Cumberland County Historical Society

Studio portrait of James G. Dickson wearing uniform. 

Inscribed on reverse: "James G. Dickson to Miss R. Rinker, Dec. 24, 1904, A Merry Christmas and happy New Year." 

Studio portrait of Mamie Down and an unidentified young woman, both wearing non-native clothing. 

Studio portrait of student Nikefer Shoushick with Dan Stauffer, both dressed in elaborate Indian costumes. 

Note: This is a scan of a photograph in the possession of Robert Weigle, Sr. of Carlisle.  The following was written on the back of the photo.

"Dan Stauffer, Fanny Keesecker's brother and Kieffer Shushuck an Indian…

Portrait of a bearded white man and a Native American man, identified on the photo's mat as General O. O. Howard and Chief Joseph. 

A note on the reverse suggests that this image was taken in 1904 when the two men were both speakers at the school's commencement exercises.

Studio portrait of Arthur Mandan in uniform holding a trumpet.

Group portrait of nineteen baseball players in uniform, one male student not in uniform, and two white men, posed with baseball equipment, next to the bleachers on the athletic field. 

A workshop with pieces of furniture waiting to be assembled, possibly at Carlisle Indian School.

The provenance of this photograph is unknown, and it is not clear why the Historical Society believes it to be a shop at the Indian School. 

Group portrait of twenty-four young men, some in school uniforms, some not, posed in rows on the steps of one of the school buildings. At least one, possibly two more are probably not students. 

The Cumberland County Historical Society also has a print of this image (13-07-02).

The school band followed by the baseball team marching down a street in a residential area of Carlisle. 

The identification of the baseball team is based on the captions on the front and back of the image. The rest of the information is not legible. 

The reverse side has a ghost image of an unrelated baseball team.…

Group portrait of twenty-nine women, presumably all female students, wearing large hats, posed on the school grounds. 

This portrait may have taken as they were gathered to return home (a "home party"). 

The Cumberland County Historical Society also has a print of this image (13-13-02). 

Group portrait of twenty-nine women, presumably all female students, wearing large hats, posed on the school grounds. 

This portrait may have taken as they were gathered to return home (a "home party"). 

Studio portrait of an unidentified male student wearing a v-neck cardigan sweater. 

Reproduction of a studio portrait of Elizabeth Knudsen which appeared in the Carlisle Arrow at the time of Knudsen's marriage to fellow student Wilson Charles. The image appears in The Arrow, Vol II, No. 32, 1906/04/06.

Studio portrait of Isaac Gould and Paul Dirks. 

Studio portrait of Tony Tillohash.

Studio portrait of William Gardner in football uniform.

Reproduction of a studio photograph of Wilson Charles which appeared in The Arrow at the time of Charles' marriage to fellow student Elizabeth Knudsen. The photograph appeared in The Arrow, Vol. II, No. 32, 1906/04/06.

Studio portrait of the graduating class of 1906 with inserted single photos of two female students. 

Students are marked with white numbers corresponding to the typed list of names below. 

Studio portrait of teacher Angel De Cora in Native American clothing. 

The school band and students assembled in formation on the grounds of the central campus with the Dining Hall, Band Stand, and Girls' Quarters in the background. 

The school band and students assembled in formation on the grounds of the central campus with the Dining Hall, Band Stand, and Girls' Quarters in the background. 

A corner of a room set up as a store with products, including prominently displayed Uneeda Biscuits from the National Biscuit Company, and scales and a roll on a glass-topped counter. There are banners and penants hanging on the wall.  

Studio portrait of George Gardner wearing football uniform.

Six female students seated around the flag pole on the school grounds, with a woman identified as Blanche Dum, their Sunday school teacher from the Allison Methodist Church. 

Studio portrait of Howard Jones. 

Note: This student was previously identified as Joe Howard. However, there is no known student by that name. We believe it to be Howard Jones.