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Gurdon S. Hubbard
Image | 1910 | Picture ChicagoCaption: "Gurdon S. Hubbard (The Famous Fur-trader, Friend of the Indian, and Pioneer Settler
Send her along; Envoyons de l'avant
Audio | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Sung in French by the male Choir of the Universite de Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada (St. Paul: Minnesota Historical Society Press). Used with permission.
My Blackbird; Mon Merle
Audio | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Sung in French by the male Choir of the Universite de Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada (St. Paul: Minnesota Historical Society Press). Used with permission.
A-rolling my ball; En roulant ma boule
Audio | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Sung in French by the male Choir of the Universite de Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada (St. Paul: Minnesota Historical Society Press). Used with permission.
It's the Oars; C'est l'aviron
Audio | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Sung in French by the male Choir of the Universite de Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada (St. Paul: Minnesota Historical Society Press). Used with permission.
Voyageur holding paddle
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Drawing by Frederic Remington of a voyageur holding his paddle, which is almost as tall as he is. His other hand is hooked onto his braided sash, which typically held pipes, pouches of tobacco, and other supplies. A vest, leather footgear, and a jaunty cap with a tassel complete his outfit.
Voyageur
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)A drawing by Frederic Remington of a voyageur. A vest, leather footgear, and a jaunty cap with a tassel complete his outfit.
French fur trader
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)The trader wears a mix of European and Native American clothing, and carries his musket, hatchet, and a knife. Fur pelts are slung over his shoulder.
Voyageurs portaging canoe
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Drawing by Frederic Remington. Large packs of supplies and goods were carried overland, sometimes for miles, on the backs of the voyageurs, when necessary.
Voyageurs around a campfire
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Drawing by Frederic Remington. Firelight reflects on the weary faces of the voyageurs as they enjoy smoking their pipes at the end of the day.
Voyageurs in a canoe
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Drawing by Frederic Remington. Sometimes the voyageurs transported passengers, as well as cargo.
Landscape with Birch Trees
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Drawing by Frederic Remington. Paper birch trees grow well in the cool climate of the upper Great Lakes. The bark, which peels off in large sheets, can be used to make canoes.
Portrait of Jacques Marquette
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)This well-known image of Father (Pere) Marquette is from a painting by an unknown artist.
French Trade Bucket Bale/Ear
Multi-Page Item | 2 pages | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)The diameter of the rim is 12.2 cm. The height of the bale ears is 5.7 cm. The bucket bale is made of iron. The bale ears are welded to the rim. The lower portion of the bucket would have been made out of metal, probably sheet copper or brass. Bucket bales or kettles usually nested for compact shipping.
Lark; Alouette
Audio | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Sung in French by the male Choir of the Universite de Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada (St. Paul: Minnesota Historical Society Press). Used with permission.
On the Way to Paris; Passant par Paris
Audio | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Sung in French by the male Choir of the Universite de Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada (St. Paul: Minnesota Historical Society Press). Used with permission.
Tableau démonstratif de l'origine des principales fourrures
Image | 1917 | World War I Maps

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