1890-1899

Caption: THE TIN SHOP.

Good tinware of all kinds is made, which the Government buys and sends to the Agencies. Care of the tin roofs, water spouting and the plumbing of the School is an important item in the work of this department.

This image appears in United States Indian School Carlisle,…

Caption: THE WORKSHOPS.

The old cavalry stables were remodeled as workshops, and serve the purpose well, being convenient, compact and roomy. Carlisle was the pioneer in Indian industrial education and has followed an original system of its own - producing the clothing, shoes, etc., necessary for the students,…

Caption: THE Y. M. C. A.

This Association, started in 1884 with a small membership, has now about 150 members, with a neat hall, 54 x 29 feet, comfortably furnished. It is in full membership in the state and national organizations, sending regular delegates and reports to their conventions.

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Group portrait of twelve male students, some wearing uniforms with "Carlisle," "Indians," or "Y.A." on them, posed with baseball equipment.

This is probably one of the informal baseball teams organized to play other school teams. 

Studio portrait of an unidentified female student wearing a nurse's uniform. 

Studio portrait of an unidentified female student.

Studio portrait of an unidentified male student. 

Studio portrait of an unknown student in a band uniform. 

NOTE: Although this image appears to have been labeled "George Conner" by the photographer, Conner family members do not believe this to be him. The person pictured here also does look distinctly different from the numerous other photos positively identified…

Caption: VIEW OF THE CAMPUS.

One feature of the School is the beauty of the grounds and their special adaptability to the purposes of a school. During the recreation periods the students spend many happy hours on the campus in playing croquet, tennis, ball and other games, or in quietly promenading, reading and…

The photograph was taken looking south. Moving from left to right the buildings visible are: the Superintendent's Quarters, the Administration Building, the Guard House, the Academic Building, and the back of the Girls' Quarters. Male students are visible in the foreground where a tennis court is laid out, and females students can be seen in…

The handwritten label on the slide reads: Campus. Evening. Printed on the label is the manufacturer of the slide C. T. Milligan, 728 Chestnut Street, PHILADELPHIA.

The photograph was taken looking south. Moving from left to right the buildings visible are: the Superintendent's Quarters, the…

Studio portrait of Viola Zieh.

Studio portrait of William Carefelle.

Studio portrait of William Larch.

View of the YMCA Building around 1895.

Twenty members of the school band, posed in groups on a rocky hill. They have their instruments but are not in uniform. 

Dated March 1895. 

Studio portrait of Black Dog, an Osage chief. 

Portrait of a group of unidentified male and female students, dressed formally, posed in front the brick archway of the gymnasium building. 

Previous cataloging indicates the students are from the Cherokee nation and provides a date of March 1895. 

Studio portrait of Johnson Adams.

A note on the back of the photo provides a date of March 18, 1895 and identifies the photographer as John H. Andrews, Carlisle. 

Studio portrait of Johnson Adams. 

Note: This image is a cropped version of CCHS 13-31-01. That image has a date of March 18, 1895 provided on the reverse and the photographer is identified as John H. Andrews. 

Studio portrait of Ne Kah Ko Lah, an Osage chief, with two unidentified male students. 

Identification of Ne Kah Ko Lah is based on comparison with other images which list him visiting the school in May 1893. 

Studio portrait of Wacheka High Dog posed with several dolls. 

The caption dates this to May 1895.

Studio portrait of Abel Cannot.

Studio portrait of Adam Spring.

Studio portrait of Anna McMillon, probably wearing school uniform.