[CARLISLE INDIAN SCHOOL]. Postcards featuring school campus and notable subjects, incl. Jim Thorpe.
Sale 1194 - American Historical Ephemera & Photography Online
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Jun 26, 2023
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Jul 7, 2023
Timed Online / Cincinnati
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[CARLISLE INDIAN SCHOOL]. Postcards featuring school campus and notable subjects, incl. Jim Thorpe.
11 1/8 x 3 1/2 in. panoramic postcard featuring a printed image of the Carlisle school campus (creases, wear to edges/corners, verso with some paper surface loss). New York: The Valentine-Souvenir Co., n.d. -- 3 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. postcard featuring printed portraits of the 1904 Carlisle Indians football team and coaches arranged in a large "C" shape surrounding text reading "Carlisle 1904 Indians" (some surface loss to obverse likely from former adhesive, toning, spotting, light wear to edges/corners). -- 3 1/4 x 5 1/2 in. postcard featuring a printed image of Jim Thorpe posed in a track uniform holding a shot as if about to put it (light toning). Text beneath image reads, "Thorpe of Carlisle, PA. 'The Greatest Athlete of All Times.'" -- And 7 other postcards featuring printed images of subjects related to Carlisle and specific locations on the campus including the carpenter shop and tailoring department, the trophy hall, the green house, and others. -- Together, 10 postcards.
[With:] 4 5/8 x 8 7/16 in. printed Christmas newspaper supplement featuring a portrait and facsimile signature of R.H. Pratt, Superintendent of Carlisle School (tear to upper edge, toning to edges). Supplement from The Indian Helper, dated 21 December 1894.
[With:] 2 7/8 x 7 1/8 in. silver gelatin photograph featuring Carlisle football player, Hendricks. Ca 1907. Period ink inscription to verso reads "Hendricks L. Half back." Printed paper label affixed to verso identifies the photograph as being from the Gilliams Press Syndicate with caption "Stars of the famous Carlisle Indian School foot ball team who will play against University of Pennsylvania on Saturday. Hendricks, right half back." -- 6 1/8 x 3 in. stereoview on cardstock mount featuring "Indians and Carlisle Cadets" at an inaugural parade in Washington, DC. Philadelphia, PA: Geo. W. Griffith, n.d. Numbered, titled, and credited on mount recto. Captioned on verso. -- 6 1/8 x 3 in. stereoview on cardstock mount featuring "Crow Indians in War Dress." Philadelphia, PA: Geo. W. Griffith, n.d. Numbered, titled, and credited on mount recto. Captioned on verso. -- Together, 3 photographs.
[With:] 4 5/8 x 8 7/16 in. printed Christmas newspaper supplement featuring a portrait and facsimile signature of R.H. Pratt, Superintendent of Carlisle School (tear to upper edge, toning to edges). Supplement from The Indian Helper, dated 21 December 1894.
[With:] 2 7/8 x 7 1/8 in. silver gelatin photograph featuring Carlisle football player, Hendricks. Ca 1907. Period ink inscription to verso reads "Hendricks L. Half back." Printed paper label affixed to verso identifies the photograph as being from the Gilliams Press Syndicate with caption "Stars of the famous Carlisle Indian School foot ball team who will play against University of Pennsylvania on Saturday. Hendricks, right half back." -- 6 1/8 x 3 in. stereoview on cardstock mount featuring "Indians and Carlisle Cadets" at an inaugural parade in Washington, DC. Philadelphia, PA: Geo. W. Griffith, n.d. Numbered, titled, and credited on mount recto. Captioned on verso. -- 6 1/8 x 3 in. stereoview on cardstock mount featuring "Crow Indians in War Dress." Philadelphia, PA: Geo. W. Griffith, n.d. Numbered, titled, and credited on mount recto. Captioned on verso. -- Together, 3 photographs.
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