Cumberland County Historical Society

Photograph of a studio portrait of Black Coal, an Arapaho chief. 

J.N. Choate took this photograph of the original photograph, but there is no information about the photographer of the original image.

Studio portrait of Thomas Carlisle wearing school uniform, seated, and Bob Bent, an interpreter, standing.

Note: Robert (Bob) Bent was the uncle of student Ada Bent, whose father was George Bent, Robert's brother.

Studio portrait of Anna Laura (Pretty Woman) wearing native dress. 

There is a caption written by Mrs. Richard Henry Pratt: "She was given my name (Anna Laura) by her own request. Grand daughter of Spotted Tail, Chief, Sioux."

The Cumberland County Historical Society has three copies of this image: 12-17-01, 12-17-01A, and PA…

Studio portrait of an unidentified visiting chief. A later handwritten caption reads "N.M. Apache." 

Studio portrait of Bob Tail with his son Joseph Bobtail, who is dressed in a school uniform. 

Studio portrait of Chief Big Horse and his son, Hubbell Big Horse. Chief Big Horse wears traditional clothes and Hubbell is in a school uniform. 

Studio portrait of Darlington wearing school uniform. 

Note: CCHS has multiple copies of this image: PA-CH1-032b and CS-CH-003. 

Studio portrait of David Blue Teeth (standing) and his sister Hope Blue Teeth (seated). David is wearing a school uniform. 

Posed portrait of eight female students, presumably kitchen staff, and one staff member in the dining room with set tables.

Note: Three of these students are identified as Eva Pickard, Anna Laura, and Anna Raven.

Studio portrait of Ernest (Knocks Off) wearing school uniform.

Note: The Cumberland County Historical Society has two copies of this image: PA-CH1-017a and CS-CH-019. 

Portrait of five Sioux chiefs posed with two interpreters on the steps of the bandstand on the school grounds. The chiefs are Black Crow, Two Strike, White Thunder, Spotted Tail, and Iron Wing. The interpreters are Louis Roubideaux and Charles Tackett. 

Note: The Cumberland County Historical Society has two copies of this image: PA-…

Studio portrait of Ruth (Looking Woman), Hattie Long Wolf, Anna Laura, Grace Cook, and Stella Berht.

Note: The Cumberland County Historical Society has six copies of this image: CS-CH-066, PA-CH1-023a, and 10-B-12.1-.4.

Studio portrait of three male students and two female students posed with a white woman. The caption identifies them as "Miss Spencer and class." School records list Miss Spencer as an "Industrial Teacher" who was employed in 1880. This image is #36 on the list of Choate photos for sale published in 1881. 

Studio portrait of (back row, left to right): David (Kills Without Wounding), Nathan (Ear), Pollock Spotted Tail; and (front row, left to right): Marshall (Marshall Bad Milk), and Hugh (Running Horse). All are wearing school uniforms

Note: The Cumberland County Historical Society has six copies of this image: PA-CH1-021c, 10-B-07.1-.4,…

A photograph of a studio portrait, identified as "Friday, a visitor to the Indian school." This appears to be Chief Friday of the Arapaho, but it is not clear when or if he did actually visit the Carlisle Indian School.

This photograph was taken by John N. Choate, but the photographer of the original portrait is unknown. It may have also…

Studio portrait of Hugh (Running Horse) wearing school uniform. 

Indian School students Amos Lone Hill, Joseph Gun, Philip (Kills), Ellwood Dorian, Carlos, Walter Matches, Oscar Bull Bear, and Ralph Iron Eagle Feather and staff members Samuel Wetzel and E.B. Strait working on the roof of one of the school buildings.

Note: The Cumberland County Historical Society has two copies of this image: CS-CH-096…

Studio portrait of Iron Wing, a Sioux chief. 

The Cumberland County Historical Society has multiple copies of this image: PA-CH1-011b and CS-CH-036.  

Studio portrait of John Primaux.

Studio portrait of Justine La Framboise.

Studio portrait of visiting chief Little Raven with his daughter, student Anna Raven. 

Studio portrait of Lizzie Walton, probably wearing school uniform.

Studio portrait of Lucy Black Shortnose wearing a school-issued print dress.

Studio portrait of Lucy Black Shortnose, Anna Laura, Justine La Framboise, and Nancy Renville, all wearing school-issued print dresses.

A posed group of male students in the Carlisle Indian School tin shop with their instructor and Richard Henry Pratt. They are, from left to right: Charles Oheltoint, Richard Henry Pratt, Henry Roman Nose, Paul Black Bear, J.H. Curtain (instructor), Ernest, and Koba.

The Cumberland County Historical Society has two copies of this image:…