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The Indian Industrial School: 

Carlisle Pennsylvania 1879-1918 

A Photographic Essay

by Linda F. Witmer

Linda Witmer is the executive director of the Cumberland County Historical Society in Carlisle, Pennsylvania.  This book was reprinted in 1999 in soft cover due to popular demand.
    • 8.5 x 11 soft cover volume, 166 pages 
    • 200 Black and white photographs from the Cumberland County Historical Society’s extensive photo collection. 
    • A partial list of students who attended the Carlisle Indian School, includes, if available, their tribal affiliations and/or Indian names. 
    • Notes by Richard L. Tritt, CCHS photo curator, on the Indian School photographers. 
    • Forward by George Horse Capture; Deputy Assistant Director, Cultural Resources, NMAI, Smithsonian Institution. 
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