1880-1889

Portrait of Richard Henry Pratt with school employees and their families posed on the school grounds.

Note: The Cumberland County Historical Society has two glass plate negatives (00310A#01 and 00310A#02) and a print of this image. The print has information provided by the daughter of one of the employees, who donated the photograph. She…

Portrait of Richard Henry Pratt with school employees and their families posed on the school grounds. 

The Cumberland County Historical Society's copy of this image has information provided by the donor, Hattie Frehn, the daughter of Philip Norman, one of the employees pictured. She provides a date of June 17, 1886 for the…

Studio portrait of Thomas Wistar wearing school uniform.

The handwritten note on the reverse side reads: Thomas Wistar June 21st 1886. Baxter Springs, Kansas.

This photograph originally appeared in an album that E. A. Seabrook, a teacher at the Carlisle Indian Industrial School, received from his students on…

Studio portrait of Isabella Cornelius (at left), Clara Alma Cornelius (center), and Nancy Cornelius (at right), all wearing school uniforms. 

This photo is dated September 1886. 

Studio portrait of three unidentified female students in school uniforms. 

Previous cataloging indicates the plate has a date of Sept. 1886 in a caption. 

Studio portrait of five unidentified male students and seven unidentified female students. 

Previous cataloging interprets the caption as providing a date of October 16, 1886 and identifying them as Dakota Indians. 

Studio portrait of a male and a female student. 

Note: Previous cataloging indicates the name Cornelius is part of the caption on this image, so they are probably members of the Cornelius family. The cataloging also indicates a date of November 1886 is part of the caption.

A group of twenty-nine male students and eight female students posed on the school grounds. 

On the print version of this image, they are identified on the reverse as "'Apache Prisoners' as they arrived at the Indian Industrial School, Carlisle, Pa., from Fort Marion, Florida. Nov. 4/1886." There are three white men standing behind…

A group of twenty-nine male students and eight female students posed on the school grounds, identified on the reverse as "'Apache Prisoners' as they arrived at the Indian Industrial School, Carlisle, Pa., from Fort Marion, Florida. Nov. 4/1886." There are three white men standing behind the group. The one on the far left is Richard Henry Pratt…

The handwritten note reads: Chiricahua Apaches as they arrived at Carlisle from Fort Marion, Florida, November 4th, 1886.

Humphrey Eseharzay, Samson Noran, Hugh Chee, Bishop Eatennah, Basil Ekarden, Ernest Hogee, Clement Seanilzay, Beatrice Kiahtel, Janette Pahgastatum, Margaret Y. Nadasthilah, Fredk.…

The printed title reads: Chiricahua Apaches as they arrived at Carlisle from Fort Marion, Florida, November 4th, 1886.

The names are printed below. 

Studio portrait of Casper Edson. 

A handwritten caption along the side of the image reads: Casper Edson, 10 November 1886.

Studio portrait of Chief Killer, a Cheyenne chief, with his wife and five children. Chief Killer is seated at left and his wife is seated at right. Standing behind them are two young women and one young man, all dressed in Carlisle uniforms. One of the girls is almost certainly student Maud Chief Killer, who would have been sixteen years old…

Studio portrait of John Miller and Joseph (here Joel) Cotter, both wearing school uniforms.  

Note: Handwritten caption on this image provides date of November 27, 1886. 

Studio portrait of Joseph Wisecoby and Moses Nonway [?], both wearing overcoats and holding hats. 

Note: Previous cataloging indicates the handwritten caption contains the date 27 November 1886.

Studio portrait of Oconame Howerame (standing at left) and John Nori (seated at right), both wearing school uniforms.

Note: Previous cataloging indicates a date of November 27 1886 is part of the caption written on this image. 

Portrait of three male students and four female students photographed in the clothing they arrived in. Standing behind them are Richard Henry Pratt (second from the left), two uniformed soldiers, and one male student in uniform with a scarf (right). They are posed on the school grounds.

The Cumberland County Historical Society identifies…

Studio portrait of Laura Standing Elk and Arthur Standing Elk. 

Note: Previous cataloging indicates the handwritten caption includes the date December 31, 1886.

Studio portrait of Alfred J. Standing, Assistant Superintendent of the School. 

According to school records, Standing was employed at the school from 1881 until at least 1901. 

Studio portrait of Adam Metoxen wearing band uniform. 

Studio portrait of Albert Anderson.

Studio portrait of Alexander Manabove wearing school uniform.

Studio portrait of Ambrose Chachu wearing school uniform.

Studio portrait of Amelia Elseeday. 

Studio portrait of Andrew Beard (left) and Thomas Blackbear (right).