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Group portrait of ten male students wearing costumes. They are the "Soldiers' Chorus," characters in the performance of the play, "The Captain of Plymouth," produced at the school from March 29-March 31, 1909. 

The program for the play lists twelve members of the Soldiers' Chorus, only ten of whom are pictured here. The students listed are: William Zahn, Patrick Verney, Frank Johnson, Robert Davenport, Harry Mileham, Harrison Smith, Charles Driskoll, Jose Porter, Michael Chabitnoy, George Thomas, William Winnie, and William Weeks. 

The Cumberland County Historical Society has another copy of this image PA-CH3-111. 

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.

The handwritten note on the reverse side reads: Guy Brown our home 1909 Browns Valley Minn

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Samuel J. Brown and Gertrude Brown with two unidentified adults and six children outside his family's home in Browns Valley, Minnesota.

A real photo postcard with the caption "CLASS '09 C.I.S. Carlisle, Pa."

The back of the postcard is blank as the postcard was never sent.

The handwritten note on the reverse side reads: July 16, 1909. Daniel W. Milk. Ponca Creek Issue Station.  Saint Charles, S. Dak.

Frank Mt. Pleasant as a member of the Dickinson College Varsity Football Team. He is seated in the center of the center row. 

This image is from the Microcosm, the yearbook of Dickinson College, for 1909-1910 academic year.

The caption on the front of the postcard reads: CAMPUS AND TENNIS COURT, INDIA SCHOOL, CARLISLE, PA.

The postcard was sent to Master Guy Bowman, Halifax, R. D. #2. Pa. The message reads: "Dear cousin, will let you know we are all well, hope you are all the same, we was s o glad that Mehargue sent his picture to Mom, we wish you wold [sic] all get your pictures taken & send them to us, that is a fine foto, the Carlisle Fair is next week, Mom & I wanted to go but I guess we can't and miss go to Harrisburg, answer soon, as ever your cousin Marie Keite"

The caption of this postcard reads: Administration Building.

This postcard was reportedly given by Richard Henry Pratt to Edna Emerick (librarian) in Rochester, NY who had arranged his visit on Thursday, Oct. 14, 1909 to speak about Carlisle. This and several other postcards had passed to a nephew.

This postcard's caption reads: DINING HALL INDIAN SCHOOL CARLISLE, PA.

This postcard was reportedly given by Richard Henry Pratt to Edna Emerick (librarian) in Rochester, NY who had arranged his visit on Thursday, Oct. 14, 1909 to speak about Carlisle. This and several other postcards had passed to a nephew.

Fourteen male student athletes posed in the photo studio with their white male coach, Pop Warner. They are the track team of 1909, posed with a trophy from the State Championship. 

Jim Thorpe is the fourth male student from the left in the back row. 

The printed note on the front side reads: 14 mo. old Guy Carroll McNutt.

This image of the son of Louise Provost McNutt and Dr. C. A. McNutt was included in a letter sent to Moses Friedman on December 12, 1909.

The handwritten note on the reverse side reads: James Driver

View inside of James Driver (Goliath Bigjim)'s bakery with Driver and bread oven in Hershey, Pennsylvania.

The handwritten note on the reverse side reads: Wm Petoskey, a Chippewa, ex-student, Petoskey Mich.  

The handwritten note on the reverse side reads: Pine Ridge - S.D. William C. Girton. Ass't Add'l Farmer. and his wife Fanny Girton.

Mary Miller Dodge with Alpheus D. Dodge, Charlotte Dodge and an unidentified individual with a dog in front of a house.

The handwritten note on the reverse side reads: here is a picture of us both and a little boy that is boarding with us at present. this is the corner of our house.

View of Sosipatra Suvaroff and her husband, Thomas L. Wasson, in Marshfield, Oregon around 1910.

The handwritten note on the reverse side reads:  James Driver

View of James Driver (Goliath Bigjim) next to his bakery and delivery wagon in Hershey, Pennsylvania.

The handwritten note on the reverse side reads: You will see me with my Haying gang.  I am in front with the first team, at the M. V. Freight Yard. Geo. Conner.

The handwritten note on the reverse side reads: Thomas King & family; Wyandotte, Okla.

A seasonal greeting card from Thomas King, his wife (Mary Long), and their four children around 1910. 

The caption reads: SAVAGE HOPI INDIANS ARE TRANSFORMED INTO MODEL STUDENTS

The sub-captions over the individual pictures read (top, then left to right): BAND OF HOPI INDIANS AS THEY LOOKED FIVE YEARS AGO WHEN THEY WERE TAKEN TO THE CARLISLE INDIAN SCHOOL; JOSHUA HERMEYESVA; ARCHIE QUAMALA AS HE LOOKS TODAY; LEWIS TEWANIMA, FAMOUS MARATHON RUNNER, WHO WAS A SAVAGE FIVE YEARS AGO.

The newspaper title and the date of publication are unknown.

The handwritten note on the reverse side reads: Hazlett's farm

William Hazlett's farm. Three men, one woman, and two children in the foreground with buildings in the background.

The handwritten note reads: Levi St Cyr. 36

The reverse side contains a short note to Wallace and Nellie Denny from Levi St. Cyr sent from Winnebago, Nebraska on October 17, 1910.

Football player Peter J. Jordan. The handwritten note on the reverse side reads: JORDAN

This image was shared courtesy of Robert R. Rowe.

View of Etta Crow Batson, Olivia Batson, Etta Batson, Robert Batson, and Alfred Batson around 1910.

The handwritten note on the reverse side reads: Etta Crow Batson, Olivia Batson, Robert Batson, Etta Batson, and Alfred Batson. 

View of Olive Chisholm around 1910.

The handwritten note on the reverse side reads: Ollie Chisholm