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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A view of the central campus, obscured by tree branches. This photograph was probably taken from the Academic Building.
Everett Strong was a photographer employed by the school starting in May 1908; he had left before December 1909.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
View of students posed working in the Carpenter Shop.
The Cumberland County Historical Society has three copies of this image; two are prints (PA-CH3-129 and 14B-14-03) and one is a glass plate negative (00314A#74). It was previously attributed to the photographer A. A. Line, but because the two prints are in collections associated with the school's photographer Everett Strong, we believe it was taken by Strong. Everett Strong was a photographer employed by the school starting in May 1908; he had left before December 1909.
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
View of students posed working in the Carpenter Shop.
The Cumberland County Historical Society has three copies of this image; two are prints (PA-CH3-130 and 14B-14-01) and one is a glass plate negative (00314A#85). It was previously attributed to the photographer A. A. Line, but because the two prints are in collections associated with the school's photographer Everett Strong, we believe it was taken by Strong. Everett Strong was a photographer employed by the school starting in May 1908; he had left before December 1909.
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Views of students posed working in the Carpenter Shop.
The Cumberland County Historical Society has three copies of this image; two are prints (PA-CH3-140 and 14B-13-05) and one is a glass plate negative (00314A#76). It was previously attributed to the photographer A. A. Line, but because the two prints are in collections associated with the school's photographer Everett Strong, we believe it was taken by Strong. Everett Strong was a photographer employed by the school starting in May 1908; he had left before December 1909.
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
View of the shoe shop showing machinery and students working.
The Cumberland County Historical Society has three copies of this image; two are prints (PA-CH3-136 and 14B-13-01) and one is a glass plate negative (00314A#02). It was previously attributed to the photographer A. A. Line, but because the two prints are in collections associated with the school's photographer Everett Strong, we believe it was taken by Strong. Everett Strong was a photographer employed by the school starting in May 1908; he had left before December 1909.
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Eleven male students posed on the field in football uniforms. They are all looking down and so their faces are not visible.
They are identified as the 1909 Varsity Line-Up.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
View of students working in the masonry department.
The Cumberland County Historical Society has three copies of this image; two are prints (PA-CH3-131 and 14B-10-01) and one is a glass plate negative (00314A#83). It was previously attributed to the photographer A. A. Line, but because the two prints are in collections associated with the school's photographer Everett Strong, we believe it was taken by Strong. Everett Strong was a photographer employed by the school starting in May 1908; he had left before December 1909.
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
View of students and instructor working in the Blacksmith Shop.
The Cumberland County Historical Society has three copies of this image; two are prints (PA-CH3-124 and 14B-11-03) and one is a glass plate negative (00314A#23). It was previously attributed to the photographer A. A. Line, but because the two prints are in collections associated with the school's photographer Everett Strong, we believe it was taken by Strong. Everett Strong was a photographer employed by the school starting in May 1908; he had left before December 1909.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of a large group of seated and standing male and female students, identified as the graduating class of 1909. They are identified in a label attached below the photo.
The Cumberland County Historical Society has two copies of this photo: FB04-05 and FB04-12.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
A view of the central campus, taken from the western end of the lawn, looking east. The Small Boys' Quarters can be seen at left and a figure is pushing a lawn mower in the center of the image.
Everett Strong was a photographer employed by the school starting in May 1908; he had left before December 1909.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
View of the central campus, with the Girls' Quarters and the Gymnasium in the center of the image, clearly illustrating how close to each other they were. The Large Boys' Quarters is visible behind the Gymnasium.
Everett Strong was a photographer employed by the school starting in May 1908; he had left before December 1909.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Two male students posed working in the tin shop.
The Cumberland County Historical Society has three copies of this image; two are prints (PA-CH3-143 and 14B-13-04) and one is a glass plate negative (00314A#65). It was previously attributed to the photographer A. A. Line, but because the two prints are in collections associated with the school's photographer Everett Strong, we believe it was taken by Strong. Everett Strong was a photographer employed by the school starting in May 1908; he had left before December 1909.
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
The caption on this postcard reads: Educated Eskimos, of Alaska, Graduates of Carlisle University.
This postcard has not been sent. A symbol on the back indicates that it was connected to the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition in Seattle, 1909.
Format: Postcard (Commercial)
Repository: Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections
View of the mechanical drafting classroom showing students working at rows of desks.
The Cumberland County Historical Society has three copies of this image; two are prints (PA-CH3-138 and 14B-10-04) and one is a glass plate negative (00314A#08). It was previously attributed to the photographer A. A. Line, but because the two prints are in collections associated with the school's photographer Everett Strong, we believe it was taken by Strong. Everett Strong was a photographer employed by the school starting in May 1908; he had left before December 1909.
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
View of the mechanical drafting classroom showing the top of a staircase at left and students working at desks at right.
The Cumberland County Historical Society has three copies of this image; two are prints (PA-CH3-139 and 14B-10-05) and one is a glass plate negative (00314A#09). It was previously attributed to the photographer A. A. Line, but because the two prints are in collections associated with the school's photographer Everett Strong, we believe it was taken by Strong. Everett Strong was a photographer employed by the school starting in May 1908; he had left before December 1909.
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
View taken from the northern end of the central campus, with the flag pole at left. Most of the buildings are obscured by trees, but the Guard House can be seen in the distance at right.
Everett Strong was a photographer employed by the school starting in May 1908; he had left before December 1909.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Students working in the blacksmith shop.
The Cumberland County Historical Society has two copies of this image; a print (14B-11-01) and one a glass plate negative (00314A#79). It was previously attributed to the photographer A. A. Line, but because the print (and others in this series) are in collections associated with the school's photographer Everett Strong, we believe it was taken by Strong. Everett Strong was a photographer employed by the school starting in May 1908; he had left before December 1909.
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
A group of female students and a few boys posed in front of the Laundry Building.
Everett Strong was a photographer employed by the school starting in May 1908; he had left before December 1909.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
View of the new Hospital Building with a woman seated on the front porch.
Everett Strong was a photographer employed by the school starting in May 1908; he had left before December 1909.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
View of the Printing Office.
Everett Strong was a photographer employed by the school starting in May 1908; he had left before December 1909. P
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
View of the Guard House.
Everett Strong was a photographer employed by the school starting in May 1908; he had left before December 1909.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
View of the Boiler House with a water tower behind it. A group of male students in standing in front, and the Store House can be seen in the background.
Everett Strong was a photographer employed by the school starting in May 1908; he had left before December 1909.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
View of the eastern end of the Teachers' Quarters, showing sidewalks and an empty bench.
Everett Strong was a photographer employed by the school starting in May 1908; he had left before December 1909.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
View of the Adminstration Building, with leafy trees and shrubs in front, and with a boy on the front staircase.
Everett Strong was a photographer employed by the school starting in May 1908; he had left before December 1909.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
View of a corner of the central campus with the Athletic Quarters at left and the Disciplinarian's Quarters at right. The Cumberland County Historical Society's cataloging identifies "fire hydrants in the foreground and a hand-operated water pump from an underground cistern at left."
Everett Strong was a photographer employed by the school starting in May 1908; he had left before December 1909.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society