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Grand Portage National Monument, Buildings Complex, Off Highway 16, Northeast tip of Lake Superior, Grand Marais, Cook County, MN

Grand Portage National Monument, Buildings Complex, Off Highway 16, No...

Significance: Site of one of the most important fur posts on the North American Continent. Selected as headquarters of the North West Co. of Great Britain because of its excellent location between Lake Superio... More

Russian-American Company Magazin, 101 Marine Way East, Kodiak, Kodiak Island Borough, AK

Russian-American Company Magazin, 101 Marine Way East, Kodiak, Kodiak ...

Significance: The Russian-American Company Magazin is thought to have been constructed after 1804, but prior to the removal of the Company's headquarters to Sitka (originally New Archangel) in 1808. The Magazin... More

Fort Benton Bridge, Spanning Missouri River, Fort Benton, Chouteau County, MT

Fort Benton Bridge, Spanning Missouri River, Fort Benton, Chouteau Cou...

Significance: Fort Benton has a long history in Montana. It was s fur trading post before the formation of Montana territory. In order to hold the town's trade with the Judith Basin to the east from other compe... More

Fort Benton Bridge, Spanning Missouri River, Fort Benton, Chouteau County, MT

Fort Benton Bridge, Spanning Missouri River, Fort Benton, Chouteau Cou...

Significance: Fort Benton has a long history in Montana. It was s fur trading post before the formation of Montana territory. In order to hold the town's trade with the Judith Basin to the east from other compe... More

American Fur Company Buildings, Mackinac Island, Mackinac County, MI

American Fur Company Buildings, Mackinac Island, Mackinac County, MI

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-32 Survey number: HABS MI-215 Building/structure dates: 18q1 Initial Construction

American Fur Company Buildings, Mackinac Island, Mackinac County, MI

American Fur Company Buildings, Mackinac Island, Mackinac County, MI

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-32 Survey number: HABS MI-215 Building/structure dates: 18q1 Initial Construction

Michigan Lake Superior Power Company, Portage Street, Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa County, MI

Michigan Lake Superior Power Company, Portage Street, Sault Ste. Marie...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a historical building, landmark architecture, world heritage, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Michigan Lake Superior Power Company, Portage Street, Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa County, MI

Michigan Lake Superior Power Company, Portage Street, Sault Ste. Marie...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a hydroelectric dam, industrial facility, power generation, water cascade, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Michigan Lake Superior Power Company, Portage Street, Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa County, MI

Michigan Lake Superior Power Company, Portage Street, Sault Ste. Marie...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a hydroelectric dam, industrial facility, power generation, water cascade, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Michigan Lake Superior Power Company, Portage Street, Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa County, MI

Michigan Lake Superior Power Company, Portage Street, Sault Ste. Marie...

Picryl description: Public domain image of railroad tracks, railway, train car, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Michigan Lake Superior Power Company, Portage Street, Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa County, MI

Michigan Lake Superior Power Company, Portage Street, Sault Ste. Marie...

Public domain image of an industrial building, factory, structure, works, 19th-20th century industrial revolution, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Michigan Lake Superior Power Company, Portage Street, Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa County, MI

Michigan Lake Superior Power Company, Portage Street, Sault Ste. Marie...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an industrial equipment, workshop, assembly line, factory, power engine, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Michigan Lake Superior Power Company, Portage Street, Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa County, MI

Michigan Lake Superior Power Company, Portage Street, Sault Ste. Marie...

Public domain image of an arch structure, bridge, historic place ruins, classical architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Michigan Lake Superior Power Company, Portage Street, Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa County, MI

Michigan Lake Superior Power Company, Portage Street, Sault Ste. Marie...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a river or lake, forest, trees, water stream, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Michigan Lake Superior Power Company, Portage Street, Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa County, MI

Michigan Lake Superior Power Company, Portage Street, Sault Ste. Marie...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a bridge, water, historic structure, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Rich's Downtown Department Store, 45 Broad Street, Atlanta, Fulton County, GA

Rich's Downtown Department Store, 45 Broad Street, Atlanta, Fulton Cou...

Significance: The original 1924 building, which has been added to eight times, reflects the appearance of an Italian palazzo, a favorite theme associated with department stores constructed in the early twentiet... More

Rich's Downtown Department Store, 45 Broad Street, Atlanta, Fulton County, GA

Rich's Downtown Department Store, 45 Broad Street, Atlanta, Fulton Cou...

Significance: The original 1924 building, which has been added to eight times, reflects the appearance of an Italian palazzo, a favorite theme associated with department stores constructed in the early twentiet... More

Rich's Downtown Department Store, 45 Broad Street, Atlanta, Fulton County, GA

Rich's Downtown Department Store, 45 Broad Street, Atlanta, Fulton Cou...

Significance: The original 1924 building, which has been added to eight times, reflects the appearance of an Italian palazzo, a favorite theme associated with department stores constructed in the early twentiet... More

Rich's Downtown Department Store, 45 Broad Street, Atlanta, Fulton County, GA

Rich's Downtown Department Store, 45 Broad Street, Atlanta, Fulton Cou...

Significance: The original 1924 building, which has been added to eight times, reflects the appearance of an Italian palazzo, a favorite theme associated with department stores constructed in the early twentiet... More

Rich's Downtown Department Store, 45 Broad Street, Atlanta, Fulton County, GA

Rich's Downtown Department Store, 45 Broad Street, Atlanta, Fulton Cou...

Significance: The original 1924 building, which has been added to eight times, reflects the appearance of an Italian palazzo, a favorite theme associated with department stores constructed in the early twentiet... More

Rich's Downtown Department Store, 45 Broad Street, Atlanta, Fulton County, GA

Rich's Downtown Department Store, 45 Broad Street, Atlanta, Fulton Cou...

Significance: The original 1924 building, which has been added to eight times, reflects the appearance of an Italian palazzo, a favorite theme associated with department stores constructed in the early twentiet... More

Rich's Downtown Department Store, 45 Broad Street, Atlanta, Fulton County, GA

Rich's Downtown Department Store, 45 Broad Street, Atlanta, Fulton Cou...

Significance: The original 1924 building, which has been added to eight times, reflects the appearance of an Italian palazzo, a favorite theme associated with department stores constructed in the early twentiet... More

Rich's Downtown Department Store, 45 Broad Street, Atlanta, Fulton County, GA

Rich's Downtown Department Store, 45 Broad Street, Atlanta, Fulton Cou...

Significance: The original 1924 building, which has been added to eight times, reflects the appearance of an Italian palazzo, a favorite theme associated with department stores constructed in the early twentiet... More

Rich's Downtown Department Store, 45 Broad Street, Atlanta, Fulton County, GA

Rich's Downtown Department Store, 45 Broad Street, Atlanta, Fulton Cou...

Significance: The original 1924 building, which has been added to eight times, reflects the appearance of an Italian palazzo, a favorite theme associated with department stores constructed in the early twentiet... More

Laliberte's fur parlor--the finest in the world, Quebec, Canada

Laliberte's fur parlor--the finest in the world, Quebec, Canada

Stuffed animals and animal hides on display. H78656 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 1011. Copyright by W.S. Smith.

Canadian scenes. Fur trader. Horydczak collection.

Canadian scenes. Fur trader. Horydczak collection.

The Theodor Horydczak Collection documents the architecture and social life of the Washington DC metropolitan area in the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s.

Grand Portage National Monument, Buildings Complex, Off Highway 16, Northeast tip of Lake Superior, Grand Marais, Cook County, MN

Grand Portage National Monument, Buildings Complex, Off Highway 16, No...

Significance: Site of one of the most important fur posts on the North American Continent. Selected as headquarters of the North West Co. of Great Britain because of its excellent location between Lake Superio... More

Grand Portage National Monument, Buildings Complex, Off Highway 16, Northeast tip of Lake Superior, Grand Marais, Cook County, MN

Grand Portage National Monument, Buildings Complex, Off Highway 16, No...

Significance: Site of one of the most important fur posts on the North American Continent. Selected as headquarters of the North West Co. of Great Britain because of its excellent location between Lake Superio... More

Company trader buying white fox furs and other skins from an Eskimo at a Revillon Freres post

Company trader buying white fox furs and other skins from an Eskimo at...

Title transcribed from caption accompanying item. Forms part of: Frank and Frances Carpenter collection (Library of Congress). Gift; Mrs. W. Chapin Huntington; 1951.

S. L. Gant House, Fourteenth Street & Third Street, Nebraska City, Otoe County, NE

S. L. Gant House, Fourteenth Street & Third Street, Nebraska City, Oto...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-3 Survey number: HABS NE-35-3 Building/structure dates: 1848 Initial Construction

Fort Benton Bridge, Spanning Missouri River, Fort Benton, Chouteau County, MT

Fort Benton Bridge, Spanning Missouri River, Fort Benton, Chouteau Cou...

Significance: Fort Benton has a long history in Montana. It was s fur trading post before the formation of Montana territory. In order to hold the town's trade with the Judith Basin to the east from other compe... More

Minneapolis Warehouse District, Dittman Building, 20 North First Street, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, MN

Minneapolis Warehouse District, Dittman Building, 20 North First Stree...

Significance: The Dittman Building (American Hide and Fur Company) was built in 1913 as an income-producing property by George C. Dittman, a St. Paul eye, ear, nose and throat specialist. Its use in its first ... More

The great white weigh / Will Crawford.

The great white weigh / Will Crawford.

Illustration shows a Dutchman holding with his left hand balance scales on which are pelts and a weight; he is supporting the side of the scales with the pelts with his left foot and is holding the other side o... More

Chicago in 1820 - Print, Library of Congress collection

Chicago in 1820 - Print, Library of Congress collection

Print showing Native Americans engaged in fur trading on the banks of a river or lake at the settlement of Chicago. Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1867 by H. Henke, in the clerk's office of U... More

American Fur Company Buildings, Mackinac Island, Mackinac County, MI

American Fur Company Buildings, Mackinac Island, Mackinac County, MI

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-32 Survey number: HABS MI-215 Building/structure dates: 18q1 Initial Construction

American Fur Company Buildings, Mackinac Island, Mackinac County, MI

American Fur Company Buildings, Mackinac Island, Mackinac County, MI

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-32 Survey number: HABS MI-215 Building/structure dates: 18q1 Initial Construction

Michigan Lake Superior Power Company, Portage Street, Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa County, MI

Michigan Lake Superior Power Company, Portage Street, Sault Ste. Marie...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a hydroelectric dam, industrial facility, power generation, water cascade, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Michigan Lake Superior Power Company, Portage Street, Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa County, MI

Michigan Lake Superior Power Company, Portage Street, Sault Ste. Marie...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an industrial equipment, workshop, assembly line, factory, power engine, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Michigan Lake Superior Power Company, Portage Street, Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa County, MI

Michigan Lake Superior Power Company, Portage Street, Sault Ste. Marie...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an industrial equipment, workshop, assembly line, factory, power engine, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Michigan Lake Superior Power Company, Portage Street, Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa County, MI

Michigan Lake Superior Power Company, Portage Street, Sault Ste. Marie...

Public domain image of an arch structure, bridge, historic place ruins, classical architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Michigan Lake Superior Power Company, Portage Street, Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa County, MI

Michigan Lake Superior Power Company, Portage Street, Sault Ste. Marie...

Public domain image of an industrial building, factory, structure, works, 19th-20th century industrial revolution, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Michigan Lake Superior Power Company, Portage Street, Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa County, MI

Michigan Lake Superior Power Company, Portage Street, Sault Ste. Marie...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an industrial equipment, workshop, assembly line, factory, power engine, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Michigan Lake Superior Power Company, Portage Street, Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa County, MI

Michigan Lake Superior Power Company, Portage Street, Sault Ste. Marie...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an industrial equipment, workshop, assembly line, factory, power engine, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Michigan Lake Superior Power Company, Portage Street, Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa County, MI

Michigan Lake Superior Power Company, Portage Street, Sault Ste. Marie...

Public domain image of an industrial building, factory, structure, works, 19th-20th century industrial revolution, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Michigan Lake Superior Power Company, Portage Street, Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa County, MI

Michigan Lake Superior Power Company, Portage Street, Sault Ste. Marie...

Public domain image of an industrial building, factory, structure, works, 19th-20th century industrial revolution, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Michigan Lake Superior Power Company, Portage Street, Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa County, MI

Michigan Lake Superior Power Company, Portage Street, Sault Ste. Marie...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an industrial equipment, workshop, assembly line, factory, power engine, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Michigan Lake Superior Power Company, Portage Street, Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa County, MI

Michigan Lake Superior Power Company, Portage Street, Sault Ste. Marie...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a hydroelectric dam, industrial facility, power generation, water cascade, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Michigan Lake Superior Power Company, Portage Street, Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa County, MI

Michigan Lake Superior Power Company, Portage Street, Sault Ste. Marie...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an industrial equipment, workshop, assembly line, factory, power engine, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Rich's Downtown Department Store, 45 Broad Street, Atlanta, Fulton County, GA

Rich's Downtown Department Store, 45 Broad Street, Atlanta, Fulton Cou...

Significance: The original 1924 building, which has been added to eight times, reflects the appearance of an Italian palazzo, a favorite theme associated with department stores constructed in the early twentiet... More

Rich's Downtown Department Store, 45 Broad Street, Atlanta, Fulton County, GA

Rich's Downtown Department Store, 45 Broad Street, Atlanta, Fulton Cou...

Significance: The original 1924 building, which has been added to eight times, reflects the appearance of an Italian palazzo, a favorite theme associated with department stores constructed in the early twentiet... More

Rich's Downtown Department Store, 45 Broad Street, Atlanta, Fulton County, GA

Rich's Downtown Department Store, 45 Broad Street, Atlanta, Fulton Cou...

Significance: The original 1924 building, which has been added to eight times, reflects the appearance of an Italian palazzo, a favorite theme associated with department stores constructed in the early twentiet... More

Rich's Downtown Department Store, 45 Broad Street, Atlanta, Fulton County, GA

Rich's Downtown Department Store, 45 Broad Street, Atlanta, Fulton Cou...

Significance: The original 1924 building, which has been added to eight times, reflects the appearance of an Italian palazzo, a favorite theme associated with department stores constructed in the early twentiet... More

Rich's Downtown Department Store, 45 Broad Street, Atlanta, Fulton County, GA

Rich's Downtown Department Store, 45 Broad Street, Atlanta, Fulton Cou...

Significance: The original 1924 building, which has been added to eight times, reflects the appearance of an Italian palazzo, a favorite theme associated with department stores constructed in the early twentiet... More

Rich's Downtown Department Store, 45 Broad Street, Atlanta, Fulton County, GA

Rich's Downtown Department Store, 45 Broad Street, Atlanta, Fulton Cou...

Significance: The original 1924 building, which has been added to eight times, reflects the appearance of an Italian palazzo, a favorite theme associated with department stores constructed in the early twentiet... More

Rich's Downtown Department Store, 45 Broad Street, Atlanta, Fulton County, GA

Rich's Downtown Department Store, 45 Broad Street, Atlanta, Fulton Cou...

Significance: The original 1924 building, which has been added to eight times, reflects the appearance of an Italian palazzo, a favorite theme associated with department stores constructed in the early twentiet... More

Map of the Trans-Mississippi of the United States during the period of the American fur trade as conducted from St. Louis between the years 1807 and 1843.

Map of the Trans-Mississippi of the United States during the period of...

13194 U.S. Copyright Office From: History of the Fur Trade of the Far West, by H.M. Chittenden, vol. 3. Available also through the Library of Congress web site as a raster image.

Ye New Amsterdam drummer; and how he made himself solid in his territory / L.M. Glackens.

Ye New Amsterdam drummer; and how he made himself solid in his territo...

Illustration shows a series of vignettes that depict the initial failure of a Dutch salesman, "Van Bummer", in business dealings with the Natives; after learning their language, he regales them with "ye tales o... More

Stone Bridge, CSAH 17 spanning Grand Portage Creek, Grand Portage, Cook County, MN

Stone Bridge, CSAH 17 spanning Grand Portage Creek, Grand Portage, Coo...

Significance: The Stone Bridge is significant for its association with the Civilian Conservation Corps-Indian Division (CCC-ID). Minnesota Chippewa enrolled in CCC-ID camps throughout the state, including the o... More

Russian-American Company Magazin, 101 Marine Way East, Kodiak, Kodiak Island Borough, AK

Russian-American Company Magazin, 101 Marine Way East, Kodiak, Kodiak ...

Significance: The Russian-American Company Magazin is thought to have been constructed after 1804, but prior to the removal of the Company's headquarters to Sitka (originally New Archangel) in 1808. The Magazin... More

S. L. Gant House, Fourteenth Street & Third Street, Nebraska City, Otoe County, NE

S. L. Gant House, Fourteenth Street & Third Street, Nebraska City, Oto...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-3 Survey number: HABS NE-35-3 Building/structure dates: 1848 Initial Construction

Fort Benton Bridge, Spanning Missouri River, Fort Benton, Chouteau County, MT

Fort Benton Bridge, Spanning Missouri River, Fort Benton, Chouteau Cou...

Significance: Fort Benton has a long history in Montana. It was s fur trading post before the formation of Montana territory. In order to hold the town's trade with the Judith Basin to the east from other compe... More

American Fur Company Buildings, Mackinac Island, Mackinac County, MI

American Fur Company Buildings, Mackinac Island, Mackinac County, MI

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-32 Survey number: HABS MI-215 Building/structure dates: 18q1 Initial Construction

American Fur Company Buildings, Mackinac Island, Mackinac County, MI

American Fur Company Buildings, Mackinac Island, Mackinac County, MI

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-32 Survey number: HABS MI-215 Building/structure dates: 18q1 Initial Construction

Michigan Lake Superior Power Company, Portage Street, Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa County, MI

Michigan Lake Superior Power Company, Portage Street, Sault Ste. Marie...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a hydroelectric dam, industrial facility, power generation, water cascade, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Michigan Lake Superior Power Company, Portage Street, Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa County, MI

Michigan Lake Superior Power Company, Portage Street, Sault Ste. Marie...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a quarry, excavation or mining site, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Michigan Lake Superior Power Company, Portage Street, Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa County, MI

Michigan Lake Superior Power Company, Portage Street, Sault Ste. Marie...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a hydroelectric dam, industrial facility, power generation, water cascade, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Michigan Lake Superior Power Company, Portage Street, Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa County, MI

Michigan Lake Superior Power Company, Portage Street, Sault Ste. Marie...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a hydroelectric dam, industrial facility, power generation, water cascade, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Michigan Lake Superior Power Company, Portage Street, Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa County, MI

Michigan Lake Superior Power Company, Portage Street, Sault Ste. Marie...

Public domain image of an industrial building, factory, structure, works, 19th-20th century industrial revolution, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Michigan Lake Superior Power Company, Portage Street, Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa County, MI

Michigan Lake Superior Power Company, Portage Street, Sault Ste. Marie...

Picryl description: Public domain vintage artistic photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Michigan Lake Superior Power Company, Portage Street, Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa County, MI

Michigan Lake Superior Power Company, Portage Street, Sault Ste. Marie...

Picryl description: Public domain vintage artistic photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Michigan Lake Superior Power Company, Portage Street, Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa County, MI

Michigan Lake Superior Power Company, Portage Street, Sault Ste. Marie...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an industrial equipment, workshop, assembly line, factory, power engine, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Michigan Lake Superior Power Company, Portage Street, Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa County, MI

Michigan Lake Superior Power Company, Portage Street, Sault Ste. Marie...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an industrial building, warehouse, depot, train station, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Michigan Lake Superior Power Company, Portage Street, Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa County, MI

Michigan Lake Superior Power Company, Portage Street, Sault Ste. Marie...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an industrial equipment, workshop, assembly line, factory, power engine, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Michigan Lake Superior Power Company, Portage Street, Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa County, MI

Michigan Lake Superior Power Company, Portage Street, Sault Ste. Marie...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a hydroelectric dam, industrial facility, power generation, water cascade, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Rich's Downtown Department Store, 45 Broad Street, Atlanta, Fulton County, GA

Rich's Downtown Department Store, 45 Broad Street, Atlanta, Fulton Cou...

Significance: The original 1924 building, which has been added to eight times, reflects the appearance of an Italian palazzo, a favorite theme associated with department stores constructed in the early twentiet... More

Rich's Downtown Department Store, 45 Broad Street, Atlanta, Fulton County, GA

Rich's Downtown Department Store, 45 Broad Street, Atlanta, Fulton Cou...

Significance: The original 1924 building, which has been added to eight times, reflects the appearance of an Italian palazzo, a favorite theme associated with department stores constructed in the early twentiet... More

Rich's Downtown Department Store, 45 Broad Street, Atlanta, Fulton County, GA

Rich's Downtown Department Store, 45 Broad Street, Atlanta, Fulton Cou...

Significance: The original 1924 building, which has been added to eight times, reflects the appearance of an Italian palazzo, a favorite theme associated with department stores constructed in the early twentiet... More

Rich's Downtown Department Store, 45 Broad Street, Atlanta, Fulton County, GA

Rich's Downtown Department Store, 45 Broad Street, Atlanta, Fulton Cou...

Significance: The original 1924 building, which has been added to eight times, reflects the appearance of an Italian palazzo, a favorite theme associated with department stores constructed in the early twentiet... More

Rich's Downtown Department Store, 45 Broad Street, Atlanta, Fulton County, GA

Rich's Downtown Department Store, 45 Broad Street, Atlanta, Fulton Cou...

Significance: The original 1924 building, which has been added to eight times, reflects the appearance of an Italian palazzo, a favorite theme associated with department stores constructed in the early twentiet... More

Rich's Downtown Department Store, 45 Broad Street, Atlanta, Fulton County, GA

Rich's Downtown Department Store, 45 Broad Street, Atlanta, Fulton Cou...

Significance: The original 1924 building, which has been added to eight times, reflects the appearance of an Italian palazzo, a favorite theme associated with department stores constructed in the early twentiet... More

Eskimo fur dealer, Alaska. 19th century, Library of Congress collection

Eskimo fur dealer, Alaska. 19th century, Library of Congress collectio...

Public domain photograph of American trade card, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Grand Portage National Monument, Buildings Complex, Off Highway 16, Northeast tip of Lake Superior, Grand Marais, Cook County, MN

Grand Portage National Monument, Buildings Complex, Off Highway 16, No...

Significance: Site of one of the most important fur posts on the North American Continent. Selected as headquarters of the North West Co. of Great Britain because of its excellent location between Lake Superio... More

Company trader buying white fox furs and other skins from an Eskimo at a Revillon Freres post

Company trader buying white fox furs and other skins from an Eskimo at...

Title transcribed from caption accompanying item. Forms part of: Frank and Frances Carpenter collection (Library of Congress). Gift; Mrs. W. Chapin Huntington; 1951.

Fort Benton Bridge, Spanning Missouri River, Fort Benton, Chouteau County, MT

Fort Benton Bridge, Spanning Missouri River, Fort Benton, Chouteau Cou...

Significance: Fort Benton has a long history in Montana. It was s fur trading post before the formation of Montana territory. In order to hold the town's trade with the Judith Basin to the east from other compe... More

American Fur Company Buildings, Mackinac Island, Mackinac County, MI

American Fur Company Buildings, Mackinac Island, Mackinac County, MI

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-32 Survey number: HABS MI-215 Building/structure dates: 18q1 Initial Construction

Michigan Lake Superior Power Company, Portage Street, Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa County, MI

Michigan Lake Superior Power Company, Portage Street, Sault Ste. Marie...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an industrial equipment, workshop, assembly line, factory, power engine, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Michigan Lake Superior Power Company, Portage Street, Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa County, MI

Michigan Lake Superior Power Company, Portage Street, Sault Ste. Marie...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a hydroelectric dam, industrial facility, power generation, water cascade, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Michigan Lake Superior Power Company, Portage Street, Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa County, MI

Michigan Lake Superior Power Company, Portage Street, Sault Ste. Marie...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a damaged, burned, or destroyed building, natural disaster, war destruction, ruins, 19th-century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Rich's Downtown Department Store, 45 Broad Street, Atlanta, Fulton County, GA

Rich's Downtown Department Store, 45 Broad Street, Atlanta, Fulton Cou...

Significance: The original 1924 building, which has been added to eight times, reflects the appearance of an Italian palazzo, a favorite theme associated with department stores constructed in the early twentiet... More

Rich's Downtown Department Store, 45 Broad Street, Atlanta, Fulton County, GA

Rich's Downtown Department Store, 45 Broad Street, Atlanta, Fulton Cou...

Significance: The original 1924 building, which has been added to eight times, reflects the appearance of an Italian palazzo, a favorite theme associated with department stores constructed in the early twentiet... More

Rich's Downtown Department Store, 45 Broad Street, Atlanta, Fulton County, GA

Rich's Downtown Department Store, 45 Broad Street, Atlanta, Fulton Cou...

Significance: The original 1924 building, which has been added to eight times, reflects the appearance of an Italian palazzo, a favorite theme associated with department stores constructed in the early twentiet... More

Rich's Downtown Department Store, 45 Broad Street, Atlanta, Fulton County, GA

Rich's Downtown Department Store, 45 Broad Street, Atlanta, Fulton Cou...

Significance: The original 1924 building, which has been added to eight times, reflects the appearance of an Italian palazzo, a favorite theme associated with department stores constructed in the early twentiet... More

The first sealer of the season / drawn by Charles Graham from a sketch by J.W. Hayward.

The first sealer of the season / drawn by Charles Graham from a sketch...

Steamship Resolute, of Dundee, arriving at St. John's, Newfoundland with cargo of harp seals. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, v. 29, 1885 April 18, p. 244.

Trading with the Indians / L.M. Glackens.

Trading with the Indians / L.M. Glackens.

Illustration shows, in two scenes, a comparison of what was and what might have been; on the left, Natives trading furs with settlers, and on the right, Natives, burdened with furs, standing outside a stockade ... More

[Spirit of the Northwest] - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

[Spirit of the Northwest] - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

Public domain photograph of American trade card, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Russian-American Company Magazin, 101 Marine Way East, Kodiak, Kodiak Island Borough, AK

Russian-American Company Magazin, 101 Marine Way East, Kodiak, Kodiak ...

Significance: The Russian-American Company Magazin is thought to have been constructed after 1804, but prior to the removal of the Company's headquarters to Sitka (originally New Archangel) in 1808. The Magazin... More

Russian-American Company Magazin, 101 Marine Way East, Kodiak, Kodiak Island Borough, AK

Russian-American Company Magazin, 101 Marine Way East, Kodiak, Kodiak ...

Significance: The Russian-American Company Magazin is thought to have been constructed after 1804, but prior to the removal of the Company's headquarters to Sitka (originally New Archangel) in 1808. The Magazin... More

Fort Benton Bridge, Spanning Missouri River, Fort Benton, Chouteau County, MT

Fort Benton Bridge, Spanning Missouri River, Fort Benton, Chouteau Cou...

Significance: Fort Benton has a long history in Montana. It was s fur trading post before the formation of Montana territory. In order to hold the town's trade with the Judith Basin to the east from other compe... More

Fort Benton Bridge, Spanning Missouri River, Fort Benton, Chouteau County, MT

Fort Benton Bridge, Spanning Missouri River, Fort Benton, Chouteau Cou...

Significance: Fort Benton has a long history in Montana. It was s fur trading post before the formation of Montana territory. In order to hold the town's trade with the Judith Basin to the east from other compe... More

Minneapolis Warehouse District, Dittman Building, 20 North First Street, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, MN

Minneapolis Warehouse District, Dittman Building, 20 North First Stree...

Significance: The Dittman Building (American Hide and Fur Company) was built in 1913 as an income-producing property by George C. Dittman, a St. Paul eye, ear, nose and throat specialist. Its use in its first ... More

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