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 Work Together and Brian Early Bird.
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
![Ten male student printers [version 2], c.1885](/sites/default/files/styles/views_image/public/image-photo/CCHS_bsch034.jpg?itok=Jl5DpvMg "Ten male student printers [version 2], c.1885")
Studio portrait of ten male students in uniform, identified as being "Printer Boys." On one copy of the image they are identified as, left to right: William Butcher, Benajah Miles, Paul Boynton, Richard Davis, Samuel Townsend, Cyrus Fell Star, Chester Cornelius, Benjamin Thomas, Henry North, and Yamie Leeds.
There are no records for a student named Cyrus Fell Star (identified as Sioux). He may be Cyrus Windy.
The Cumberland County Historical Society has at least two copies of this image: BS-CH-034 and CS-CH-079.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
![Cyrus Windy [version 1], c.1885](/sites/default/files/styles/views_image/public/image-photo/NAA_74199.jpg?itok=iJhaQi40 "Cyrus Windy [version 1], c.1885")
Studio portrait of Cyrus Windy.
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Studio portrait of Henry Ouita (left) and Kise Williams (right).
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Studio portrait of William Brown and Katie White Bird, both probably wearing school uniforms.
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
![Etadleuh Doanmoe, Laura Doanmoe, and Martha Napawat [version 1], c.1885](/sites/default/files/styles/views_image/public/image-photo/NAA_74027.jpg?itok=nsSrfEsG "Etadleuh Doanmoe, Laura Doanmoe, and Martha Napawat [version 1], c.1885")
Studio portrait of Etadleuh Doanmoe, Laura Doanmoe, and Martha Napawat.
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
![Ten male student printers [version 1], c.1885](/sites/default/files/styles/views_image/public/image-photo/NAA_73648.jpg?itok=j95tbfs5 "Ten male student printers [version 1], c.1885")
Studio portrait of ten male students in uniform.
The Cumberland County Historical Society's copy of this image identifies them as "Printer Boys." On one copy of the image they are identified as, left to right: William Butcher, Benajah Miles, Paul Boynton, Richard Davis, Samuel Townsend, Cyrus Fell Star, Chester Cornelius, Benjamin Thomas, Henry North, and Yamie Leeds.
There are no records for a student named Cyrus Fell Star (identified as Sioux). He may be Cyrus Windy.
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Studio portrait of four unidentified male students in school uniforms and two unidentified female students in school-issued clothing.
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Studio portrait of four unidentified male students in school uniforms posed with two small white boys.
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Studio portrait of George Thomas.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of six unidentified male students, five wearing school uniforms.
Previous cataloging identifies them as Miss Biddle's class. School records show no teacher named Miss Biddle, so she is probably a Sunday school teacher from one of the local churches.
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Studio portrait of six unidentified male students wearing school uniforms.
The Cumberland County Historical Society's copy of this image identifies them as being from the Crow nation.
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Studio portrait of six unidentified male students in school uniforms.
The caption identifies them as being from the Crow nation.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
![Seven unidentified Crow students [version 1], c.1885](/sites/default/files/styles/views_image/public/image-photo/NAA_73644.jpg?itok=yoYyJaVJ "Seven unidentified Crow students [version 1], c.1885")
Studio portrait of three unidentified male students and four unidentified female students.
Previous cataloging identifies them as being from the Crow nation. If that is true, then the male student in the back left may be George Thomas, and the male student in the back right may be Charles Fisher.
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
![Seven unidentified Crow students [version 2], c.1885](/sites/default/files/styles/views_image/public/image-photo/CCHS_bsch038.jpg?itok=xl0z4AEF "Seven unidentified Crow students [version 2], c.1885")
Studio portrait of three unidentified male student and four unidentified female students.
Previous cataloging for the National Anthrological Archives version of this image identifies the students as being from the Crow nation. If this is true, then the male student in the back at left may be George Thomas and the student at the back on the right may be Charles Fisher.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of two unidentified male students.
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
![Ai-sia-tiw-me (Comanche John) [version 1], c.1885](/sites/default/files/styles/views_image/public/image-photo/CCHS_PA-CH1_095b.jpg?itok=UUcztte3 "Ai-sia-tiw-me (Comanche John) [version 1], c.1885")
Studio portrait of Ai-sia-tiw-me (Comanche John).
The Cumberland County Historical Society has two copies of this image: PA-CH1-095b and 13A-14-03. Their description states that this person was also known as Roan Horse, Apache, but that information is not included with the original caption for the version in the album.
Note: A researcher has indicated that Comanche John was actually Comanche, but that he had run away to Mescalero Apache in 1879.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of Arnold Woolworth.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
![Joseph Schweigman [version 2], c.1885](/sites/default/files/styles/views_image/public/image-photo/CCHS_PA-CH1_037c.jpg?itok=rNu8P4eB "Joseph Schweigman [version 2], c.1885")
Studio portrait of Joseph Schweigman.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of an unidentified male student wearing school uniform.
Format: Glass Plate Negative, Stereograph
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of an unidentified male student wearing a school uniform.
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Studio portrait of an unidentified male student.
Previous cataloging indicates that part of the handwritten caption on this plate may be Alex.
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Studio portrait of an unidentified male student.
The handwritten caption on this glass plate clearly says Chief Big Bow 10/88. However this is not Chief Big Bow, who is captured in other photos. The relationship of the caption to this student is not known.
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Studio portrait of an unidentified male student.
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Studio portrait of an unidentified male student wearing school uniform.
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution