1880-1889

A parade down Market Street in Philadelphia, with Indian chiefs on horseback in the middle and a group of Carlisle students in the distance, with crowds and buildings on both sides of the street. The photograph was probably taken on September 15, 1887 when the band and students marched in a parade in Philadelphia to commemorate the centennial…

School band and formation of students marching in a parade down Market Street in Philadelphia, showing crowds and buildings on both sides of the street. The photograph was probably taken on September 15, 1887 when the band and students marched in a parade in Philadelphia to commemorate the centennial of the adoption of the Constitution. Press…

The caption reads: THE CENTENNIAL OF THE CONSTITUTION – THE CARLISLE INDIANS PASSING UNDER THE MAIN ARCH – INDUSTRIAL PROCESSION. DRAWN BY W. A. ROGERS.

This engraving is from a Supplement to Harper’s Weekly  vol. 31, no. 1605 (September 24, 1887): pgs. 698.

The caption reads: THE CENTENNIAL OF THE CONSTITUTION – THE CARLISLE INDIANS PASSING UNDER THE MAIN ARCH – INDUSTRIAL PROCESSION. DRAWN BY W. A. ROGERS.

This hand-colored engraving is from a Supplement to Harper’s Weekly  vol. 31, no. 1605 (September 24, 1887): pgs. 698.

The caption reads: THE CENTENNIAL OF THE CONSTITUTION – THE CARLISLE INDIANS PASSING UNDER THE MAIN ARCH – INDUSTRIAL PROCESSION. DRAWN BY W. A. ROGERS.

This hand-colored engraving is from a Supplement to Harper’s Weekly vol. 31, no. 1605 (September 24, 1887): pgs. 698.

The caption reads: THE CENTENNIAL OF THE CONSTITUTION – THE CARLISLE INDIANS PASSING UNDER THE MAIN ARCH – INDUSTRIAL PROCESSION. DRAWN BY W. A. ROGERS.

This hand-colored engraving is from a Supplement to Harper’s Weekly  vol. 31, no. 1605 (September 24, 1887): pgs. 698.

Studio portrait of six male students and five female students. 

Previous cataloging identifies them as from the Pawnee nation and provides a date of October 1887 for the image. 

The AHEC print of this image has the sitters identified (see Related Images).

Studio portrait of Felix Iron Eagle Feather wearing school uniform. 

Note: The handwritten caption along the side of the image probably reads in part "10 / 1887" . 

Studio portrait of Harvey Warner (standing at left) and William Brown (seated at right). 

Note: Previous cataloging indicates the handwritten caption contains the date November 1887.

Studio portrait of Katie Metoxen [?]. 

Note: Previous cataloging indicates the handwritten caption contains the date November 1887.

Studio portrait of Phillip White (Phillips Bob Tail). 

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. 

Studio portrait of James Paints Yellow and (probably) Francis Lee.

Previous cataloging notes a date of December 1887 included in the handwritten caption on the image.

Studio portrait of Ulysses Paisano and John Shiosee [?], both wearing school uniforms.

Note: Previous cataloging indicates the handwritten caption contains the date December 1887. 

Studio portrait of William Brown, Phillips Bob Tail (also known as Phillip White), and Jacob White Eyes. Brown and Bob Tail are both wearing school uniforms.

Note: Jacob White Eyes was not a student at Carlisle. According to the January 6, 1888 issue of The Indian Helper, White Eyes was visiting Carlisle from the…

Studio portrait of Abram Hill wearing school uniform.

Studio portrait of Albert Sitting Eagle (at left) and Thomas Blackbear (at right). Sitting Eagle is wearing a school uniform.

Studio portrait of Alice Sheffield.

Studio portrait of Alphonso Eolisto and Joseph Ezhuna. 

Studio portrait of Amelia Haswell.

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

Studio portrait of Andrew Conover wearing school uniform.

A handwritten caption along the side of the image probably reads: A. Conover.

Studio portrait of Anna Goyitney probably wearing school uniform. 

Studio portrait of Anson Garlick.

Studio portrait of Arnold Kinzhuna (standing at right) and Hulda Kinzhuna (seated at left) with an unidentified boy and girl.