Images

The caption reads: COTTAGE FOR INDIANS No. 5

The printed note reads: Estimated Cost $600. 

This image appears in Red Man vol. 4, no. 10 (June 1912): 444.

The caption reads: THE CLAIM OF THE NEW YORK CAYUGAS AGAINST THE STATE OF NEW YORK

The printed note reads: SOME PHOTOGRAPHS TAKEN ON THE CATTARAGUS RESERVATION IN NEW YORK, SHOWING SOMETHING OF THE CRUDE CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH THEY LIVE. MR. VAN VOORHIS MAKES OUT A GOOD CASE FOR THESE INDIANS WHICH SHOULD HAVE THE CAREFUL ATTENTION OF ALL RIGHT - THINKING PEOPLE. 

This image appears in Red Man vol. 4, no. 10 (June 1912): 447.

The caption reads: LOUIS TEWANIMA MARATHON RUNNER

The printed note reads: He is a full - blood Hopi Indian who came to Carlisle five years ago unable to speak English, with long hair and opposed to education. He is now one of the most studious and progressive students in the school. He is considered by experts as America's greatest long-distance runner and will represent the United States in the Olympic Games. 

This image appears in Red Man vol. 4, no. 10 (June 1912): 448. 

The caption reads: JAMES THORPE ALL - ROUND ATHLETE

The printed note reads: Thorpe is a student of the Carlisle Indian School and last year was selected for the All-American football team. He has been selected to represent the United States in six events in the Olympic Games in Sweden, and is considered as a good candidate for honors for the all-round world's championship as an athlete. 

This image appears in Red Man vol. 4, no. 10 (June 1912): 448.

The caption reads: HOME OF WILLIAM HAZLETT, CARLISLE '95. FORT COBB, OKLAHOMA

This image appears in Red Man vol. 4, no. 10 (June 1912): 449.

The caption reads: HOME OF DENNISON WHEELOCK, '90

The printed note reads: MR. WHEELOCK IS A SUCCESSFUL ATTORNEY AND REAL ESTATE DEALER, LIVES AT WEST DEPERE, WIS., AND IS A FORCE AMONG THE ONEIDAS HIS WIFE WAS ALSO EDUCATED AT CARLISLE

This image appears in Red Man vol. 4, no. 10 (June 1912): 475.

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 negative of this version of the image (00311A#06) and a print and negative of a slightly different pose of the group (pose 2).

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). 

The caption on the front of the postcard reads: Leupp Art Studio and Main Entrance, Indian School, CARLISLE, Pa.

It was sent to Mrs. Catharine Freeland, Newport, Perry Co., Pa.

The message reads "Dear Aunt Kate, I will send you a card I arived safe, Sarah and Saide met me at the train! Sarah has got right good agane I had ben sick a few days but am well again. We war out to visit the indian school on Thursday it is a lovly place Sadie went to Harrisburg to day to stay a few days then I will get to hear from home from aunt Beckie our idress 125 E. Louther St."

The headline reads: ATHLETE AND TROPHIES

Jim Thorpe and his trophies for winning the 1912 Olympic decathlon and pentathlon.

The headline reads: World's Greatest Athlete and His Trophies

Jim Thorpe and his trophies for winning the 1912 Olympic decathlon and penthalon.

This image appears in the Star, a newspaper published in Fort Worth, Texas.

The headline reads: Olympic Victors Welcomed by 1,000s Throngs Cheer Athletes ...

View of a parade honoring the American Olympic champions in 1912 in New York City.

The headline reads: Jim Thorpe's Pentathlon and Decathlon Prizes Garnered at the Olympiad on Exhibition at Wanamaker's.

The caption on the front of the postcard reads: Carlisle, Pa. Band and Battlion. Indian School.

The card has been addressed to Mr. Fred Bachman, Hazelton, Pa. The message reads: "I am glad to hear from you. There is a vacant chair in S. S. I hope it will soon be occupied by you. H. W. K."

The headline reads: Carlisle Indians Form Remarkable Student Government

The caption reads: Top, to left, Gustave Welch, president of school nation; right, school city shown electing its officers, with no chance for ballot-box stuffing; second row, left school supreme court, left to right, William Garlow, Nan Saunooke, Cora Bizette,, Edison Mt. Pleasant; right, Indian boys elected to office, left to right, Abram Colonhaski, secretary of war; Clifford Taylor, lieutenant governor senior State; William Garlow, supreme court justice; Alex. Arcasa, secretary of agriculture; Sylvester Long, vice president; Gustave Welch, president; Edison Mt. Pleasant, supreme court justice. Bottom, Bizette, supreme court justice; Anna Hauser, secretary of the treasury, and Agnes Waite, secretary of state.

The caption reads: WALLACE DENNY ASS'T. DISCIPLINARIAN

The handwritten note reads: Dec. 1912

Studio portrait of Mikey Tahdooahnippah and David Iron Elk. 

View of Oscar B. Nateroak in a traditional winter coat around 1913.

Studio portrait of Robert Nash (center) and two unidentified male athletes. All three are wearing what appear to be track and field uniforms. 

The handwritten note reads: Bertha Day    Clifford Leeds     Ella Leeds

Image of Clifford Leeds with his sister and cousin.

Studio portrait of Cat Barnoskie wearing a military uniform. 

The headline reads: OLYMPIC VICTORS IN 1913 CHALMERS

The caption reads: JAMES THORPE THE WONDERFUL, CARLISLE INDIAN ATHLETE, AT THE WHEEL OF THE NEW CHALMERS "THIRTY-SIX." ON THE SEAT BESIDE THORPE IS FRED KELLEY, THE CALIFORNIAN, WHO WON THE 110-METRE HURDLE RACE AT THE OLYMPIC GAMES AT STOCKHOLM.

The headline reads: An Indian Football Hero Now Chief of His Tribe

The caption reads: E. L. ROGERS AND HIS WIFE AND CHILDREN.

This image of Edward L. Rogers and Mayme Ballton Rogers with their three children appears in the Richmond Palladium on September 3, 1913.

The caption reads: Threshing Near Peever, S.D.

The reverse side includes a note from Reuben Hopkins to Moses Friedman sent from Peever, South Dakota on June 3, 1913.

The handwritten note reads: B. H. Tommie