Images

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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The caption reads: SEWING ROOM, INDIAN SCHOOL CARLISLE, PA.

The reverse side includes a note from Charles Littlechief to John Francis Jr. sent from Solen, North Dakota, dated February 18, 1918.

Format: Postcard (Commercial)

Repository: National Archives and Records Administration

The headline reads: INDIAN AND JAP GIRL IN CAMPAIGN FOR HOME

The subhead reads: "THE HUMMING BIRD" AND YSAU TAKAZAWA

The caption reads: These two young women, one an Indian and the other a Japanese are working for the $150,000 fund being raised for the Home from Christian Workers of the Reformed Presbyterian Church. The girls have been highly successful in their collections.

This image appears in the Evening Bulletin published in Philadelphia, PA on March 25, 1918.

Format: Photograph, Reproduction

Repository: National Archives and Records Administration

View of the entrace to the grounds at Pratt Avenue, with automobiles, staff residences, and Leupp Art Studio visible. 

Format: Glass Plate Negative

Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society

The caption reads: SYLVESTER C. LONG-LANCE

This image of Sylvester C. Long-Lance appears in an article of the New York Herald on June 21, 1919.

Format: Photograph, Reproduction

Repository: National Archives and Records Administration

The caption reads: CARLISLE INDIANS AT DEVIL’S DEN, BATTLEFIELD OF GETTYSBURG PA.

The only words on the back are standardized directions for where to write a message and where to write the address.

 

Format: Postcard (Commercial)

Repository: Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections

The caption on this postcard reads: Band Stand and Girls Quarters, Indian Industrial School, Carlisle, Pa.

The only words on the back are standardized directions for where to write a message and where to write the address.

 

Format: Postcard (Commercial)

Repository: Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections

The caption reads: THREE VIEWS OF JIM THORPE

Jim Thorpe shown running, throwing the shot in the shot put, and the in the middle of the long jump.

Format: Photograph, Reproduction

Repository: National Archives and Records Administration

View of Son of the Star.

As this image is a copied photograph of an original photographic print, the format is "Photograph, Reproduction." It is possible that John N. Choate had an original photograph from another photographer that he wished to copy, or that his own original negative was damaged, and that he needed to make another negative using one of his own earlier prints.

Format: Photograph, Reproduction

Repository: Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections

The caption on the front of this postcard reads: BAND AND BATTLION, INDIAN SCHOOL, CARLISLE, PA.

The only words on the back are standardized directions for where to write a message and where to write the address.

 

Format: Postcard (Commercial)

Repository: Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections

The caption of this postcard reads: DISPENSARY AT HOSPITAL, INDIAN SCHOOL, CARLISLE, PA.

Although the postcard was never sent, it was addressed to Mrs. Alice Stone, 701 Caralina St. Cary, Indiana. The message reads: "Dear Sisster, Alice and brother, Oscar I got your letter and saw gat[?]"

 

Format: Postcard (Commercial)

Repository: Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections

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

The only words on the back are standardized directions for where to write a message and where to write the address.

 

Format: Postcard (Commercial)

Repository: Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections

The caption on the front of the postcard reads: Leupp Art Studio, designed and built by Indians at Carlisle School, CARLISLE, Pa.

The only words on the back are standardized directions for where to place the stamp and lines for writing the address.

 

Format: Postcard (Commercial)

Repository: Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections

The caption on the front of the postcard reads: DINING HALL, INDIAN SCHOOL, CARLISLE, PA.

The only words on the back are standardized directions for where to write a message and where to write the address.

 

Format: Postcard (Commercial)

Repository: Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections

The caption on the front of the postcard reads: GUARD HOUSE AT INDIAN SCHOOL, CARLISLE, PA (BUILT BY THE HESSIANS 1777.)

The only text on the back is standardized directions for where to write a message and where to write the address.

 

Format: Postcard (Commercial)

Repository: Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections

The caption on the front of the postcard reads: Studio, U. S. Indian School, Carlisle, Pa. DESIGNED AND BUILT BY STUDENTS.

The only words on the back are standardized directions for where to write a message and where to write the address.

 

Format: Postcard (Commercial)

Repository: Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections

The caption on the front of the postcard reads: Instruction Buildings, Carlisle Indian School. Carlisle, Pa.

The only words on the back are standardized directions for where to write a message and where to write the address.

 

Format: Postcard (Commercial)

Repository: Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections

The caption on the front of the postcard reads: Girls Quarters, Campus, and Summer House, Indian School, Carlisle, Pa.

The only words on the back are standardized directions for where to write a message and where to write the address.

 

Format: Postcard (Commercial)

Repository: Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections

The caption on the front reads: Girls Quarters, Campus and Summer House, Indian School, Carlisle, Pa.

The only words on the back are standardized directions for where to write a message and where to write the address.

 

Format: Postcard (Commercial)

Repository: Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections

The caption on the front reads: Band Stand and Girls Quarters, Indian Industrial, Carlisle, Pa.

The only words on the back are standardized directions for where to write a message and where to write the address.

 

Format: Postcard (Commercial)

Repository: Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections

The caption on the front of the postcard reads: INDIAN GIRLS ON CAMPUS, U.S. INDIAN SCHOOL, CARLISLE, PA. This postcard was produced by "Commericalchrome" around 1915.

The only words on the back are standardized directions for where to write a message and where to write the address.

 

Format: Postcard (Commercial)

Repository: Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections

The caption on the front of the card reads: BATTLION DRILL, INDIAN SCHOOL, Carlisle, Pa.

The only words on the back are standardized directions for where to write a message and where to write the address.

 

Format: Postcard (Commercial)

Repository: Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections

The caption on the front of the postcard reads: INTERIOR OF GYMNASIUM, INDIAN SCHOOL, CARLISLE, PA.

The only words on the back are standardized directions for where to write a message and where to write the address.

 

Format: Postcard (Commercial)

Repository: Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections

The caption of this postcard reads: Studio, U. S. Indian School, Carlisle, Pa. DESIGNED AND BUILT BY STUDENTS.

The back of the postcard is blank.

 

Format: Postcard (Commercial)

Repository: Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections

The caption on the front reads: Large Boys Quarters, Carlisle Indian School. Carlisle, Pa.

The only words on the back are standardized directions for where to write a message and where to write the address.

 

Format: Postcard (Commercial)

Repository: Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections

The caption on the front of the postcard reads: Teachers Quarters and Band Stand, Indian School, Carlisle, Pa. The initials "E. L. W." have been hand-written below the caption.

Although the postcard was never sent, someone wrote "Mr. Fred Erlinger Carlisle Pa" on the back.

 

Format: Postcard (Commercial)

Repository: Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections