Images

Studio portrait of George Williams wearing school uniform.

Studio portrait of Ellwood Wilbeforce (Ellwood Moon) wearing school uniform.

Note: When this student arrived he was known as Ellwood Moon. His information card notes that he later changed his name to Ellwood Wilbeforce.

Studio portrait of Jesse Paul, Charley Wolf, Samuel John, Dolly Gould, and Rebecca Little Wolf. All are wearing school uniforms.

Studio portrait of Kent Black Bear. 

Studio portrait of a young man . 

Note: There is a difficult to read handwritten caption along the side of the image which we believe says: Ellis Childers. 

Studio portrait of Bertha Chips probably wearing school uniform.

Note: Although the spelling on school materials shows the last name as Chips, family members indicate that the proper spelling is Chipps. 

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

Studio portrait of Rosa Dion probably wearing school uniform. 

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. 

Studio portrait of students Mattie Read, 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. 

Studio portrait of Emily Ross and Ella Ross, both wearing school uniforms.

Studio portrait of Luther Standing Bear and Willard Standing Bear.

The caption reads: Luther and Willard

Studio portrait of Watson Penn, George Summers, Joseph Big Wolf (seated on the floor in uniform), and a visitor (seated in a chair).

Studio portrait of John Dixon (seated) and Cyrus Dickson (standing), both wearing school uniforms. John is also known as John Dickson and was Cyrus' brother.

Note: CCHS identifies the sitters as Cyrus and John. Identification here is based on contextual information. 

Studio portrait of Elizabeth Day and Katie Day, both wearing school uniforms. 

Studio portrait of ten Sioux male students. The caption indicates that all these students arrived from the Pine Ridge agency in November 1882. 

Studio portrait of Cheape Ross, also known as Cheapy.

The caption reads: Ross Cheapie

Studio portrait of Ota Chief Eagle.

Studio portrait of Benjamin Damon. 

Studio portrait of Harry Marmon wearing school uniform.

Portrait of Kent Black Bear in native clothing and feather headdress posed on a horse on the school grounds.

Studio portrait of Frank Conroy in school uniform. 

A handwritten caption along the side of the image probably reads: F. Conroy.

Studio portrait of Josephine Pryor, Metopa, Joel Chetopah, Elmer, and Alice Long Pole. All are wearing school uniforms.

Studio portrait of fifteen male students wearing school uniforms. They are identified in the caption as being from the Rosebud Sioux agency and having arrived in November 1882.  

Studio portrait of Minnie Atkins probably wearing a school uniform.

The caption reads: Minnie Atkins