Sioux

The handwritten note on the reverse side reads: CARLYLE COLLEGE

First Indian College for Women

Aunt Pearl

Note: Image donated by Claudia Washburn.

Posed studio photograph of the graduating class of 1900.

Note: Although Eliza Smith's name is on the label for this photograph, the number next to her is not written next to anyone in the photograph. Other documentation also indicates that she actually graduated in 1899.

Studio portrait of James Browndog. A handwritten caption written along the side of the image probably reads: James Brown Dog.

Studio portrait of James Browndog around 1901.

Studio portrait of Mabel Greely. 

Studio portrait of the graduating class of 1901. 

The students are identified with white numbers corresponding to the typed label below the photograph.

Note: Edwin Smith, a member of this graduating class, is not included in the photo.

Students posed in a classroom with a white female teacher. Two female and two male students are writing on the blackboard at the back of the room. Each has a name written in front of them. They are, left to right, Theresa Brown, Olaf Gray, John Deloria, and Lena George. 

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Studio portrait of James Browndog wearing school uniform.

Studio portrait of Daniel Eagle in a uniform posed with a large drum and a cymbal. 

Studio portrait of Hastings Robertson wearing a uniform and holding an English horn. 

Studio portrait of Henry Tatiyopa wearing a uniform and holding a clarinet. 

Studio portrait of John Wizi, Thomas Saul, and Alfred Saul. All are wearing dark-colored turtleneck sweaters and dark blazers. 

Studio portrait of Thomas Eagleman in a uniform holding bass clarinet. 

Studio photograph of the graduating class of 1903.

Studio portrait of a large group of seated and standing male and female students, identified as the graduating class of 1904. They are identified in a label attached below the photo.

The label notes that Martha Enos was part of the graduating class but not included in the photo.

Studio portrait of a male student, probably Thomas Saul.

Studio portrait of a female student. The handwritten caption says Hin to ake le win Sioux Carlisle Dec. 3 1906.

Note: There is no student listed by that name in the school records, but she may very well be included there under an Americanized name. 

Studio portrait of the graduating class of 1906 with inserted single photos of two female students. 

Students are marked with white numbers corresponding to the typed list of names below. 

The handwritten note on the reverse side reads: Guy Brown Wife + child 1909

Browns Valley Minn

Group portrait of six female students wearing costumes. They are "A Sextette of Plymouth Daisies," characters in the performance of the play, "The Captain of Plymouth," produced at the school from March 29-March 31, 1909. 

The program identifies these students as: Texie Tubbs, Dolly Stone, Laura Tubbs, Fleta Renville, Daphne…

Group portrait of twelve female students wearing costumes, standing and facing forward. They are the "Indian Squaws," characters in the performance of the play, "The Captain of Plymouth," produced at the school from March 29-March 31, 1909.

According to the program for the performance, these students are Jane Butler, Shela Guthrie Brown…

Group portrait of twelve female students wearing costumes, standing, turned so that the prop "papooses" containing dolls they are wearing on their backs are visible. They are the "Indian Squaws," characters in the performance of the play, "The Captain of Plymouth," produced at the school from March 29-March 31, 1909.

According to the…

Group portrait of twelve female students wearing costumes, kneeling and holding prop "papooses" containing dolls in front of them. They are the "Indian Squaws," characters in the performance of the play, "The Captain of Plymouth," produced at the school from March 29-March 31, 1909.

According to the program for the performance, these…

Group portrait of twenty-three female students wearing costumes. They are the "Puritan Maidens 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 a total of twenty-three female students playing Puritan roles, including the Puritan…

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…