Images

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 William Tivis (at left) and Frank Everett (at right). Everett is wearing a school uniform. 

Format: Glass Plate Negative

Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Studio portrait of Harry Kohpay (back left), Lyman Kennedy (back right), Morgan Toprock, (front left), and Ralph Naltuey (front right), all wearing baseball uniforms with "YA" on the front of the shirts. 

Format: Glass Plate Negative

Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Studio portrait of William Baird (standing) and Peter Cornelius (seated). 

Note: There is no identification of the people in this image. The identification is based on comparison with other images of the two students.

Format: Glass Plate Negative

Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Studio portrait of Burdett Tsis-nah, posed with a hat and umbrella.

Format: Glass Plate Negative

Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Studio portrait of Lucy Tsisnah. 

Format: Glass Plate Negative

Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Studio portrait of Mike Buffalo Thigh (left) and Paul Good Bear (right). 

Format: Photographic Print, B&W

Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society

Studio portrait of Thomas Kose.

Format: Photographic Print, B&W

Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society

Studio portrait of Arnold Kinzhuna (standing at right) and Hulda Kinzhuna (seated at left) with an unidentified boy and girl. 

Format: Glass Plate Negative

Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Student portrait of Morgan Kah-ka-neth-la.

Format: Photographic Print, B&W

Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society

Portrait of seventeen Native American girls in their own clothing, probably upon arrival at the school. 

The original caption written on the album page for this image identifies them as Pueblo girls who had entered in August 1884. But that caption was crossed out in pencil at a later date and the note added "Incorrectly marked." This corresponds with the information supplied that indicates these are not people from the Pueblo nation. A visitor to the website explained why the original caption on this image may be incorrect:

"While the caption reads "Pueblo girls," the Dentalium Shell Earrings worn by two of the girls, and the Silver Concho Belts worn by three of the girls, are both more typical cultural dress of girls from the Northern Plains, such as the Hunkpapa Dakota tribe or the Yankton Dakota tribe, and not the cultural dress of girls from any of the Pueblos of the Southwest."

Format: Photographic Print, B&W

Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society

Studio portrait of Julia Given.

Format: Photographic Print, B&W

Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society

Studio portrait of Eunice Suisson, infant daughter of student Annette Suison. 

The note reads: CHOATE, CARLISLE, PA.

The handwritten note on the reverse side reads: Eunice Mason Sois. Apache baby at Carlisle Indian School. 1888.

Format: Photographic Print, B&W

Repository: Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections

Studio portrait of Talbot Goday wearing school uniform. 

Format: Photographic Print, B&W

Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society

Studio portrait of Eva Johnson.

Format: Glass Plate Negative

Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Studio portrait of Hulda Kinzhuna and Arnold Kinzhuna.

Format: Glass Plate Negative

Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Studio portrait of Mike Buffalo Thigh (left) and Paul Good Bear (right). 

Format: Glass Plate Negative

Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Studio portrait of Richard Davis and Paul Good Bear. Davis is probably standing at left, in non-native clothing, and Good Bear is probably standing at right in school uniform. 

Format: Photographic Print, B&W

Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society

Studio portrait of Anna Goyitney probably wearing school uniform. 

Format: Photographic Print, B&W

Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society

Studio portrait of Lambert Istone posed next to a bicycle.

Format: Photographic Print, B&W

Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society

Studio portrait of Abram Hill wearing school uniform.

Format: Photographic Print, B&W

Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society

Studio portrait of Amelia Haswell.

Note: This image also contains partial caption information for other photographs.

Format: Photographic Print, B&W

Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society

Studio portrait of Rose Howell.

Format: Glass Plate Negative

Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Studio portrait of Brule Iron Eagle Feather wearing school uniform. 

Note: A handwritten caption written along the side of the image appears to contain the date 1888. 

Format: Glass Plate Negative

Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Studio portrait of Frank Turewei, Yamie Leeds, Thomas Kose, and Bert Wetmore. All are wearing school uniforms.

Format: Photographic Print, B&W

Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society

Studio portrait of George Thomas wearing school uniform.

Format: Photographic Print, B&W

Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society