Cumberland County Historical Society

Ten female students in uniform on a stage set up in the gymasium building, demonstrating various parts of dressmaking.  

This is probably part of the end-of-year annual examinations at the school, at which students would make presentations to demonstrate their progress. 

A male student in uniform standing on a stage set up in the gymasium building. He is pointing at one of two posters with floor plans of a house. In the middle of the stage is large model of a house, with two other male students kneeling in front of it. The presentation is probably about the Model Home, built by students on the grounds of the…

A male student in uniform stands on a stage set up in the gymasium building. In the middle of the stage is large model of a house, with two other male students kneeling at the side of it. On either side of the stage are posters with floor plans. The presentation is probably about the Model Home, built by students on the grounds of the school.…

A male student in uniform standing on a stage set up in the gymasium building.  He is standing in front of three posters with information about the Parker Farm. This is probably part of the end-of-year annual examinations at the school, at which students would make presentations to demonstrate their progress. 

A male student in uniform standing in the center of a stage set up in the gymasium building.  On his right a male student in overalls stands next to a radiator on a table. On his left a male student simulates fixing a sink in a model of a bathroom. 

This is probably part of the end-of-year annual examinations at the school, at…

Studio portrait of Wallace Denny holding a tennis racquet. 

If the date of this photo is correct Denny would have been employed as the Assistant Disciplinarian at the time. 

Group portrait of thirty-six male students posed on the school grounds, none in uniform. 

The Cumberland County Historical Society identifies this as a "home party" in 1912. 

CCHS has a print of this version of the image (13-02-01) and a negative and print of a slightly different pose of the group (pose 2). 

Group portrait of thirty-six male students posed on the school grounds, none in uniform. 

The Cumberland County Historical Society identifies this as a "home party" in 1912. 

CCHS has a negative of this version of the image (00311A#06) and a print and negative of a slightly different pose of the group (pose 2).

Studio portrait of Cat Barnoskie wearing a military uniform. 

Group portrait of eight female students and seven male students posed in front of a school building with a banner reading "Perseverance Class 1913. 

The students are identified as,back row: Francis Eastman, Henry Broker, Montreville Yuda, Fred Sickles, Peter Eastman, and Harrison Smith; middle row: Sylvia Moon, Estelle Bradley;…

Group portrait of eight female students and seven male students posed in front of a school building with a banner reading "Perseverance Class 1913. In this version of the image, the woman to the left of the banner is facing to the right. The Cumberland County Historical has another glass plate negative version of this image (00314A#70) in which…

Group portrait of eight female students, seven male students and one white female teacher, posed on the school grounds with a banner reading "Perseverance Class 1913.

Note: In the photo of this graduating class posed in front of a building, the students are identified. 

The Cumberland County Historical Society also owns a…

Group portrait of eight female students, seven male students and one white female teacher, posed on the school grounds with a banner reading "Perseverance Class 1913.

Note: In the photo of this graduating class posed in front of a building, the students are identified. 

Portrait of Edward Bracklin in football uniform standing on an athletic field. 

Male students seated for a meal on benches at tables in an open air pavilion with several white men, presumably staff, standing at the ends of the tables. A black male staff member, the cook, is standing at the front left.  

School employee Mary Yoos and two Native American men (students or staff members) standing on the porch of the Guard House.

Studio portrait of Mikey Tahdooahnippah and David Iron Elk. 

Studio portrait of Robert Nash (center) and two unidentified male athletes. All three are wearing what appear to be track and field uniforms. 

White female staff members posed using a two-sided saw on a log, while other staff members, including a black man, observe. Female students can be seen in the background with tents and the edge of the dining pavilion. 

Female students seated for a meal on benches at tables in an open air pavilion with female staff standing at the ends of the tables. A black male staff member is standing in the center in the background.  

Female students posed standing and sitting in front of tents. In the foreground several girls pose as if building a campfire. 

Several girls are wearing Native American-style clothing and accessories. 

Female students posed standing and sitting in their campgrounds, with tents and a fire, at Camp Sells. 

Female students posed standing and sitting in their campgrounds, with tents and a fire, at Camp Sells. 

A posed group at Camp Sells, with female students sitting on a log bridge and standing in the water below. More female students and staff are sitting and standing on the shore in front of tents. A banner with "Camp Sells" is strung between two trees. 

Group portrait of nineteen female students, some with long braids and some with baseball equipment, posed in an outdoor setting.