National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Group portrait of twelve young male students, some in baseball uniforms and posed with baseball equipment. One student's uniform has "Juvenile" on the front and others have "J.C."  Carlisle student George Conner is standing in the center wearing a suit, so he may have been coaching or managing the team.

Previous cataloging…

Group portrait of eleven male students wearing baseball uniforms with "Carlisle Indians" on the front, posed with baseball equipment outside the entrace to the gymnasium. 

Studio portrait of Chauncey Yellow Robe (Timber Yellow Robe) as he graduated in 1895.

Portrait of six unidentified male students posed outside on the school grounds.

Studio portrait of an unknown student in a band uniform. 

NOTE: Although this image appears to have been labeled "George Conner" by the photographer, Conner family members do not believe this to be him. The person pictured here also does look distinctly different from the numerous other photos positively identified…

Portrait of a group of unidentified male and female students, dressed formally, posed in front the brick archway of the gymnasium building. 

Previous cataloging indicates the students are from the Cherokee nation and provides a date of March 1895. 

Studio portrait of Ne Kah Ko Lah, an Osage chief, with two unidentified male students. 

Identification of Ne Kah Ko Lah is based on comparison with other images which list him visiting the school in May 1893. 

Studio portrait of John Rooks wearing school uniform.

Studio portrait of John Rooks and an unidentified female student. 

 Note: Previous cataloging interpreted the unidentified student's name as "L. [?] Two Cuts." There is no female student with the surname Two Cuts. 

Studio portrait of John S. Grant (probably standing at left) wearing school uniform and Lewis Webster (probably seated at right). 

Group portrait of thirteen male students, ten wearing baseball uniforms with "Union Reserve" on the front, three not in uniforms. Some are holding bats and there is a catcher's mitt and face mask next to the student posed in front. 

The Union Reserves were one of the school's many baseball teams. They may have been made up of some…

View of young male and female students with a female teacher working in a Sloyd class. 

Studio portrait of eleven male students and five female students with one white man. The caption identifies them as being from the Crow nation and provides a date of December 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…

Studio portrait of John Rooks. 

Studio portrait of Jonah Penasa [?] wearing school uniform.

Six Alaskan students posed on the deck of a ship, presumably taken on their journey to Carlisle. They are (from left to right) Annie Coodlalook, Cooki Glook, Anna Buck, Esenetuck, Tomiclock, and Laublock. All are wearing cloaks with fur-lined hoods.

Although this negative was included among photographer J.N. Choate's images, he could not…

Studio portrait of fourteen unidentified male students and seven unidentified female students with a white woman, presumbaly a teacher. 

Studio portrait of five unidentified young female students, one unidentified young male student, and an unidentified white woman, probably a teacher. The boy is wearing a uniform and the girls are all wearing dressed made from a striped fabric.

Note: Previous cataloging indicates the handwritten caption contains the date August…

Studio portrait of Annie Coodlalook (far left), Tomiclock (second from left), Laublock (standing in center), Anna Buck (second from right), Cooki Glook (far right), and Esenetuck (seated in front). All are wearing clocks with fur-timmed hoods. This photo seems to have been taken shortly after their arrival at the school in November, 1897.…

Studio portrait of three male students and four female students posed around a staircase prop.

Studio portrait of Annie Coodlalook, Tomiclock , Laublock, Anna Buck, Cooki Glook, and Esenetuck. All are wearing school uniforms.

Note: This is a photograph of a photograph. Previous cataloging states that there is a date of October 1897 on this image which is probably incorrect as the students did not arrive at the school until…

Studio portrait of teacher Marianna Burgess with ten unidentified male students and three unidentified female students. 

Previous cataloging assigns this image a date of 1898, presumably from a caption scratched on the plate. 

Studio portrait of a young man in school uniform. 

 Note: The handwritten caption along the side of this image is not clear, but we believe it indicates that this student is James Loughery. 

Studio portrait of John Rooks.