Football

Portrait of fourteen male students, some wearing uniforms with "CARLISLE" on the front. The student in the front center is holding a football, so presumably this is a football team. 

Previous cataloging for this image gives it a date of 1889. 

Studio portrait of fourteen male students, some wearing uniforms with "CARLISLE" on the front. The student in the front center is holding a football, so presumably this is a football team. 

Note: Previous cataloging for the National Anthropological Archives version of this image gives a date of 1889 for it. 

Portrait of thirteen male students, most in athletic gear. The student in the center is holding a football with a "P" on it. 

Note: Previous cataloging for this image identifies the team as the "Pirates." 

Portrait of thirteen male students, most in athletic gear. The student in the center is holding a football with a "P" on it. 

Note: Previous cataloging for the National Anthropological Archives version of this image identifies the team as the "Pirates." 

A group portrait of a football team, date not known. 

Group portrait of twenty-six male students and one white man, presumably a coach or advisor--the 1895 football team. 

See Cumberland County Historical Society image PA-CH1-084d (in Related Images) for a smaller group photo of the team and more information about those students who may be included.

Group portrait of sixteen male students from the 1895 football team. 

In his 1951 book, Fabulous Redmen, John Steckbeck identifies the sitters as: top row (l to r), Lone Wolf, McFarland, Smith, H. Pierce, and Nori; middle row (l to r), Redwater, Cayou, Metoxen, B. Pierce, Seneca and Printup; bottom row (l to r), Unidentified,…

A group portrait of football players from the 1896 team (ball with '96 on it is in photo). 

Group portrait of the football team, posed with a football labeled '98 and a dog. 

The Cumberland County Historical Society has the sitters identified as: back row (l to r): Artie Miller, Jonas Metoxen, Bemus Pierce, Edward Rogers, and Frank Hudson; middle row (l to r) Chauncey Archiquette, Thaddeus Redwater, Edwin Smith, Isaac Seneca,…

The printed note reads: Thompson, Redwater, Wheelock, Scott, Warner, Seneca, Miller, Scholder, Pierce, Roberts, Warren, Metoxen, Johnson, Smith, Hudson, Rogers, Sickles.

This image with the caption FOOTBALL TEAM OF 1900 appears in John N. Choate's Souvenir of the Carlisle Indian School (Carlisle…

The caption reads: FOOTBALL TEAM.

This image appears in The Indian Industrial School, Carlisle, Pa.: 23rd Year (Carlisle, PA: The School, 1902).

Richard Henry Pratt responds to the request of Charles Red Hawk Smith to be returned home. Pratt provides reports from the School's physician and disciplinarian as well as two outing reports from Smith's patron. As a result Pratt recommends that Smith be allowed to be returned home.

University of Cincinnati vs the Carlisle Indians souvenir in the shape of a football for the Thanksgiving game on November 25, 1897.

W. H. Thompson, Vice President of the Chicago Athletic Association, refers to correspondence not included and notes that he sees no reason why they cannot play the Carlisle Football Team.

Richard Henry Pratt forwards letter of Isidor Costo requesting to enroll at the Carlisle Indian School. Costo was enrolled at the Phoenix Indian School at the time.

Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that Martin Wheelock has been temporarily relieved of his duties as Assistant Disciplinarian due to his position on the football team.

Souvenir program for the Dickinson vs. Carlisle football game on October 5, 1901. The program includes the rosters for the two teams as well as photographs connected to both schools and advertisements for local businesses.

Program and menu for the 1902 annual banquet for the Carlisle Indian Football Team. The program includes the scores from the season's games as well as the names of the players.

Correspondence regarding the enrollment of Louis Matlock at the Carlisle Indian School as well as his return to the Pawnee Agency.

William A. Mercer responds to the report of W. S. Olive, Special U.S. Indian Agent, regarding unaccounted funds. Mercer states that the nature of the Athletic Funds means they should not be run through the Indian Office and he is willing to resign his position if it means complying with Departmental regulations.

William A. Mercer responds to the Office of Indian Affairs proposal for overseeing various funds at the Carlisle Indian School. He further requests that relative to the Printery Fund that he be allowed to expend $100 without prior approval.

An Office memo states that this proposal is satisfactory but that he should be required to submit…

This document contains correspondence concerning a check from Harvard for a football game with Carlisle. The check, for $11,433.81, reflects half of the net receipts for the annual Harvard-Carlisle football game. The correspondence also explains how the Harvard-Carlisle game was organized by Harvard's athletic administrators.

These materials include correspondence regarding a contract for the Carlisle Indian School football team to play the University of Denver. Superintendent Moses Friedman, Carlisle's new director, did not approve of the pre-arranged game because of how long students would be kept out of class. After significant lobbying from politicians including…

Program for the 1908 Athletic Celebration and presentation of the C's. Includes the records for the athletic teams, team photos, rosters, the school song, and the school yell.

The Secretary to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs thanks Carlisle Indian School Superintendent Moses Friedman for sending complimentary tickets (presumably to a football game) to them and Commissioner R. G. Valentine. The secretary informs Friedman that Valentine is currently in Oklahoma, but they will send the tickets to Mrs. Valentine.