Very early class of young boys with flags at the Albuquerque Indian School

This is one of a small collection of photographs of the Albuquerque Indian School, which was established in 1881 to provide off-reservation industrial training to the Indians of the Southwest. By 1912, the school had 8 primary grades and over 300 students; by 1925 enrollment increased to over 800 students and grades 11 and 12 were added. The Albuquerque Indian School contined operating until 1982, when its program was transferred to the Santa Fe Indian School.