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 Henry Ouita wearing school uniform.
The caption reads: Henry Outa - 3-50 - Pd
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections
Studio portrait of Frank West wearing school uniform.
The caption reads: Frank West 3
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections
![Harry Shirley [version 2], c.1883](/sites/default/files/styles/views_image/public/image-photo/CCHS_PA-CH2_074c.jpg?itok=FJ5Yj8v7 "Harry Shirley [version 2], c.1883")
Studio portrait of Harry Shirley wearing school uniform.
Note: The Cumberland County Historical Society has two copies of this image: PA-CH2-074c and 13-28-01.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of two unidentified female students wearing white pinafores and one unidentified male student in a school uniform.
The male student may be Harry Marmon and one of the female students may be Candelaria Quintana.
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Studio portrait of Edgar Fire Thunder, a member of the Sioux Nation. Another person, named Solomon, is also pictured. This is probably Solomon Chandler (Comanche nation), who attended between 1882 and 1884. Both are wearing school uniforms.
The caption reads: Solomon and Edgar
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections
![Helen Onion [version 2], c.1883](/sites/default/files/styles/views_image/public/image-photo/CCHS_PA-CH2_092c.jpg?itok=vWs0uL-5 "Helen Onion [version 2], c.1883")
Studio portrait of Helen Onion wearing school uniform.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of Samuel De Rauza.
Note: The Cumberland County Historical Society has two copies of this image: PA-CH1-033c and 13-37-02.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of Frank Lock (probably standing at left) and Charlie Bird (probably seated at right. Lock is wearing a school uniform.
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
![Kent Black Bear and Dana Long Wolf [version 2], c.1883](/sites/default/files/styles/views_image/public/image-photo/CCHS_PA-CH2_077a.jpg?itok=dVeyBz5x "Kent Black Bear and Dana Long Wolf [version 2], c.1883")
Studio portrait of Kent Black Bear (seated) and Dana Long Wolf (standing), both holding straw boater hats.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of Benjamin Damon.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
![Gail Marko [version 2], c.1883](/sites/default/files/styles/views_image/public/image-photo/CCHS_PA-CH1_050a.jpg?itok=mvQuF2aF "Gail Marko [version 2], c.1883")
Studio portrait of Gail Marko.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of Harry Marmon wearing school uniform.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
![Susie Martinez holding a doll [version 1], c.1883](/sites/default/files/styles/views_image/public/image-photo/NAA_73696.jpg?itok=2-IunpS4 "Susie Martinez holding a doll [version 1], c.1883")
Studio portrait of Susie Martinez wearing school uniform, holding a doll and a large hat.
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
![Ten Sioux male students [version 1], c.1883](/sites/default/files/styles/views_image/public/image-photo/NAA_73237.jpg?itok=z3nVTFIt "Ten Sioux male students [version 1], c.1883")
Studio portrait of ten male students. The caption for the Cumberland County Historical Society copy of this image has a caption that says they are from the Pine Ridge agency and arrived in November 1882.
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
![Fifteen Sioux male students [version 1], c.1883](/sites/default/files/styles/views_image/public/image-photo/NAA_73457.jpg?itok=J76pId_1 "Fifteen Sioux male students [version 1], c.1883")
Studio portrait of fifteen male students wearing school uniforms.
Previous cataloging for this image identifies the students as being from the Pine Ridge reservation. However the caption for the Cumberland County Historical Society version of the image has a caption that says they are from the Rosbud agency and arrived in November 1882.
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Studio portrait of Mack Kutepi wearing school uniform.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
![Jose Paisano with Nine Pueblo Students [version 1], c.1883](/sites/default/files/styles/views_image/public/image-photo/NAA_73229.jpg?itok=Fefte1qz "Jose Paisano with Nine Pueblo Students [version 1], c.1883")
Studio portrait of students Mattie Reid, Anna Menaul, John Menaul, Mary Perry, Benny Thomas, Lena Carr, Clara Guernsey, Julia Dorris, and Harry Marmon with Jose Paisano, the Lieut. Gov. of Laguna.
Identification of the sitters comes from a copy of the photograph at the American Philosophical Society Library in the Speck-Choate Photograph Collection.
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
![Pinkie Datish [?], c.1883](/sites/default/files/styles/views_image/public/image-photo/CCHS_PA-CH3_033f.jpg?itok=kySAF2Rv "Pinkie Datish [?], c.1883")
Studio portrait of Pinkie Datish [?].
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of Ota Chief Eagle.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of Clay Ainsworth and Rosa Lewis.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of Neahthah Seger.
Format: Glass Plate Negative, Stereograph
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of Ellwood Wilbeforce (Ellwood Moon) or Ellwood Dorian.
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of Stailey Norcross (seated) and an unidentified male student (standing), both wearing school uniforms.
Note: Previous cataloging interpreted the name of the unidentified student as possibly being "Henry Sprane," but there are no records for a student with that name.
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Studio portrait of Joel Tyndall wearing school uniform.
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Studio portrait of Edgar McCassey.
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution