Student information card of Peter Charko, a member of the Comanche Nation, who entered the school on October 27, 1879 and departed on August 7, 1883.
Charko, Peter
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Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
December 1881
The first page opens with a letter from Ruben Quick Bear to his friend Austin, reassuring him that it is okay to make mistake when learning a new language. There was also an article describing the students as “Reapers of Knowledge.” On page two, Sarah, a Creek girl, wrote about the cooking school, and complaining about people not washing their…
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Newspapers
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Repository:
Cumberland County Historical Society
![Pankin, Albert, Howard Chawip, and Peter Charko [version 1], c.1879](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-photo/Potamkin%20%2305%20%28Choate%20%2306%29%20Full%20027.jpg?itok=tjnkwwzu "Pankin, Albert, Howard Chawip, and Peter Charko [version 1], c.1879")
Group portrait of Pankin, Albert (also known as Alberd), Howard Chawip, and Peter Charko posed outside a school building.
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Glass Plate Negative, Stereograph
Repository:
Cumberland County Historical Society
![Pankin, Alberd, Howard Chawip, and Peter Charko [version 2], c.1879](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-photo/CCHS_sg0310.jpg?itok=_jjf33sU "Pankin, Alberd, Howard Chawip, and Peter Charko [version 2], c.1879")
Portrait of Pankin, Alberd (also known as Albert), Howard Chawip, and Peter Charko posed outside a school building. This image was probably taken shortly after their arrival at the school.
Format:
Stereograph
Repository:
Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of Peter Charko.
The caption reads: Peter Cherco
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Format:
Glass Plate Negative
Repository:
Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections