1910-1919

The caption reads: HOMES OF OMAHAS EDUCATED AT CARLISLE

The printed note reads: A SERIES OF 27 PICTURES WERE RECENTLY RECEIVED SHOWING HOW OUR EX-STUDENTS FROM THIS ONE TRIBE OWN GOOD HOMES, ARE ENGAGED IN BUSINESS, THE TRADES AND IN FARMING - ALL SUCCESSFULL. THEY ARE MOULDING THE LIFE OF THE TRIBE. …

The headline reads: THORPE, A WONDERFUL INDIAN

The description reads: Jim Thorpe, the wonderful Sac and Fox Indian youth of the Carlisle School, who is picked by many to win the tryout for the American Olympic game in the Pentathlon all-around event at Celtic Park, New York, Saturday. Thorpe has done the 100-yard…

The handwritten note reads: Thorpe

Jim Thorpe shaking hands with Moses Friedman while Glenn "Pop" Warner, Lewis Tewanima, and a crowd look on.

The caption reads: JOHN GODFROY     Indiana's Only Police Officer of Indian Extraction

This image of John J. Godfrey on his appointment to patrolman appears in the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette in 1912.

Studio portrait of Joshua Hermeyesva wearing a uniform.

The headline reads: CARLISLE INDIAN ATHLETES LIKELY TO MAKE OLYMPIC TEAM

The captions reads: TEWAUNIA, MARATHON.    THORPE, WEIGHTS, HURDLES AND SPRINTS.

The caption reads: Louis Tewanima

The printed note reads: IN THE 10,000-METER RUN AT THE OLYMPIC GAMES IN STOCKHOLM TEWANIMA SECOND PLACE-HE IS A FULL-BLOOD HOPI INDIAN AND IS CONSIDERED AMERICA'S GREATEST LONG-DISTANCE RUNNER

Tewanima in his Carlisle Track and Field Uniform.
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Lewis Tewanima in his Carlisle Track and Field Uniform.

The handwritten note reads: Lida W.

Lida O. Wheelock on stage behind a table holding a bowl. The other two individuals on the stage are unidentified, but one person believes that Martin Wheelock may be pictured at the center of the stage.

The handwritten note on the reverse side reads: The home of Lucy Beaver Ex. Student. Paden, Okla.

Group portrait of thirty-six male students posed on the school grounds, none in uniform. 

The Cumberland County Historical Society identifies this as a "home party" in 1912. 

CCHS has a print of this version of the image (13-02-02) and a negative and print of a slightly different pose of the group (pose 1). 

The handwritten note on the reverse side reads: A happy new year to you and Mrs Friedman from Mr and Mrs Samuel.

John Samuel and Nancy Samuel, nee John on a bench.

The reverse side reads: Oliver Brown aged 21 - years 

Oliver Brown was Eliza Bell Brown's son.

The headline reads: 20,000 PARADE IN HONOR OF AMERICAN OLYMPIC HEROES

The caption reads: "Jim" Thorp. A. R. Kiviat. Louis Scott. N. S. Tabor. George Bonhag. Tell Berna. Harry Babcock. Ralph Craig. Platt Adams. A. W. Richards.

American Olympic champions in their American sport coats wearing olive…

The caption on the front reads: The Three Men Carlisle will Honor. Left to Right: Thorpe, Tewanima, Warner.

The printed note on the reverse side reads: Olympic Heroes THORPE TEWANIMA and WARNER will return to Carlisle Pa., August 16, 1912. Five Bands, Big Street Parade, State Military, State Constabulary, Fire…

Portrait of Peter Jordan wearing football uniform standing on an athletic field.

Raymond Stewart stands with his family outside his house in Rosebud, South Dakota around 1912.

The reverse side includes a note from Stewart to administrators at the Carlisle Indian School.

The caption reads: THE MISSION

This image is from the letterhead of Reverend James G. Dickson's correspondence with the school. The image is from Pendleton, Oregon and tepees can be seen in the background.

Ten female students in uniform on a stage set up in the gymasium building, demonstrating various parts of dressmaking.  

This is probably part of the end-of-year annual examinations at the school, at which students would make presentations to demonstrate their progress. 

A male student in uniform standing on a stage set up in the gymasium building. He is pointing at one of two posters with floor plans of a house. In the middle of the stage is large model of a house, with two other male students kneeling in front of it. The presentation is probably about the Model Home, built by students on the grounds of the…

A male student in uniform stands on a stage set up in the gymasium building. In the middle of the stage is large model of a house, with two other male students kneeling at the side of it. On either side of the stage are posters with floor plans. The presentation is probably about the Model Home, built by students on the grounds of the school.…

A male student in uniform standing on a stage set up in the gymasium building.  He is standing in front of three posters with information about the Parker Farm. This is probably part of the end-of-year annual examinations at the school, at which students would make presentations to demonstrate their progress. 

A male student in uniform standing in the center of a stage set up in the gymasium building.  On his right a male student in overalls stands next to a radiator on a table. On his left a male student simulates fixing a sink in a model of a bathroom. 

This is probably part of the end-of-year annual examinations at the school, at…

The caption reads: TRUE INDIAN TYPES - TALL BULL, CHEYENNE

The printed note reads: TALL BULL RECENTLY MADE CARLISLE A VISIT AND WAS MUCH INTERESTED IN THE WORK OF THE INSTITUTION (Photo by Hensel)

This image appears in Red Man vol. 4, no. 5 (January 1912): 187. 

Unidentified male seated whose photo was included in a letter to Marie LeSuir from San Francisco on April 9, 1912.