Menominee

Studio portrait of Jane Murray (also known as Jane Maria). 

Studio portrait of a young man in school uniform. 

 Note: The handwritten caption along the side of this image is not clear, but we believe it indicates that this student is James Loughery. 

 The handwritten note on the reverse side reads: Jos. Payawesa Sr. & Jr.

Studio portrait of Louis F. Bear in a uniform holding a tuba. 

Studio photograph of the graduating class of 1903. They are identified as: 1. Tatiyopa, Henry,  2. Kimball, John,  3. Ezhuna, Joseph,  4. Doxtator, Commodore,  5. Doxtator, Alice,  6. Brown, Lillian,  7. Hill, Amy,  8. Bishop, Frank,  9. Brushel, Samuel,  10. Callsen, Minnie,  11. Callsen, Katie…

The handwritten note on the reverse side reads: John Feather

Portrait of John Feather in a suit and tie.

Studio portrait of Carlysle Greenbrier dressed as a pilgrim, posed with a spinning wheel, looking at the camera. She played the role of Priscilla in the play "The Captain of Plymouth." The performance took place at the school March 29-31, 1909.

The Cumberland County Historical Society has another print of this image: PA-CH3-116.

Studio portrait of Carlysle Greenbrier dressed as a pilgrim, posed with a spinning wheel, looking down at her hands. She played the role of Priscilla in the play "The Captain of Plymouth." The performance took place at the school March 29-31, 1909.

Group portrait of twenty-three female students wearing costumes. They are the "Puritan Maidens Chorus," characters in the performance of the play, "The Captain of Plymouth," produced at the school from March 29-March 31, 1909. 

The program lists a total of twenty-three female students playing Puritan roles, including the Puritan…

Ten male students and five female students, in costumes, standing and seated with one white male teacher. 

This image is from the series taken of the cast members of the school's production of  the play, "The Captain of Plymouth," produced at the school from March 29-March 31, 1909. The white man is presumably Claude Stauffer,…

Photograph of Elizabeth Fish, also known as Lizzie Fish, standing outside.

Studio portrait of a large group of seated and standing male and female students, identified as the graduating class of 1910. They are identified in a label attached below the photo. They are: 1) Margaret B. Burd 2) Stella Bear 3) Stacey Beck Hardy 4) John Bastian 5) Inex Brown 6) Johnson Enos 7) Louis George 8) Adeline Greenbrier 9) Carlyle G…

Studio portrait of a large group of seated and standing male and female students, identified as the graduating class of 1911. They are identified in a label attached below the photo. They are: 1) Mazie Skye 2) Estelle W. Ellis 3) Elizabeth Keshena 4) Emma La Vatta 5) Minnie White 6) Ellen Lundquist 7) Nan Saunooke 8) Edison Mt. Pleasant 9)…

Studio portrait of a large group of seated and standing male and female students, identified as the graduating class of 1912. A female student in the front row is holding a banner reading "Loyalty 1912." The students are identified in the attached label as: 1) Mary J. Greene 2) Ella Johnson 3) Louise K. Loudbear 4) Anna Melton 5) Margaret La…

Part of a scrapbook compiled by William Winneshiek (Winnebago), who wrote the caption:

"Old War Horses of Old Carlisle" 
"Their Accomplishments Never To Fade From the Memories Who Witnessed Their Deeds."

Gus Lookaround...  (R.G.) 
(Minaminee). 1911, '12, +'13.

Three Worthy Members Of Carlisle's Hall Of…

The handwritten note reads: Leslie William Boyd.

Leslie Boyd is James Boyd's son.

Part of a scrapbook compiled by William Winneshiek (Winnebago), who wrote the caption "Jim Thorpe's Historical Wedding. Ivy Miller (Choctaw) The Smiling Bride. October 1913." 

Men standing in back row, left to right:  Francis Bresette, Ribbon Boy;  Charles Pratt, Usher; Joseph Guyon, Usher;  Augustus Look-Around,…

Part of a scrapbook compiled by William Winneshiek (Winnebago). 

This student was originally identified as Peter Calac, but the Cumberland County Historical Society has since identified him as August Lookaround. 

The handwritten note reads: Warrington

George Anthony Warrington in a formal three piece suit and tie.

A group of male and female students posed on the steps of a building on the school grounds. A male student in the front row holds a banner reading: "Justice Class 1917." A handwritten list of student names below the photo identifies each person. They are: 1) Sarah Fowler 2) Maude Cook 3) Hattie McAfee 4) Theodore Frank 5) Jesse Wofford 6) Peter…

The handwritten note on the reverse side reads: Earl Wilber

Earl Wilber in his U.S. Army Uniform.

Letter from Commissioner of Indian Affairs Ezra E. Hayt to Indian Agent E. Stephens at Green Bay Agency authorizing him to recruit two Menominee boys from Keshena to go to Hampton Institute, payment for which had already been sent along to Mrs. W. Wheeler from General Armstrong. Hayt also suggests that he might meet up with Indian Agent Charles…

Letter from Commissioner of Indian Affairs Ezra E. Hayt to Indian Agent E. Stephens authorizing the selection of two more Menominee boys to be sent to the Carlisle Indian School. Hayt instructs Stephens to ensure their health is certified by a competent physician and then to rendezvous with Indian Agent Charles Crissey in Chicago. 

Samuel Chapman Armstrong of the Hampton Institute writes to Richard Henry Pratt discussing recently arrived Menominee boys, and inquires about Yellow Bird.

Telegram from Richard Henry Pratt noting the arrival of Agent Crissey with Sisseton, Standing Rock, and Cheyenne River Sioux children, Green Bay Menominee children, and Chief Little No Heart at Carlisle. Pratt suggests that all these children should be sent to the Hampton Institute.