French Canadian Collection

Rafting furs from the northwoods to market
Fur traders steering a raft through rapids of a river. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

HOUS2A-00141
French-Canadian woman baking bread in an outdoor oven, circa 1900. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a turn-of-the-century illustration

Frontiersmen on the upper Missouri River, 1800s
Half-breeds and French voyageurs towing a boat in the upper Missouri River, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Trappers hauling furs to a Canadian trading post
Fur train from the north arriving at a Canadian trading post, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century Frederic Remington illustration

French soldiers in North America, early 1700s
Canada and Louisiana defended by French soldiers in the early 1700s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

North American colonies in 1733
European claims in North America in 1733, when the last English colony, Georgia, was founded. Color lithograph

War dance
Native American war dance near the St. Lawrence River during the French and Indian War. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Jacques Marquette and Louis Joliet on the upper Mississippi River in canoes 1673. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Neighborhood concert in a French-Canadian village, 1900
French-Canadian villagers enjoying impromtu music, circa 1900. Digitally colored halftone reproduction of an illustration

Quebec, 1870s
Map of Quebec province, Canada, 1870s. Printed color lithograph

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Louis de Buade, Count Frontenac, Governor General of New France, 1600s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration from a statue

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Louisbourg, Canada, besieged by New Englanders under the British flag, 1745. Hand-colored woodcut of a contemporary chart

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Dining hall of the French colonists at Annapolis Royal, Canada, 1600s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Ice-cutting in Quebec, 1850s
Sawing and harvesting ice on the St. Lawrence River, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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French priest baptising natives at Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia, 1600s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Montreal, Canada, seen from the St. Lawrence River, 1760. Hand-colored woodcut

Raft transport on the St Lawrence River
Rafts on the rapids of the St Lawrence River, Canada. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

PLIT2A-00112
Evangeline, an illustration from the poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

HREC2A-00035
Toboggan slide in a park in Montreal, Canada, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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French-Canadians enjoying a dance in early Quebec. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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French-Canadian farmers plowing in the Saint Lawrence valley of Quebec, 1800s. Hand colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

GCAN2A-00006
Catholic clergyman of the Order of St. Sulpice, Quebec, Canada, circa 1700. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

BUSN2A-00152
Early settlers hunting on snowshoes in Canada. Hand-colored woodcut

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