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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Studio portrait of Joseph Cox in native clothing.
The handwritten note on the reverse side reads: Josep Cox. Sioux.
Note: Although the caption on the reverse of the card indicates that Josep [Joseph] Cox is Sioux, school records indicate that he belongs to the Omaha Nation.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections
![Arnold Woolworth [version 2], c.1884](/sites/default/files/styles/views_image/public/image-photo/CCHS_PA-CH1_010a.jpg?itok=WQmRAwLF "Arnold Woolworth [version 2], c.1884")
Studio portrait of Arnold Woolworth.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
![Louise Wilson [version 2], c.1884](/sites/default/files/styles/views_image/public/image-photo/CCHS_PA-CH1_066b.jpg?itok=jNdMZDIj "Louise Wilson [version 2], c.1884")
Studio portrait of Louise Wilson wearing school uniform.
The Cumberland County Historical Society has two copies of this image: PA-CH1-066b and CS-CH-011.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of Norman Casadore wearing a school uniform.
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
![William Fletcher and his uncle, Old Crow [version 2], 1884](/sites/default/files/styles/views_image/public/image-photo/CCHS_PA-CH1_011a.jpg?itok=dLA7BkXw "William Fletcher and his uncle, Old Crow [version 2], 1884")
Studio portrait of William Fletcher (standing) and his uncle, Old Crow (seated). Old Crow is wearing a large overcoat.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
The handwritten note on the reverse side reads: Henry North
This photograph originally appeared in an album that E. A. Seabrook, a teacher at the Carlisle Indian Industrial School, received from his students on December 25, 1886.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections
![William Fletcher and his uncle, Old Crow [version 1], 1884](/sites/default/files/styles/views_image/public/image-photo/NAA_73601.jpg?itok=Usxpwen_ "William Fletcher and his uncle, Old Crow [version 1], 1884")
Studio potrait of William Fletcher (standing) and his uncle Old Crow (seated).
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Studio portrait of Casper Edson holding a straw hat.
A handwritten caption along the side of the image reads: Casper Edson.
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
![Mary K. Marmon, Lena Carr, and Harry Marmon [version 1], c.1884](/sites/default/files/styles/views_image/public/image-photo/NAA_73686.jpg?itok=WKBBJ434 "Mary K. Marmon, Lena Carr, and Harry Marmon [version 1], c.1884")
Studio portrait of Mary K. Marmon (seated), Lena Carr (standing in center) and Harry Marmon (standing at right). Harry is wearing a school uniform.
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
![Arnold Woolworth [version 1], c.1884](/sites/default/files/styles/views_image/public/image-photo/NAA_74050.jpg?itok=vhFRpy5H "Arnold Woolworth [version 1], c.1884")
Studio portrait of Arnold Woolworth. A handwritten caption along the side of the image probably reads in part: Arnold.
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Studio portrait of Emily Ross and Cecilia Londrosh, both wearing white pinafore aprons over school uniforms.
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Studio portrait of Nicholas Ruleau.
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Studio portrait of Wilkie Sharp (standing) and Stacy Matlock.
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Studio portrait of Mack Kutepi and an unidentified young man.
Previous cataloging interpreted the handwritten caption as giving the name of the unidentified young man as "Bear."
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Studio portrait of Stacy Matlock wearing school uniform.
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
![Kias Red Wolf and Carl Matches [version 1], c.1884](/sites/default/files/styles/views_image/public/image-photo/NAA_73884.jpg?itok=yRsg4SPf "Kias Red Wolf and Carl Matches [version 1], c.1884")
Studio portrait of Kias Red Wolf (probably seated) and Carl Matches (probably standing), both wearing straw boater hats.
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
![George Summers [version 1], c.1884](/sites/default/files/styles/views_image/public/image-photo/NAA_73793.jpg?itok=t05CWj0h "George Summers [version 1], c.1884")
Studio portrait of George Summers.
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Studio portrait of Clarence Powder Face and an unidentified young man.
Note: Previous cataloging indicates the handwritten caption includes the name "Thomas" for the unidentified young man.
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Studio portrait of Charles Fisher (at left) and George Thomas (at right), both wearing school uniforms.
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Studio portrait of Stailey Norcross (standing at left), Samuel Keryte (seated in center), and Lorenzo Martinez (standing at right).
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Studio portrait of Mack Kutepi wearing school uniform.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of Samuel Townsend.
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Studio portrait of Luther Kuhns wearing school uniform.
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Studio portrait of Richard Wallace.
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
![George W. Hill [version 1], c.1884](/sites/default/files/styles/views_image/public/image-photo/NAA_73595.jpg?itok=_7yix17- "George W. Hill [version 1], c.1884")
Studio portrait of George W. Hill.
Note: The handwritten caption identifies this sitter as George Washington. When he first arrived at the school that was the name Hill was known by.
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution