Student information card of Rose (here Rosy) White Thunder (Red Girl), a member of the Sioux Nation, who entered the school on November 14, 1883 and departed on June 14, 1887.
In school documentation Rose White Thunder's name is also spelled Rosy White Thunder, Rosie White Thunder, and Rosa White Thunder. She is also known as Red Girl.…
Student information card of Rose (here Rosy) White Thunder, a member of the Sioux Nation, who entered the school on November 14, 1883 and departed on June 14, 1887.
A souvenir booklet from the Carlisle Indian School, published for their 23rd year. A short description of the aims and goals of the school is presented. Images of students as they first arrived, as well as important visiting chiefs, are given, as are before and after images including those of Tom Torlino. Extracurricular groups, school staff…
Full-length studio portrait of Rose White Thunder wearing an elk-tooth dress and dentalium shell earrings.
The handwritten note reads: Rosa Whitethunder Sioux In her Indian dress.
Note: The Cumberland County Historical Society also has a copy of this image: BS-CH-011.
Studio portrait of Rose White Thunder wearing an elk-tooth dress and detallim shell earrings.
This image appears in John N. Choate's Souvenir of the Carlisle Indian School (Carlisle, PA: J. N. Choate, 1902. The caption reads: ROSE WHITE THUNDER. DAUGHTER OF A SIOUX CHIEF, WHITE THUNDER, IN ELK TOOTH DRESS – AT CARLISLE…
![Twenty-five female students upon arrival [?], 1883](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-photo/NAA_73561.jpg?itok=RD62IWHq "Twenty-five female students upon arrival [?], 1883")
Portrait of twenty-five female students posed on the school grounds, some in native clothing. One of the students appears to be Rose White Thunder who arrived on November 14, 1883 with a large group from the Sioux nation (Rosebud reservation).
Studio portrait of Rose White Thunder, posed in profile.
Studio portrait of Rose White Thunder.
The handwritten note on the reverse side reads: Rose White Thunder. Sioux.
Note: The Cumberland County Historical Society also has a copy of this image: PA-CH1-043a.
Studio portrait of Rose White Thunder (left) and Hope Blue Teeth (right).
The handwritten note reads: CHOATE
The reverse side reads: Old Guard House Capt. R. H. Pratt Supt. Old Chapel. Supt. Quarters. Ass't Supt. Quarters Small Boys' Quarters. Hospital and Disiplinarian's Quarters Rosa W. Thunder as she arrived Rosa White Thunder (…
Richard Henry Pratt provides the Office of Indian Affairs with a list of 80 students to return to their homes due to expiration of their terms and sickness. Pratt also details the travel arrangements for travel to the various agencies and locations. He also notes that 68 pupils whose terms have expired have elected to remain at the school.