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LC Subject Heading: Beavers

Historical Items

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Item 22690

Man on beaver dam, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1890 Media: Glass Negative

Item 15382

Baker Mountain, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Beaver Cove Media: Lantern slide

Item 148134

Top hat, Portland, ca. 1830

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1830 Location: Portland; Yarmouth Media: Beaver fur, paper, silk
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Lesson Plans

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Lesson Plan

The Fur Trade in Maine

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.