Ten male students and five female students, in costumes, standing and seated with one white male teacher.
This image is from the series taken of the cast members of the school's production of the play, "The Captain of Plymouth," produced at the school from March 29-March 31, 1909. The white man is presumably Claude Stauffer,…
Group portrait of eight male students wearing costumes. They are the "Braves' Chorus," characters in the performance of the play, "The Captain of Plymouth," produced at the school from March 29-March 31, 1909.
The program lists eleven students in the Braves Chorus: Ernest Quickbear, Lyford John, Thomas Rowland, George Gates, David…
Group portrait of nine male students wearing costumes. They are the "Citizens' Chorus," characters in the performance of the play, "The Captain of Plymouth," produced at the school from March 29-March 31, 1909.
The program for the play lists nine students as members of the Citizens' Chorus: John Runsclose, Joseph Tarbell, Frank…
View of Benjamin D. Penny's family around 1910. It is not clear which individual is Benjamin D. Penny.
The caption reads: Indian Farmer and His Stock
This image appears in the Sunday Oregonian, which is published in Portland.
Although the newspaper caption reads "Family of John Kash Kash. A Well-To-Do Nez Perce Indian Minister," a direct descendant has indicated that pictured is the family of James Kash Kash.
This image appears in the Sunday Oregonian, which is published in Portland.
The handwritten note on the reverse side reads: from left to right: Jessy Tilden and Raph Tilden.
View of Samuel and Amy Tilden's children around 1910.
The caption reads: One of the First of The Modern Indian Homes Built on The Reservation
This image appears in the Sunday Oregonian, which is published in Portland.
The top handwritten note reads: Orchard of Stephen Reuben. Carlisle returned student of 1893.
The caption reads: Orchard Planted by a Nez Perce Indian Orchardist of Stephen Reuben. 1,250 different kind of fruit trees.
This image appears in the Sunday Oregonian, which is published in…
The handwritten note on the reverse side reads: Rose Simpson
Rose Simpson standing beside an unidentified woman.
View of two men working to brand a bull. It is not clear which individual is Benjamin D. Penny.
The caption reads: A NATIVE AMERICAN GENTLEMAN. Nez Perce alumnus of the Carlisle Indian School.
The printed note attached to this image reads: Clipping from the N. Y. Tribune. January 23, 1910. James G. Dickson -- ex-pupil.
This image appears in the New York Tribune on…
The caption reads: The TEPEE OF THE NEW INDIAN. The home of an educated Nez Perce Indian near Kamiah, Idaho.
The handwritten note at the top of the image reads: Paul Corbett - Ex-pupil.
This image of Paul Corbett's house appears in an article of the New York Daily-Tribune on…
The printed note begins: The officials of the M. E. Church South of Lapwai, Idaho, who are shown in the accompanying picture.
The photo includes Rev. Peter Lindsley, Rev. E. J. Conner, Rev. A. L. Thoroughman, Stephen Reuben, John Allen, Edward Kash Kash, and Effie Kash Kash.
The handwritten note on the reverse side reads: A happy new year to you and Mrs Friedman from Mr and Mrs Samuel.
John Samuel and Nancy Samuel, nee John on a bench.
The caption reads: Well-known Nez Perces.
The printed note reads:
Standing -- Rev. E. J. Conner and James Kash Kash.
Sitting -- Kip-kip-pa-li-can and Black Eagle.
This image appears courtesy of the Redman in The Nez Perce Indian vol. 1, no. 21 (April…
Commissioner of Indian Affairs Ezra A. Hayt's letter to Richard Henry Pratt communicating that it is unnecessary to recruit more children from the Pine Ridge Agency to attend the Carlisle Indian School. Hayt says that he does not think it best to take more young people from their home at present time. Hayt also lets Pratt know that he…
Two duplicate copies of the monthly school report for January 1880, submitted by the Carlisle Indian Training School to the Bureau of Indian Affairs. The report includes a list of employees, a count of students by Nation/Tribe, descriptions of the educational program, and Superintendent Richard Henry Pratt's remarks about developments and…
Richard Henry Pratt responds to a letter from the Office of Indian Affairs regarding Nez Perce students at the Carlisle Indian School. Pratt notes that four students came to Carlisle in 1880 and two in 1883. Of those students who came in 1880 the boys are orphans and are desirous of staying at Carlisle with one hoping to college.
Pratt…
These materials include a cover letter and a Descriptive Statement of Pupils regarding 61 individuals discharged from the Carlisle Indian School and transferred back to their homes in the San Carlos, Laguna, Wallace, Isleta, Quapaw, Eufaula, Omaha, Winnebago, Nez Perce, Crow, Kiowa and Comanche, Cheyenne and Arapaho, Ponca, Rosebud, and Pine…
A series of fifteen letters written to Captain Richard H. Pratt in response to a questionnaire sent to former students. The accompanying questionnaire forms are not included.
Transcripts follow each handwritten letter.
A series of twenty nine letters written to Captain Richard H. Pratt in response to a questionnaire sent to former students. The accompanying questionnaire forms are not included.
Transcripts follow each handwritten letter.
This program was distributed for the 1908 Commencement Exercises, which took place on Thursday, April 2nd. Inside features a portrait of Moses Friedman, the Superintendent, Francis E. Leupp, the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, Charles H. Dickson, the Supervisor-in Charge, as well as a portrait of the Class of 1908. Included is a full schedule…