1880-1889

Studio portrait of three unidentified male students; two are wearing school uniforms.

Studio portrait of two men in native clothing, probably visiting chiefs, and a third wearing a suit. 

Studio portrait of Tso-de-ar-ko, a Wichita chief (father of Nuss Stephenson), and Wild Horse, a Comanche chief, with Benjamin H. Clark, an interpreter from Indian Territory. 

The caption reads: Tso-de-arko Witchita Chief,      …

Studio portrait of Tso-de-ar-ko, a Wichita chief, and Wild Horse, a Comanche chief, with Mr. Clark, an interpreter. 

Studio portrait of two visiting chiefs. 

Cataloging from the Cumberland County Historical Society, presumably based on information scratched on the negatives, indicates they are "Nachisi and New Mexico, Apache." 

Studio portrait of what appear to be two visiting chiefs with one male student.

The individual in this carte de visite has not been positively identified, although there is speculation that it may be photographer John N. Choate himself.

This image was shared courtesy of Robert R. Rowe.

Studio portrait of an unidentified male student wearing a straw hat and a bandana. Previous cataloging interprets a date of 1880 in the caption. 

Studio portrait of an unidentified male student wearing school uniform. 

Studio portrait of an unidentified male student wearing school uniform. 

Studio portrait of Valentine McKenzie.

View of the school grounds showing the chapel and the superintendent's quarters on the right and the teachers' quarters on the left. 

Portrait of a group of visiting chiefs with some white men and one male student. 

The Cumberland County Historical Society's copy of this image says that they are chiefs from the Sac and Fox nation.

Portrait of a group of visiting chiefs with some white men and one male student. The Cumberland County Historical Society's cataloging says they are Sac and Fox chiefs, and that the man wearing a hat on the right rear is James M. Haworth, who served various roles in the Indian Service.

Studio portrait of Walter Matches.

Studio portrait of Walter Matches.

Note: The Cumberland County Historical Society has multiple copies of this image: PA-CH1-034a and CS-CH-015. 

The caption reads: White Man Apache Chief    Stumbling Bear Kiowa Chief

Studio portrait of two visiting chiefs holding folding fans. 

They are identified in Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections version of this image as White Man, Apache Chief (at left) and Stumbling Bear, Kiowa Chief (at right). 

Studio portrait of William B. Peery wearing school uniform.

This glass plate negative of Young Spotted Tail, eldest son of Chief Spotted Tail, seems to be an image of an earlier photograph. It is not clear if Young Spotted Tail ever visited Carlisle. John Choate may have taken this photographic print because he had lost or broken his own original negative of this image, but what is more likely is that…

Portrait of Zonkeuh [probably standing at left], Owen Yellow Hair, Charles Kawboodle, and Dan Tucker posed in front of a building on the school grounds. All are holding bugles.

Portrait of a group of Native American men, white men, with one male student and two female students posed in front of a dormitory building on the school grounds. Richard Henry Pratt is standing at the far left.

The caption in the album for the Cumberland County Historical Society version of this image states that they are from the Great…

Portrait of a group of Native American men, white men, with one male student and two female students posed in front of a dormitory building on the school grounds. Richard Henry Pratt is standing at the far left. The caption in the album states that they are from the Great Nemaha Agency and that the photo was taken on February 25, 1880.

Studio portrait of Alice Wynn (back left), Kisetta Roosevelt (back middle), Mabel Doanmoe (back right), Rebecca Big Star (front left), and Harriet Mary Elder (front right). All are wearing school uniforms.

Note: The Cumberland County Historical Society dates this image to March, 1880. The Society has three copies of this image: PA-CH1-…

Studio portrait of Bernard (Hawk Charging Daylight) (standing at left), Horace (Horse) (standing at right), Reuben Quick Bear (Kills the Enemy) (seated at left), John Renville (seated in center), and Rufus (Strikes the Enemy) (seated at right). All are wearing school uniforms.

Note: The Cumberland County Historical Society dates this…