Indian Training School Photographs, Incl. Carlisle Barracks, Lot of Two

Lot of 2, including a boudoir card photograph of twelve figures arranged in an outdoor setting before a long building. Among the group are Indians of various ages, including older men and boys and girls in uniform, presumably students at the Carlisle Indian School. Standing at right, a bearded Caucasian man in a top hat is marked with a blue ink "X." Inscription on mount verso identifies him as "James M. Hayworth," referring to Major James Haworth (1831-1885), an Indian agent who was appointed the first Indian Schools Superintendent in 1883. Credited to John Nicholas Choate (1848-1902) of Carlisle, PA, who extensively photographed the students and buildings of the Carlisle Indian School, 1879-1918. Italicized text on mount verso indicates that the men are "Indian Chiefs who have Visited the Indian Training School at Carlisle Barracks." Through his photographs, Choate aimed to capture the purported benefits of the school, one of many organized in the last quarter of the nineteenth century to assimilate young Indians into "mainstream" culture.

Also with silver gelatin photograph, 5.5 x 3.5, mounted to 7 x 5.75 in., featuring twelve boys in suits and ties. They are arranged formally in a wooded space, with inked inscription on mount reading, "Indian Students at Choulta [sic] Indian School / Carcross." The Choutla Indian School, also known as the Carcross Residential School, was established in 1911 in Yukon, Canada.

This lot is located in Cincinnati.