1910-1919

The caption reads: HOME OF JAMES E. JOHNSON, CLASS 1901

The printed note reads: DR. JOHNSON HAS A WELL ESTABLISHED DENTAL PRACTICE IN SAN JUAN, P. R.; HIS WIFE IS ALSO A CARLISLE GRADUATE. HE IS A STOCKBRIDGE INDIAN AND WHILE AT SCHOOL WAS AN ALL-AMERICAN QUARTERBACK 

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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.

Part of a scrapbook compiled by William Winneshiek (Winnebago), who wrote the caption: Carlisle Graduate 1913, Lebanon Valery College Graduate . . . 1916, World War Veteran, Musician, Lecturer, Journalist, Scholar, Professional Athlete. 

Josl Wheelock (Oneida) Captain Track Team 1911 + 1912 

Three Worthy Members of…

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.

Part of a scrapbook compiled by William Winneshiek (Winnebago), who wrote the caption "Carlisle Indian Lacrosse Team practicing." 

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.

Part of a scrapbook compiled by William Winneshiek (Winnebago), who wrote the caption: Samson Baird -- (L.G.) (Pawnee) 1910, '11, '12. (Cherokee)

The Cumberland County Historical Society's cataloging states: There were no students named Samson Baird…

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.

Six male students posed in the school's photo studio, wearing athletic clothing with a basketball in front of them. 

One of the players is identified as Stansill Powell. 

Part of a scrapbook compiled by William Winneshiek (Winnebago), who wrote the caption "Three Members of Carlisle's Honored Hall of Fame. Three Indians Who Never Once Failed to Carry Out Carlisle Tradition--Fight! Powell (Cherokee) National + Inter-collegiate Title Holder." 

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…