The Images section features photographs, postcards, and different types of artwork, as well as reproductions of images that appeared in newspapers, magazines, and other publications. These images all reflect the Carlisle Indian School students, facilities, and staff. Images available here are drawn from files housed at the U. S. National Archives, from collections of Carlisle Indian School materials housed at various archival repositories, and from a variety of published sources. Visitors to this website are also invited to share copies of photographs from their own personal and family collections; please contact us if you have images you would like to contribute.
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Studio portrait of John Rooks.
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Studio portrait of Alice Hayes.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of Letha Seneca.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of Devore McMahon wearing school uniform.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of George Conner posed with a bicycle.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of Sarah Kennedy.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of John Jassan.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of Mamie Down wearing non-native clothing.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of Thomas Medicine Horse.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of Blanche McLaughlin.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of Pearl Gleason and Amy G. Hill.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of Gail H. Anton.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of Minnie Kane.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of Clara Miller.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of Charlotte (here Lottie) Harris.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of Lucinda Hill and Abram Hill.
Note: Abram Hill attended the school between 1887 and 1897. He was 14 when he arrived, therefore it seems more likely that the Lucinda Hill in this photo is the student who arrived in 1885 and departed in 1888. (There were two students named Lucinida Hill who attended the school.)
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of John Miller.
Note: There were several students named John Miller. It is not clear which one this is.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of Elias Cekiya and an unidentified young man.
Note: Elias Cekiya was also known as Elias Williamson.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of Lillie Ferris and Rose Temple. Temple is wearing a school uniform.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of Elizabeth Terrance, and Charlotte Cook, and Charlotte Bigtree.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of Edward L. Rogers.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
The printed attached note attached to this image reads: Ida Thompson, of Hogansburg, N. Y. She is a splendid representative of the Mohawks.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Studio portrait of Johnson Owl wearing school uniform.
The Cumberland County Historical Society has two copies of this image: PA-CH3-059d and 13-36-04. The later image was produced by the Andrews Studio.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of Charles Bent.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of Warren Gozzene and Eugene Fisher.
Note: A researcher has indicated that the captioned names may actually be reversed, but we do not currently have clear pictures of either student to confirm.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society