Keywords: Fur Business
Item 35489
Fur trader, Aroostook County, ca. 1895
Contributed by: D'Anne Baillargeon through Mark & Emily Turner Memorial Library Date: circa 1895 Media: Glass Negative
Item 110563
Byron Greenough & Co. box lid advertisment, Portland, ca. 1865
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1865 Location: Portland Media: cardboard, ink on paper
Exhibit
Northern Threads: Colonial and 19th century fur trade
A vignette in "Northern Threads: Two centuries of dress at Maine Historical Society Part 1," this fur trade mini-exhibition discusses the environmental and economic impact of the fur trade in Maine through the 19th century.
Exhibit
When Europeans arrived in North America and disrupted traditional Native American patterns of life, they also offered other opportunities: trade goods for furs. The fur trade had mixed results for the Wabanaki.
Site Page
Historic Clothing Collection - 1970-1980 - Page 2 of 3
"The item is of a natural off-white short pile fur fabric, lined with heavy cream polyester satin, and without a label."
Site Page
Historic Clothing Collection - Outerwear 1870 to 1900
"… a pale green damask edged with white rabbit fur for evening; and a velvet trimmed multicolored, striped wool, printed jacket trimmed in velvet."
Lesson Plan
Grade Level: 6-8, 9-12, Postsecondary
Content Area: Science & Engineering, Social Studies
This lesson presents an overview of the history of the fur trade in Maine with a focus on the 17th and 18th centuries, on how fashion influenced that trade, and how that trade impacted Indigenous peoples and the environment.
