Images

The handwritten note reads: BLACK FEET INDIANS FROM GLACIER NATIONAL PARK. COMMENCEMENT WEEK. INDIAN SCHOOL. CARLISLE. PA.

These are members of a group of Blackfeet dignitaries visiting the school for its commencement in early April of 1913.

According to the school newspaper there were twelve people in this party of visitors. Eleven of them were identified in the paper:  Chief Long Time Sleep, Medicine Owl and wife, Chief John Whitecalf, Chief Three Bears, Lazy Boy, John Two Guns and wife, Fred Big Top , Fish Wolf Robe, and Cecelia Ground. 

The caption reads: CARLISLE STUDENT IN INDIAN DRESS

The handwritten note reads: Rose Lyons

The printed note reads: It isn't often that Indian students appear in native costume at Carlisle, but the accompanying cut is from a picture of Miss Star Eyes, who attracted much attention at this week's commencement by her pretty face and pic-turesque garb.

This image of Miss Star Eyes appears in the Harrisburg Telegraph on April 2, 1913.

Male students posed standing and sitting in their campgrounds, with tents and a fire, at Camp Sells. 

White female staff members posed using a two-sided saw on a log, while other staff members, including a black man, observe. Female students can be seen in the background with tents and the edge of the dining pavilion. 

Male students posed standing and sitting in their campgrounds in front of the tents observing a male student playing a violin. A "Camp Sells" banner is partially visible in the background. 

The Cumberland County Historical Society's cataloging notes that "in the August 1913 booklet about Camp Sells, the violin player is identified as Fred Cardin." 

Male students posed standing and sitting in their campgrounds, with tents and a fire, at Camp Sells. 

Female students seated for a meal on benches at tables in an open air pavilion with female staff standing at the ends of the tables. A black male staff member is standing in the center in the background.  

Female students posed standing and sitting in front of tents. In the foreground several girls pose as if building a campfire. 

Several girls are wearing Native American-style clothing and accessories. 

A posed group at Camp Sells, with white male and female staff on a log bridge, some carrying supplies. Some female students are sitting further back on the log bridge and standing in the water below. More female students and staff are sitting and standing on the shore in front of tents. A banner with "Camp Sells" is strung between two trees. 

A posed group at Camp Sells, with male students sitting on and standing next to a log bridge. More male students and staff are sitting and standing on the shore, some leaning on shovels, in front of tents. A banner with "Camp Sells" is strung between two trees. 

A posed group at Camp Sells, with female students sitting on a log bridge and standing in the water below. More female students and staff are sitting and standing on the shore in front of tents. A banner with "Camp Sells" is strung between two trees. 

Female students posed standing and sitting in their campgrounds, with tents and a fire, at Camp Sells. 

Female students posed standing and sitting in their campgrounds, with tents and a fire, at Camp Sells. 

Group portrait of nineteen female students, some with long braids and some with baseball equipment, posed in an outdoor setting. 

Female students posed standing and sitting in front of tents. In the foreground one girl in Native-style dress holds a boy and arrow and another is posed aiming what appears to be a rifle. One of the seated girls is wearing a Native-style headband. A white female teacher stands at far right. 

On the grounds at Camp Sells, fourteen male students, a row standing and a row sitting, pose in the foreground and three male students are sitting and standing in the background. 

Female students posed in rows, standing in front of the dining pavilion. In the foreground a black man stands beside an outdoor cooking grill with pots and pans on it. Another man stands, wiping his face, beside a pile of wood. At far left a female student in Native-style clothing poses with a boy and arrow. Behind her a female student wearing a Native-style headband poses aiming a rifle. 

The caption on the front of the postcard reads: Panoramic View of Indian School and Campus, Carlisle, Pa.

The address has been crossed out but reads "Miss R. Stetson, 860 N. 22nd St. Phila. Pa." The message on the back reads: " Dear Sister, Thought you might like to see the Indian School on a card. Spent Sunday in Harrisburg, Love Helen"

The headline reads: VERSATILE INDIAN IS WONDER OF ATHLETICS

The captions read from top left to bottom right: PLAYING FOOTBALL   RUNNING BROAD JUMP    RUNNING 100 YARD DASH          HIGH JUMPING      AS A BASE BALL PITCHER        BASKETBALL        PUTTING THE SHOT      HURDLING

These images appear in the New York World on January 4, 1913.

The caption reads: THE THORPE BRIDAL PARTY.

The bridal party for the wedding of Jim Thorpe and Iva Miller.

The caption reads: Panoramic View of Indian School and Campus, Carlisle, PA.

The reverse side contains a note sent to Marie Belbeck sent from Carlisle, Pennsylvania on August 1, 1914.

Harry John holding two trowels with other tools on the ground.

The caption reads: Panoramic View of Indian School and Campus, Carlisle, Pa.

The reverse side includes a note to Lillian Simons in Mashpee, Massachusetts from Billie. The note is sent from Carlisle, Pennsylvania on August 1, 1914.

The caption reads: WEST ST. A. M. E. ZION CHURCH, CARLISLE, PA.

The reverse side includes a note from Mary Chief to Mrs. Brennan sent from Carlisle, Pennsylvania on October 15, 1914.

Harry John outside a house with an unidentified women in the background.