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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![Katie Zallawager [version 1], c.1883](/sites/default/files/styles/views_image/public/image-photo/NAA_73651.jpg?itok=bmeqwfdz "Katie Zallawager [version 1], c.1883")
Studio portrait of Katie Zallawager.
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
![Five Osage students [version 2], c.1883](/sites/default/files/styles/views_image/public/image-photo/CCHS_PA-CH1_039b.jpg?itok=dl4yTNX_ "Five Osage students [version 2], c.1883")
Studio portrait of Josephine Pryor, Metopa, Joel Chetopah, Elmer, and Alice Long Pole. All are wearing school uniforms.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Casper Edson (seated) and an unidentified male student (standing), both wearing school uniforms.
Note: A handwritten caption along the side of the image reads: Casper Edson and [de Beth?].
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Studio portrait of two unidentified female students wearing white pinafores and one unidentified male student in a school uniform.
The male student may be Harry Marmon and one of the female students may be Candelaria Quintana.
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Studio portrait of Frank Lock (probably standing at left) and Charlie Bird (probably seated at right. Lock is wearing a school uniform.
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of Benjamin Thomas (Wat-ye-eh), Mary Perry (Ki-ot-se), and John Menaul Chaves (Kowsh-te-ah), all in their school uniforms.
Note: The Cumberland County Historical Society has two copies of this image: PA-CH1-030a and 10B-02-02.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections
![Susie Martinez holding a doll [version 3], c.1883](/sites/default/files/styles/views_image/public/image-photo/CCHS_PA-CH1_076a.jpg?itok=feMs29pS "Susie Martinez holding a doll [version 3], c.1883")
Studio portrait of Susie Martinez wearing school uniform, holding a doll and a large hat.
Note: The Cumberland County Historical Society has three copies of this image: PA-CH1-076a and CS-CH-005.1.-.2.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
![Lizzie Day and Katie Day [version 1], c.1883](/sites/default/files/styles/views_image/public/image-photo/NAA_74220.jpg?itok=bxQZaas3 "Lizzie Day and Katie Day [version 1], c.1883")
Studio portrait of Elizabeth Day and Katie Day, both wearing school uniforms.
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Studio portrait of Samuel De Rauza.
Note: The Cumberland County Historical Society has two copies of this image: PA-CH1-033c and 13-37-02.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
![Susie Martinez holding a doll [version 1], c.1883](/sites/default/files/styles/views_image/public/image-photo/NAA_73696.jpg?itok=2-IunpS4 "Susie Martinez holding a doll [version 1], c.1883")
Studio portrait of Susie Martinez wearing school uniform, holding a doll and a large hat.
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
![Kent Black Bear and Dana Long Wolf [version 2], c.1883](/sites/default/files/styles/views_image/public/image-photo/CCHS_PA-CH2_077a.jpg?itok=dVeyBz5x "Kent Black Bear and Dana Long Wolf [version 2], c.1883")
Studio portrait of Kent Black Bear (seated) and Dana Long Wolf (standing), both holding straw boater hats.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
![Twelve Sioux male students [version 2], c.1883](/sites/default/files/styles/views_image/public/image-photo/CCHS_PA-CH1_038b.jpg?itok=y1C9xGGA "Twelve Sioux male students [version 2], c.1883")
Studio portrait of twelve male students, all wearing school uniforms. The caption says that they were from the Sioux tribe, the Pine Ridge agency and entered in November 1882.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of Frank Conroy in school uniform.
A handwritten caption along the side of the image probably reads: F. Conroy.
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Studio portrait of Ellwood Wilbeforce (Ellwood Moon) or Ellwood Dorian.
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
![Embry Gibson [version 2], c.1883](/sites/default/files/styles/views_image/public/image-photo/CCHS_PA-CH1_010c.jpg?itok=HqvYwpvQ "Embry Gibson [version 2], c.1883")
Studio portrait of Embry Gibson.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of Benjamin Damon.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of Joshua Given.
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
![Lizzie Day and Katie Day [version 2], c.1883](/sites/default/files/styles/views_image/public/image-photo/CCHS_PA-CH1_085b.jpg?itok=cgRwXsIm "Lizzie Day and Katie Day [version 2], c.1883")
Studio portrait of Elizabeth Day and Katie Day, both wearing school uniforms.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
![Pinkie Datish [?], c.1883](/sites/default/files/styles/views_image/public/image-photo/CCHS_PA-CH3_033f.jpg?itok=kySAF2Rv "Pinkie Datish [?], c.1883")
Studio portrait of Pinkie Datish [?].
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
![Embry Gibson [version 1], c.1883](/sites/default/files/styles/views_image/public/image-photo/NAA_74384.jpg?itok=wylxF0Dg "Embry Gibson [version 1], c.1883")
Studio portrait of Embry Gibson.
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
![Chauncey Yellow Robe [version 3], 1883](/sites/default/files/styles/views_image/public/image-photo/CCHS_csch038.jpg?itok=xxwedGmV "Chauncey Yellow Robe [version 3], 1883")
Studio portrait of Chauncey Yellow Robe upon arrival.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of Clay Ainsworth and Rosa Lewis.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of Rosa Dion probably wearing school uniform.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of John Dixon (seated) and Cyrus Dickson (standing), both wearing school uniforms. John is also known as John Dickson and was Cyrus' brother.
Note: CCHS identifies the sitters as Cyrus and John. Identification here is based on contextual information.
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of Neahthah Seger.
Format: Glass Plate Negative, Stereograph
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society