Cumberland County Historical Society

Studio portrait of William White Bear.

Studio portrait of Willis Black Bear. 

Studio portrait of Yamie Leeds.

Studio portrait of Eunice Suison, infant daughter of Indian School student Annette Suison. Eunice was one of the children known as the "Apache babies"

The Cumberland County Historical Society dates this image to February 1888.

Group portrait of what are presumably all or most of the school's students at the time, taken on the grounds of the central campus looking towards the northeast with the Superintendent's House, the Assistant Superintendent's House, the Small Boys' Quarters, and the Hospital in the background. 

An inscription on the reverse…

Studio portrait of Samuel Dion.

Previous cataloging from the National Anthropological Archives for their version of this image identified a date of July 11, 1888 in the handwritten caption.

Note: In other school documentation Samuel Dion is known as Samuel C. Deon.

Studio portrait of Annette Suison with her daughter Eunice Suison. 

Eunice was born at the school and was one of the infants known as the "Apache babies."

Studio portrait of Nancy Cornelius, probably wearing school uniform. 

Studio portrait of Victor Tozoski (standing at left) and Roland Fish (seated at right).

Previous cataloging of the National Anthropological Archives version of this image indicates a date of October 1888.  

View of the Second School Building shortly after it was completed. This view still has unrolled beds of sod in the front lawn and possibly saw horses related to the laying down the side walks or paths. 

This building replaced the original school building, which was demolished in July 1888. 

View of the Second School Building shortly after completion. This view has what look like saw horses or fencing enclosing side walks or paths. 

The handwritten caption for this image says "School Building and Chapel." This new building contained a large assembly hall in the center section that replaced the old Chapel building.…

View of the Second School Building shortly after completion. This view has what look like saw horses or fencing enclosing side walks or paths. Two men appear to be sitting on the front steps.

This building replaced the original school building which was demolished in July 1888.

Studio portrait of Alexander Yellow Wolf and Frank Shane. 

Studio portrait of American Horse with eleven female students and one male student. 

The Cumberland County Historical Society has two copies of this image: PA-CH2-029b and BS-CH-040. 

Studio portrait of Amos Hamilton.

Studio portrait of Arthur Johnson wearing school uniform.

Note: This image also contains partial caption information for other photographs.

Studio portrait of Benajah Miles, Martin Archiquette (center), and Frank Smith.

Studio portrait of Burdett Tsis-nah.

Studio portrait of Charles Istee, Vincent Natalish, and Gail Marko. Two are wearing school uniforms.

Studio portrait of Chester Cornelius. 

Studio portrait of a group of four female students with an older Native American man. The original caption identifies them as "Chihuahua and Apache."  

Based on comparison with other photographs, Cumberland County Historical Staff have suggested that the student seated in the front is Lucy Tsisnah and that the students in the back…

Studio portrait of Electa Schanandore possibly wearing school uniform.

Studio portrait of Emma Seowitsa.

Studio portrait of Eustace Esapoyhet.

Studio portrait of Fanny Bird wearing school uniform.