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 Kate Stocker and Jessie Spread Hands.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
![Levi St. Cyr [version 3], c.1890](/sites/default/files/styles/views_image/public/image-photo/CCHS_PA-CH2_055a.jpg?itok=RhOr-arq "Levi St. Cyr [version 3], c.1890")
Studio portrait of Levi St. Cyr.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
![Robert Tome [?], c.1890](/sites/default/files/styles/views_image/public/image-photo/CCHS_PA-CH3_025b.jpg?itok=uUD1M6Ds "Robert Tome [?], c.1890")
Studio portrait of Robert Tome [?] in school uniform.
Note: This student was previous identified as Robert Thomas. There are no records of a student with that name so it seems likely that he is Robert Tome.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
![Perry Tsamanwa [version 2], c.1890](/sites/default/files/styles/views_image/public/image-photo/CCHS_PA-CH1_097b.jpg?itok=VsrC0_sN "Perry Tsamanwa [version 2], c.1890")
Studio portrait of Perry Tsamanwa wearing school uniform.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
![Jessie Bitter and Jemima Two Elks [version 2], c.1890](/sites/default/files/styles/views_image/public/image-photo/CCHS_PA-CH1_049a.jpg?itok=mGXPXOFL "Jessie Bitter and Jemima Two Elks [version 2], c.1890")
Studio portrait of Jessie Bitter (at left) and Jemima Two Elks (at right).
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
![John Tyler, Samuel Noble, Paul Good Bear, and Luke Bear Shield [version 2], c.1890](/sites/default/files/styles/views_image/public/image-photo/CCHS_PA-CH1_049c.jpg?itok=xYGOKu6O "John Tyler, Samuel Noble, Paul Good Bear, and Luke Bear Shield [version 2], c.1890")
Studio portrait of John Tyler, Samuel Noble, Paul Good Bear, and Luke Bear Shield. All are wearing school uniforms.
Note: This image also contains partial caption information for a different photograph.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of John Tyler wearing school uniform.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of Alexander Upshaw.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
![Cotton Wood (Cotton Wood Tree) [version 2], c.1890](/sites/default/files/styles/views_image/public/image-photo/CCHS_PA-CH2_020c.jpg?itok=vhTPPKrp "Cotton Wood (Cotton Wood Tree) [version 2], c.1890")
Studio portrait of Cotton Wood (Cotton Wood Tree).
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of Janette Woods (Pahgostatum) wearing school uniform.
Note: This image also contains caption information for a different photograph.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Student portrait of an unidentified male student.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of two unidentified female students, one holding a circular fan.
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Studio portrait of two unidentified female students wearing school uniforms.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of two unidentified female students wearing school uniforms.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of two unidentified female students wearing school uniforms.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of two unidentified female students wearing school uniforms.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of two unidentified female students wearing school uniforms.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of two unidentified female students wearing school uniforms. A handwritten caption identifies them as "Apache girls."
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of two unidentified male students.
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Studio portrait of two unidentified young male students.
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Studio portrait of two unidentified male students wearing uniforms.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of Siceni Nori.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of an unidentified male student in school uniform.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of an unidentified male student.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of an identified male student.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society