Escharzay, Humphrey

Student information card of Humphrey Escharzay (Es-char-zay), a member of the Apache Nation, who entered the school on November 4, 1886 and departed on August 7, 1894.

In school documentation Humphrey Escharzay is also known as Es-char-zay. 

Student information card of Humphrey Escharzay, a member of the Apache Nation, who entered the school on November 4, 1886 and departed on August 7, 1894.

Studio portrait of eight male students and three female students, all wearing school uniforms. 

These have been identified as the Chiricahua Apache students who arrived at Carlisle from Fort Marion, Florida, November 4th, 1886, taken at an unknown later date.

A researcher has identified them as: back row, left to right, …

Studio portrait of Humphrey Escharzay and Clement Naodlada, both wearing school uniforms.

Studio portrait of Humphrey Escharzay and George Johnson. One is wearing a school uniform.

Studio portrait of Charles Istee, Humphrey Escharzay, and Thomas Pelcoya [?]; two are wearing school uniforms.

Note: The identification of Thomas Pelcoya is preliminary. Previously cataloging indicates the handwritten caption includes the name "Thomas," and Thomas Pelcoya is the only male Apache student who attended at the same time…

These materials include a cover letter and Descriptive Statement of Pupils regarding 37 Chiricahua Apache prisoners-of-war transferred to the Carlisle Indian School from Fort Marion in St. Augustine, Florida, where a larger group of Geronimo's band remained imprisoned. The 37 individuals transferred to Carlisle represented a portion of all…