Line. At some point, either during Line's lifetime or later, images from other photographers, including apparently Everett Strong, were integrated into…

The building originally constructed as the Leupp Indian Art Studio had been repurposed as the Alumni Hall by the time this photo was taken, sometime around 1915. The words "Alumni Hall" appear above the door on the left side of the photo.