1880-1889

Studio portrait of nine unidentified young female students, all wearing school uniforms, with an unidentified white woman, probably a teacher.

Studio portrait of a student believed to be Oconame Howerame.

An apparently later handwritten note on a white label appears to read "Henry Acoyame." A name is written in faint, indecipherable handwriting along the side of the image. 

Note: There is no record of a student named Henry Acoyame. However, student…

Studio portrait of Otto Wells wearing school uniform.

Studio portrait of Otto Wells wearing school uniform.

Studio portrait of Parker Whitney West.

Note: This image also contains caption information for a different photograph.

Studio portrait of Paul Shattuck wearing school uniform.

Studio portrait of Phoebe Howell.

Studio portrait of Ramona Chihuahua.

Studio portrait of Reuben Wolf (left) and Robert Matthews (right).

Studio portrait of Reuben Wolf. He appears to be wearing false mustache and there is a bag (resembling a doctor's bag) slung across his shoulder.

Portrait of Richard Henry Pratt and the school's teachers posed on the school grounds.

Due to the presence of Dr. Obadiah Given, who worked at the school from 1884 to 1889, this image must have been taken during that period. Given is the man with the long beard sitting in front of Pratt. 

Studio portrait of Samuel Keryte and James Seweyea.

Studio portrait of three unidentified male students and four unidentified female students. The male students are all wearing school uniforms. 

Previous cataloging identifies them as "Dakota Indians"; it's not clear what this is based on. 

Studio portrait of three unidentified male students and four unidentified female students.

Previous cataloging identifies them as "Dakota Brule" but says the identification is uncertain. It's not clear what this is based on. 

Studio portrait of seventeen unidentified male students posed with two white boys. The caption identifies them as Miss Fisher's class. School records show Effie or Elspeth Fisher taught at the school intermittently between 1881 and 1892. 

View of the Small Boys' Quarters with several younger male students standing in front, some with brooms. 

View of the Small Boys' Quarters with several younger male students standing in front, some with brooms. 

Studio portrait of Susie Bond and Susie Gray, both possibly wearing school uniform.

Studio portrait of Susie Bond and Susie Gray, both possibly wearing school uniform.

Studio portrait of seventeen male students, three female students, and one white woman. The caption identifies the white woman as Miss Seabrook. Alice Seabrook was a teacher at the school from 1885 to 1889 and later worked at the school as a nurse from 1890 to 1892. 

Studio portrait of ten unidentified male students in school uniforms. 

Previous cataloging identifies them as from the Pawnee nation. 

Studio portrait of Thomas Blackbear. Handwritten caption along side of image probably reads: Thomas Black Bear. 

Studio portrait of Thomas Kose wearing school uniform.

Studio portrait of Thomas Kose wearing school uniform.

Studio portrait of Thomas Metoxen (left) and John Kitson (right), both wearing athletic clothing.