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 Louis St. Cyr (at left), Levi St. Cyr (at lower right), and Lillian St. Cyr.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
The printed attached note attached to this image reads: Ida Thompson, of Hogansburg, N. Y. She is a splendid representative of the Mohawks.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Studio portrait of John Miller.
Note: There were several students named John Miller. It is not clear which one this is.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of Dora Fritts and Bertha Fritts.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of Cynthia Cooper, Charlotte Geisdorff, and Rose La Forge.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of Edward L. Rogers.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of Earl Purdy.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of Clinton George wearing school uniform.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of George Conner posed with a bicycle.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of Reuben Jones.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
![James Loughery [?], c.1899](/sites/default/files/styles/views_image/public/image-photo/NAA_74196.jpg?itok=IPpegshA "James Loughery [?], c.1899")
Studio portrait of a young man in school uniform.
Note: The handwritten caption along the side of this image is not clear, but we believe it indicates that this student is James Loughery.
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Studio portrait of Frank Cayou.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of Ida Griffin.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of Elias Cekiya and an unidentified young man.
Note: Elias Cekiya was also known as Elias Williamson.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of Olive Webster, Solomon Webster, and Delia Webster.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of Daisy Wasson and George Wasson.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of John Rooks.
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Studio portrait of John Wapito wearing school uniform.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of Lucinda Hill and Abram Hill.
Note: Abram Hill attended the school between 1887 and 1897. He was 14 when he arrived, therefore it seems more likely that the Lucinda Hill in this photo is the student who arrived in 1885 and departed in 1888. (There were two students named Lucinida Hill who attended the school.)
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of Warren Gozzene and Eugene Fisher.
Note: A researcher has indicated that the captioned names may actually be reversed, but we do not currently have clear pictures of either student to confirm.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of Letha Seneca.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of Laura Parker.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of Anna Parnell.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of Nellie Wentworth and Agnes Lovejoy, both wearing school uniforms.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of Ollie Choteau.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society