1880-1889

Studio portrait of Peter Douville in school uniform. Handwritten caption along the side of the image reads: Pete Douville. 

Studio portrait of an unidentified male student wearing a uniform, probably a band uniform. 

Note: The handwritten caption is difficult to read. The first name appears to be "Phillip." 

Copy of a photograph of a studio portrait of five Native American chiefs. 

Previous cataloging indicates these people are from the Arapaho nation.

This may be a copy of a photograph taken by Choate of chiefs who visisted Carlisle. 

Photograph of a photograph (tacked to a wooden surface) of students on parade on the school grounds. It is a large group of male students, in a formation of rows, some holding flags, with the band in front, and a student holding an American flag in the lead. Visible in the background are the Hospital, the Disciplinarian's Quarters, and the…

The handwritten note reads: Ralph Brown age 17 years

Ralph Brown was Eliza Bell Brown's husband.

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

Studio portrait of a visitor to the school, presumably a chief. He is identified on the reverse as Roan Horse from the Apache nation. 

The Cumberland County Historical Society's version of this image identifies him as Ai-sia-tiw-me or Comanche John. 

Note: A researcher has indicated that Comanche John was actually…

Studio portrait of Roland Fish, Hiram Doctor, and Owen Fire, all wearing school uniforms.

Studio portrait of Roland Fish, Hiram Doctor, and Owen Fire, all wearing school uniform.

Studio portrait of Roland Fish (seated at left), Jonas Place, and an unidentified young man. Fish is in a school uniform.

Studio portrait of Rose White Thunder.

The handwritten note on the reverse side reads: Rose White Thunder. Sioux.

Note: The Cumberland County Historical Society also has a copy of this image: PA-CH1-043a. 

Studio portrait of Samuel Townsend wearing school uniform.

The caption reads: Samuel Townsend

View of the school grounds with a few students, showing the back of the teachers' quarters, the band stand, and the girls' quarters. 

View of the campus grounds with the band stand and people, possibly visitors. 

Studio portrait of seven Crow students. 

The male student in the back left may be George Thomas, and the student in the back right appears to be Charles Fisher. The young woman seated second from the left seems to be Persis Big Hair, and on the far right is Lois Pretty Scalp.

Studio portrait of seven Crow students. 

The male student in the back left may be George Thomas, and the student in the back right appears to be Charles Fisher. The young woman seated second from the left seems to be Persis Big Hair, and on the far right is Lois Pretty Scalp.

Studio portrait of seven male students with one white boy. The caption for the National Anthropological Archives version of this image identifies the white boy as John Nisley. Cumberland County Historical Society cataloging identifies the students as being from the Crow Nation. Richard Wallace is standing in the center, and George Thomas is…

Studio portrait of seven male students with one white boy. The caption for the National Anthropological Archives version of this image identifies the white boy as John Nisley. Cumberland County Historical Society cataloging identifies the students as being from the Crow Nation. Richard Wallace is standing in the center, and George Thomas is…

Studio portrait of seventeen female students, all wearing school uniforms.

The caption on the Cumberland County Historical Society's copy of this image, written on the album page, identifies them as being from the Pueblo nation. 

In another copy of this image, made by Dickinson College from an original owned by Bob Rowe, the…

Studio portrait of seventeen female students, all wearing school uniforms. The caption on the album page identifies them as being from the Pueblo nation. 

In another copy of this image, made by Dickinson College from an original owned by Bob Rowe, the description (see Related Images) there is a typed caption that reads "The same…

The caption reads: The same Pueblo girls are seen in the photograph above, six months after arrival at the Carlisle Indian Industrial School.

The handwritten note on the reverse side reads: After

This image was shared courtesy of Robert R. Rowe.

Studio portrait of six unidentified male students, five wearing school uniforms. 

Previous cataloging identifies them as Miss Biddle's class. School records show no teacher named Miss Biddle, so she is probably a Sunday school teacher from one of the local churches. 

Studio portrait of six unidentified male students wearing school uniforms. 

The Cumberland County Historical Society's copy of this image identifies them as being from the Crow nation. 

Studio portrait of six unidentified male students in school uniforms. 

The caption identifies them as being from the Crow nation. 

Studio portrait of four unidentified male students in school uniforms and two unidentified female students in school-issued clothing.