1880-1889

Studio portrait of William Fletcher (standing) and his uncle, Old Crow (seated). Old Crow is wearing a large overcoat.

Studio portrait of William Fletcher (standing) and his uncle, Old Crow (seated). Old Crow is wearing a large overcoat. 

Studio portrait of William Tivis.

Studio portrait of instructor Mary Hyde and the Indian School choir, including male and female students in school uniforms.

Note: The Cumberland County Historical Society assigns a date of April 30, 1884 to this image. They also identified several students by comparison with other images: Luke Phillips (back row, second from the left),…

Studio portrait of Wounded Yellow Robe (also known as Richard Yellow Robe), Chauncey Yellow Robe (also known as Timber Yellow Robe), and Henry Standing Bear, all wearing school uniforms.

Note: The Cumberland County Historical Society also has a copy of the print photo. According to their information, Chauncey Yellow robe is seated…

View of Wounded Yellow Robe (also known as Richard Yellow Robe), Chauncey Yellow Robe (also known as Timber Yellow Robe), and Henry Standing Bear, all wearing school uniforms. This photo was likely taken in the spring of 1884, about six months after they entered the school. 

Note: The Cumberland County Historical Society also has a…

Studio portrait of Dexter Loco (standing), Mabel Kelcusay (sitting at left), and Rachel Checote (sitting at right).

Note: Previous cataloging interprets the handwritten caption as reading: "Dexter Loco, Mabel and Rachel." Based on this information, we believe the two women to be Mabel Kelcusay (who arrived on the same day as Dexter Loco…

Portrait of Richard Henry Pratt and his family posed with other adult white men and women with children, probably staff and teachers. 

This image is dated July 14, 1884. 

Very large group of male and female students posed in rows on the grounds of the school. The caption identifies them as: Carlisle Indian School in 1884 Number of students 375. 

The Cumberland County Historical Society has two copies of this image: PA-CH2-001 and 10-B-19.

Photo taken of visiting Cheyenne and Arapahoe Chiefs with Carlisle students and government employees at Devil's Den at the Gettysburg battlefield. The image is dated November 28, 1884.

One person is identified only as "Kise." It is not known if this is Kias Red Wolf (as known as Kise) or Kise Williams. 

Studio portrait of a group of visiting chiefs, including Left Hand (with his wife) and Powder Face. Left Hand and his wife are in the back row in the center and at right. Powder Face is in front row at far right. A white man, J. F. Williams is in front row to the left of Powder Face. 

A student newspaper reports the visit of a group…

Studio portrait of Ada Fox Catcher probaby wearing school uniform.

Studio portrait of Ada Fox Catcher probably wearing school uniform.

Studio portrait of Ai-sia-tiw-me (Comanche John). 

The Cumberland County Historical Society has two copies of this image: PA-CH1-095b and 13A-14-03. Their description states that this person was also known as Roan Horse, Apache, but that information is not included with the original caption for the version in the album. …

Studio portrait of Alex Manabove and Little Chief, one wearing a star-shaped pin. 

Note: If the interpretation of the handwritten caption is correct, it is not clear who Little Chief is. There was a student named Little Chief, but he left the school in 1880. This photograph may document a later visit of a Cheyenne chief named Little…

Studio portrait of teacher Alice M. Seabrook.

Studio portrait of Almarine McKellop.

Studio portrait of Arnold Woolworth.

Studio portrait of Arnold Woolworth (left) and Casper Edson (right). 

Studio portrait of Arnold Woolworth (left) and Casper Edson (right).

Studio portrait of a Navajo chief, probably Black Horse. 

Identification based on identifications made by CCHS on PA-CH1-059b and CS-CH-064. 

Studio portrait of Dennis Matthew Riordan (Navajo agent) and Chee Dodge (Navajo interpreter) with chiefs Black Horse (seated at left) and Navajo Jack (seated at right). Riordan and Chee are identified in the original caption. The identification of the two chiefs was made based on comparison with other images. 

Studio portrait of Dennis Matthew Riordan (Navajo agent) and Chee Dodge (Navajo interpreter) with chiefs Black Horse (seated at left) and Navajo Jack (seated at right). Riordan and Chee are identified in the original caption. The identification of the two chiefs was made based on comparison with other images.

The Cumberland County…

A view of students on the school grounds, some are in uniform, some are not. The male students are in the foreground, female students are in the distance. Some of the male students are standing, some are lying on the ground. 

The Cumberland County Historical Society's copy of this image has the caption Campus After School…

A view of students on the school grounds, some are in uniform, some are not. The male students are in the foreground, female students are in the distance. Some of the male students are standing, some are lying on the ground. 

The Cumberland County Historical Society has three copies of this image: PA-CH1-082a, BS-CH-053, and 12-07-…