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 Wounded Yellow Robe (also known as Richard Yellow Robe), Chauncey Yellow Robe (also known as Timber Yellow Robe), and Henry Standing Bear the day after they entered the school on November 15, 1883.
The handwritten note on the reverse side reads: 1 Wounded Yellow Robe, 3 Timber Yellow Robe, and 2 Henry Standing Bear.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections
Photograph of a stereograph of Chauncy Yellow Robe (also known as Timber Yellow Robe) taken shortly after his arrival. He is wearing native clothing.
Format: Glass Plate Negative, Stereograph
Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Photograph of a double image of a studio portrait of Wounded Yellow Robe (also known as Richard Yellow Robe), Henry Standing Bear, Chauncey Yellow Robe (Timber Yellow Robe) taken shortly after their arrival, wearing native clothing. Wounded Yellow Robe is seated at left, Henry standing bear is seated in the middle, and Chauncey Yellow Robe is seated at right. In the more commonly seen version of this grouping [seen in version 1 and 2], Henry Standing Bear is standing rather than seated.
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Studio portrait of Timber Yellow Robe (also known as Chauncey Yellow Robe), Henry Standing Bear, and Wounded Yellow Robe (also known as Richard Yellow Robe taken shortly after their arrival. They are wearing native clothing.
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Studio portrait of Henry Standing Bear, shortly after his arrival, wearing native clothing.
Format: Glass Plate Negative, Stereograph
Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Studio portrait of three young male students in uniform.
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Studio portrait of Kias Red Wolf (standing at right) and an unidentified male student (at left).
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Glass plate negative image of Little Elk.
The caption reads: Little Elk
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections
Studio portrait of Chauncey Yellow Robe (also known as Timber Yellow Robe) wearing school uniform.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of Lena Black Bear probably wearing school uniform.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of Jennie Black probably wearing school uniform.
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Studio portrait of Jennie Black probably wearing school uniform.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of James H. Miller, Jane Vane, an unidentified female student and a visitor, probably a Pueblo chief or family member.
Note: The male student was previously identified as Benjamin Thomas based on cataloging of this NAA negative. A researcher suggested that he is actually James H. Miller. The identification of Jane Vane comes from an annotation on the Cumberland County Historical Society's album copy.
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Studio portrait of Grace Bigheart [?].
Note: The caption of this image identifies this student as "Grace Que, Osage." There are no records for a student named Grace Que. The only Osage student named Grace who attended while Choate was taking photographs was Grace Bigheart. At the present time we have identified no other images of Grace Bigheart to use for comparison.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of Charles Fisher (at left) and George Thomas (at right), both wearing school uniforms.
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Studio portrait of Lena Black Bear probably wearing school uniform. Handwritten along the side of the image: Lena Black Bear.
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Portrait of twenty-four female students, many wrapped in plaid shawls or blankets, posed on the steps of a building on the school grounds.
There may be another student at the far right of the bottom right; if there is, then there are twenty-five students in the picture.
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Studio portrait of Charles Damon, Stailey Norcross, Wood Nashozey, and George S. Watchman. Damon was the youngest, and so is presumably the student at back left wearing a school uniform. Norcross is standing at right, Watchman is probably seated at left and Nashozey is probably seated at right.
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Studio portrait of Joe Stewart wearing school uniform.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of Hortie Stevens wearing school uniform.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of Victoria Standing Bear.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of Victoria Standing Bear (left) and Martha Bordeaux (right).
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
The handwritten note on the reverse side reads: Henry North
This photograph originally appeared in an album that E. A. Seabrook, a teacher at the Carlisle Indian Industrial School, received from his students on December 25, 1886.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections
Studio portrait of Mary K. Marmon (seated), Lena Carr (standing in center), and Harry Marmon (standing at right).
The handwritten note on the reverse side reads: Mrs. Marmon, Lena Carr, Harry Marmon.
This photograph originally appeared in an album that E. A. Seabrook, a teacher at the Carlisle Indian Industrial School, received from his students on December 25, 1886.
Student Mary K. Marmon was also known as Mrs. Walter Marmon.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections
Studio portrait of Levi Levering.
The Cumberland County Historical Society has two copies of this image: PA-CH1-020b and CS-CH-013.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
