Fur Trade Collection

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Native Americans exchanging furs for goods at a Hudson Bay Company post. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut of a Frederic Remington illustration

Oglethorpe and Tomo-chichi becoming friends in colonial Georgia
Tomo-chichi offering furs to James Olglethorpe, Georgia Colony. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Flintlock pistol used in the fur trade
Flintlock pistol to be traded at a mountain-man rendezvous reenactment, Fort Mandan, North Dakota. Photograph

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

Mountain man in the old west
Old trapper in the American West, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century Frederic Remington illustration

Trading post at Fort Laramie, Oregon Trail
Beaver trap on a Hudson Bay blanket in the reconstructed trading post at Fort Laramie, Wyoming. Digital photograph

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Native American trappers carrying furs on snowshoes in a forest of the Pacific Northwest Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century Frederic Reminigton illustration

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Mountain men greeting each other: " I took ye for an Injin." Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut of a Frederic Remington Illustration

Colonial trading post at St. Marys City, Maryland
St. Mary s, a trading post and settlement in Maryland, 1600s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Colonial trading post on Kent Island, Maryland
William Claibornes trading post on Kent Island in Chesapeake Bay, 1631. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Canoeists on a slow-moving stream
Woodsmen in canoes floating on a tranquil river, circa 1900. Printed color halftone reproduction of a Schoonover illustration

Fur seal hunt in the Arctic, 1800s
Clubbing seals to death for their fur, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Dutch merchants trading with Native Americans on Manhattan Island, 1600s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Powder horns and musket balls used in the fur trade
Powder horns, musket balls, and other trade items at a mountain-man rendezvous reenactment, Fort Mandan, North Dakota. Photograph

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

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Father Jacques Marquette holding a peace pipe to greet Native Americans during his journey to the upper Mississippi River, 1673. 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

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Woodsman setting a beaver trap in a stream, 1800s. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century A.B. Frost illustration

Canoeing a load of furs from the north woods
Trappers running rapids on a wilderness river, circa 1900. Printed color halftone reproduction of a Schoonover illustration

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Dutch East India Company warehouses in Amsterdam, 1600s or 1700s. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of an antique print

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Fur traders boat piled high with pelts on the Bear River, Utah. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Beaver pelt stretched on a sapling frame and laced with rawhide, a reproduction of the pre-industrial tanning method displayed in Wisconsin. Photograph

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Native Americans bringing beaver pelts to white traders. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Canoes on the Ohio River traveling by moonlight 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

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French missionary and fur traders carrying a canoe at a portage in North America. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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

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Father Marquette and Louis Joliet, the first white men on the upper Mississippi River, 1673. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Native Americans aboard ship to trade their furs to Europeans. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Henry Hudson meeting with Native Americans along the Hudson River, 1609. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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

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French fur traders and Native Americans dancing at a rendezvous in the north woods. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Trapper making his winter rounds in the north wods. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Beavers at work below Niagara Falls, early 1700s. Hand-colored woodcut from Molls New and Exact Map

Pack horses in the Rocky Mountains, 1800s
Pack train carrying supplies or furs over the Rockies, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a Frederic Remington illustration

Fur-trading outpost in the Pacific Northwest
Okonogan, an Astor fur-trading establishment in Oregon Territory (now Washington State), 1850s. Printed color woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Jesuit missionary preaching to Native Americans and fur traders in the wilderness. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Pioneer with a pack horse in the Rockies
Pioneer with a pack horse in the Rocky Mountains. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Riverside camp of voyageurs, or French fur traders. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Pack train of traders in the Rocky Mountains, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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A white trapper crossing a mountain stream. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut of a Frederic Remington Illustration

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Native American trapper in the Rocky Mountains of the Northwest. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut of a Frederic Remington Illustration

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Antoine de La Mothe, Sieur de Cadillac landing on the shore of Lake Saint Clair where he founded Fort Detroit, 1701. Hand colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration by Howard Pyle

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Trappers and woodsmen exchanging stories around a campfire. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Native Americans paddling canoes to a trading ship on the Pacific Northwest coast. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

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Hudson Bay Company traders discuss the price of a horse with Native Americans Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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French traders canoeing on a river in the forests of North America. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

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Fur traders arriving at a Hudson Bay Company post in boats and wagons. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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