Cumberland County Historical Society

Studio portrait of Kisetta Roosevelt and Jack Mather. Roosevelt is wearing a school-issued print dress and Mather is wearing a school uniform.

Studio portrait of Lamotte Primaux wearing school uniform.

View of the Boys' Quarters with students in uniforms posed on the porches and in the yard in front of the building. 

Studio portrait of Lydia Harrington probably wearing school uniform. 

Portrait of eighteen male students in school uniforms, lined up on the school grounds in front of the girls' dormitory. There is a small child in a sleigh on the ground near them although there is no snow on the ground.  

Row of male students in uniform posed on the school grounds with the girls' quarters and band stand in the background. 

Studio portrait of Mary Ealy, Nellie Carey, Mary Perry, and Jennie Hammaker, posed with teacher Mary Hyde. The students are all wearing school uniforms. 

Studio portrait of Mitty.

Studio portrait of five male students and four female students, all wearing school uniforms. The caption states that they are from the Arapaho nation and all arrived in February 1881. 

Studio portrait of Owen Yellow Hair wearing a uniform.

View of the Superintendent's Quarters with the chapel visible beside it. Richard Henry Pratt, his wife, and an infant are posed in front of the house with a Native American man. There are two young girls on the front porch and two people on the second floor balcony. 

Studio portrait of seven unidentified Native Americans, probably visiting chiefs, including one lying flat on his back in front. 

Studio portrait of Silas Childers wearing school uniform.

Studio portrait of six male students, all wearing school uniforms. The caption identifies them as being from the Osage tribe.

Cumberland County Historical Society Staff have identified Fred Lookout as the student in the front row, far right, based on comparison with other photos. 

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Studio portrait of Standing Buffalo, a Ponca chief. 

The student newspaper records a visit by Standing Buffalo to the school in January of 1881, so that is probably when this photo was taken.

The Cumberland County Historical Society has three copies of this image: PA-CH1-063a and CS-CH-032.1-.2.

View of students on school grounds with superintendent's quarters on the left and the girls' quarters on the right. 

Ten male Creek students posed at the bandstand on the school grounds. All are wearing school uniforms. In the front row (from left to right) are: Almarine McKellop, Robert Stewart, Alexander McNac, Ellis Childers, Samuel Checote, and Corenlius Carr. In the back row (front left to right) are: Benjamin Marshall, James Bell, Samuel Scott, and…

A studio portrait, taken in Philadelphia of Chief Left Hand and his son Grant, Chief Little Raven and daughter Anna, and Chief Yellow Bear and his daughter Minnie. 

Portrait of a group of visiting chiefs with white men posed in front of the bandstand on the school grounds. Richard Henry Pratt is at the far right in the back row.

Studio portrait of student White Buffalo in Native dress wearing a feathered headdress.

Studio portrait of White Buffalo wearing Native clothing including feathered headdress and holding a bow and arrow.

Studio portrait of Yellow Bear and his daughter, Minnie Yellow Bear. 

Portrait of nine male students and six female students posed on the steps of the bandstand on the school grounds. They are wearing the clothing they arrived in. The caption says they are Northern Arapahoes who arrived in March 1881. 

Other versions of this image identify them as two Shoshone and thirteen Northern Arapaho students…

Studio portrait of Mary R. Hyde, a teacher, and Grace Cook.

The Cumberland County Historical Society dates this image to July 1881, presumably because of an inscription on the original. 

Studio portrait of Alexander McNac.