Pratt, Richard Henry

Portrait of Richard Henry Pratt and the school's teachers posed on the school grounds.

Due to the presence of Dr. Obadiah Given, who worked at the school from 1884 to 1889, this image must have been taken during that period. Given is the man with the long beard sitting in front of Pratt. 

Portrait of Richard Henry Pratt and the school's teachers posed on the school grounds. 

Due to the presence of Dr. Obadiah J. Given, who worked at the school between 1884 and 1889, this image must have been taken during that period. Given is the man with the long beard sitting in front of Pratt. 

Portrait of Richard Henry Pratt and his family posed with other adult white men and women with children, probably staff and teachers. 

Version 2 of this image is dated July 14, 1884. 

The handwritten note reads: CHOATE

The reverse side reads: Old Guard House    Capt. R. H. Pratt Supt.    Old Chapel.     Supt. Quarters.      Ass't Supt. Quarters     Small Boys' Quarters.  …

The handwritten note reads: Capt Pratt. Supt of Indian School Carlisle Pa.

Portrait of T.J. Morgan, the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, posed with Richard Henry Pratt and the school's teachers on the school grounds. 

The school newspapers reported a visited by Morgan to the school in February of 1890. It's possible that this photograph was taken at that time although the weather does not appear very wintry…

Portrait of T.J. Morgan, the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, posed with Richard Henry Pratt and the school's teachers on the school grounds. 

The school newspapers reported a visited by Morgan to the school in February of 1890. It's possible that this photograph was taken at that time although the weather does not appear very wintry…

Portrait of a large group of male and female students posed on the steps of school building with Richard Henry Pratt and a white woman, presumably a teacher. 

Previous cataloging indicates the caption has a date of November 1893. 

Portrait of Richard Henry Pratt and General O. O. Howard in the center of a large group of male and female students posed in front of a school building. The caption identifies the students as being from the Sioux nation and that the photograph was taken on February 28, 1896. 

Portrait of a visting chief shaking hands with Richard Henry Pratt posed on the school grounds with a group of thirteen female students and seventeen male students. A white woman, probably a teacher, with a parasol or umbrella can be seen in the background near a school building. 

Previous cataloging, presumably interpreting caption…

The school band, posed on the school grounds with conductor Dennison Wheelock standing in the front. There are small inset oval images of Wheelock at top left and Major R. H. Pratt at right. 

Note that although this image is annotated as "1902," Dennison Wheelock was not the band leader at that time. 

Studio portrait of Richard Henry Pratt in military uniform with sword, holding a helmet. 

This image appears in John N. Choate's…

Studio portrait of Richard Henry Pratt in military uniform with sword, holding a helmet. 

This image appears in John N. Choate's…

The printed note reads: Photographed by J. N. CHOATE, No. 21 W. Main St., Carlisle.

The handwritten note on the reverse side reads: Carlisle Indian School, Carlisle PA

Stereoscopic card showing Richard Henry Pratt and his family outside in the snow, in front of the Superintendent's Quarters at the…

Richard Henry Pratt posed seated at his desk holding a document. 

Richard Henry Pratt seated on a horse. 

In 1901 the Bureau of Indian Affairs contracted with the photographer Frances Benjamin Johnston to document the school at Carlisle for an exhibit at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York. Johnston visited the school in the…

Richard Henry Pratt, his wife and children, teachers and probably school staff, posed on the steps of a school building. Two male students are standing on the porch of the building, presumably not supposed to be part of the photograph. 

In 1901 the Bureau of Indian Affairs contracted with the photographer Frances Benjamin Johnston…

The caption reads: COLONEL PRATT.

This image appears in The Indian Industrial School, Carlisle, Pa.: 23rd Year (Carlisle, PA: The School, 1902) [p. 7].

Group portrait of Richard Henry Pratt with a large number of male and female Native Americans and a few white people. There are some children in the group. 

Among the group is former student White Buffalo, and it seems likely this is a group of former students who returned, along with Pratt, to attend the school's commencement in…

Samuel Chapman Armstrong writes to Richard Henry Pratt discussing the costs and terms for six Indian students under Pratt's care at the Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute, including fees, working wages, and hours. Armstrong also discusses the challenges of running Hampton, and asks whether the potential students could be brought from…

Samuel Chapman Armstrong notifies Richard Henry Pratt of a calculating error in a previous letter about student fees at Hampton. Armstrong also asks whether Pratt himself can come with his students to Hampton.

Note: This letter is misdated 1877, but it is actually from 1878, referencing a previous letter. See the letter "…

Samuel Chapman Armstrong writes to Richard Henry Pratt informing Pratt of a letter written by Bishop H. B. Whipple and forwarded to Armstrong by Elizabeth Farmer. Armstrong asks Pratt to write to Bishop Whipple for support and to invite him to visit Hampton.

Samuel Chapman Armstrong writes to Richard Henry Pratt confirming plans for the arrival of ten of Pratt's students under the care of Mr. Caruthers, and discusses scholarships for those students.

Samuel Chapman Armstrong informs Richard Henry Pratt that he has received a telegram from Washington, indicating that a previously sent letter was not received and that Commissioner of Indian Affairs Ezra Hayt is opposed to educating Indian girls. Armstrong notes that he will go to Washington to discuss the matter in person.

Samuel Chapman Armstrong writes to Richard Henry Pratt encouraging him to write to Commissioner of Indian Affairs Ezra Hayt to share Pratt's ideas about an Indian school. Armstrong provides some advice to Pratt about downplaying Pratt's views about Indian girls' education, how to find political allies in Washington, and how to play towards Hayt…