Images

Portrait of a large group of unidentified male and female students posed on the steps of a brick building with a white woman, identified in the caption as Miss Hunt. There are six small white children posed with them in the front row. 

School records show Lydia Hunt worked as a teacher at the school from 1890 to 1892. 

Studio portrait of Thomas Blackbear. Handwritten caption written along side of image probably reads: Thomas Black Bear Nov. 1891

Portrait of eight unidentified male students and seventeen unidentified female students in school uniforms posed on the school grounds.

Previous cataloging interprets the caption as identifying them as from the Chippewa nation and the date of the photo as April 1891. 

Portrait of fifteen male students and seven female students posed on the steps of the academic building. They are identified in the Cumberland County Historical Society's copy of this image as being "Gros Ventres and Assiniboines, Ft. Belknap, Montana who entered Carlisle Apr. 1890." This photo was likely taken in May or June of that year.

Previous cataloging for this image interpreted the caption scratched onto the plate as saying that this group includes a Miss Prentiss, a teacher. We have been unable to locate any records referring to a teacher with that name and she is not mentioned in the CCHS caption. This caption also refers to the students as Assiniboine. 

Portrait of twenty-two students-fifteen male and seven female students--posed on the steps of the academic building. The caption says that they are "Gros Ventres and Assiniboines, Ft. Belknap, Montana who entered Carlisle, Apr. 1890." This photo was likely taken in May or June of that year.

The handwritten note on the reverse side reads: Albert Sitting Eagle, Wanbetiyotanki, Aug. 13, 1891.

View of Albert Sitting Eagle as a student at the Carlisle Indian School.

Studio portrait of Jacob White Cow Killer. 

Note: Previous cataloging indicates the handwritten caption contains a date of September 1891.

Studio portrait of James Paints Yellow, Charles Dubray, and Paul Good Bear.

Note: Previous cataloging indicates a date of November 1881 is included in the handwritten caption. However, due to the dates of attendance of these students, we believe the date is actually November 1891. 

Studio portrait of Nancy O. Cornelius and Joel Cornelius, both wearing school uniforms. 

Along the top of this image is probably written: Nancy and Joel Cornelius, Dec. 1891. 

Studio portrait of a male student. 

Note: Previous cataloging indicates the first name of this student was Charles or Charlie, but the surname is not clear. It may be "Brave." It appears a date of December 1891 is also scratched on the plate. 

Studio portrait of Perry Tsamanwa and Asbury Carke, both wearing school uniforms.

Note: Previous cataloging indicates the handwritten caption includes the date December 1891.

Studio portrait of Ben Come Up Hill. 

Note: The handwritten caption contains the date December 1891.

Studio portrait of Perry Tsamanwa wearing school uniform. 

Note: Previous cataloging indicates the handwritten caption includes the date December 1891.

Studio portrait of William Ball. 

Two photographs attached to a cabinet card. The top image is the Indian School student body in 1892 (see PA-CH2-041 in Related Images); the bottom image is identified as the Indian School and Battalion. 

Studio portrait of Minnie Perrine.

Studio portrait of Robert Tome [?]. 

Note: This original caption for this image identifies him as Robert Thomas (Caddo nation). There are no records of a student with that name. Therefore we believe it is Caddo student Robert Tome.

Studio portrait of eight Piegan chiefs. 

The January 8, 1892 issue of the  Indian Helper (vol. 7 no. 17) reports that these chiefs had visited the school the previous week.

The Cumberland County Historical Society has six copies of this image. One of those copies identifies the chiefs as Running Crane, Little Dog, White Grass, White Calf, Little Plume, Four Horns, Brocky, Bear Chief (or Little Bear Chief).  

Studio portrait of Nellie Robertson probably wearing school uniform.

Studio portrait of Martino Vallo. 

Studio portrait of Blanche Melbourne, Rufus Ricker, and Ezra Ricker.

Portrait of a large group of young male and female students posed on the steps of a brick building. The caption identifies them as "Miss Coony's Class."

School records show a teacher named Carrie Cory in 1892.  

Studio portrait of Jonas Mitchell.

Studio portrait of James Waldo. 

Studio portrait of Samuel Tilden.