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 Charles Martin.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: U. S. Army Heritage and Education Center
Studio portrait of John Miller wearing school uniform.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: U. S. Army Heritage and Education Center
Studio portrait of Strike Axe, a visting Osage chief.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Swedish National Museums of World Culture
Studio portrait of Robert Big Bear wearing school uniform.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of Annie Thomas.
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Studio portrait of John Elm.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of Ernie Black and his sister Jennie Black.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of Ernie Black and his sister Jennie Black.
A handwritten caption along the side of the image probably reads: Ernie Black and his Sister.
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Studio portrait of Tom Torlino.
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Studio portrait of Nellie Aspenall probably wearing school uniform.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of Seichu Atsye.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of William Tivis.
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Studio portrait of Patrick Bitter and an unidentified male student, both wearing school uniforms. Bitter is the student on the right.
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Studio portrait of Frank Jannies wearing school uniform.
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Studio portrait of Edmund Guerrrier with Laura Standing Elk and Julia Bent. The two students are wearing school uniforms.
Note: Guerrier was employed as an interpreter for the U.S. government.
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Studio portrait of Frank Conroy.
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Studio portrait of Luke Phillips, Howard Logan, Frank Lock, Samuel Townsend, Roland Fish, Henry Kendall, and Richard Davis. All are wearing school uniforms.
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Richard Doanmoe as an infant. Doanmoe was born in 1886 and this photograph was probably taken soon after.
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.
The Cumberland County Historical Society has two copies of this image: PA-CH2-016c and CS-CH-105.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections
Studio portrait of Joshua Given and Julia Given.
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 Plenty Living Bear wearing school uniform.
The handwritten note on the reverse side reads: Plenty Living Bear
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.
The Cumberland County Historical Society also has a copy of this image: PA-CH1-064d.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections
The handwritten note on the reverse side reads: James B. Garcia and Santiago
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
The handwritten note on the reverse side reads: John Gunn Pueblo
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 Ernie Black and Jennie Black.
The handwritten note on the reverse side reads: Ernie Black and Sister. Cheyennes from Ind. Ter.
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 Jason Betzinez, Effie Zaienah, and Maggie Iahanetha. Betzinez is wearing a school uniform.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of Charles D. Wheelock (sitting at left) and Dennison Wheelock (standing at right). Dennison is wearing a school uniform.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society