American Fur Company OutpostAmerican Fur Company outpost in La Pointe, Madeline, Wisconsin. Ca. 1842.
Astor, John Jacob Buying Pelts From IndiansJohn Jacob Astor standing on the shore of a lake with rifle and his foot on a punt buying furs…
Astoria in 1812Astoria, John Jacob Astor's trading post on the Pacific Coast (now Astoria, Oregon), 1812 (the Paul Mall Magazine, n.d., pg.…
Fort Union Trading Post National Historic SiteCentral courtyard of Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site. The post was established by the American Fur Company, which…
Galveston Cotton Exchange buildingGalveston Cotton Exchange building. From Andrew Morrison's The Port of Galveston (1909), 11.
Hackfeld Building, Honolulu, Hawaii“The Hackfeld Building, Honolulu, Hawaii,” The American Architect, June 21, 1902.
Mannhardt, Christian Luis portrait, 1804C.L. Mannhardt, of Maulbronn, Württemberg, was part of a new generation of German immigrants who took advantage of the rising…
Map of the Oregon TerritoryA map of the Oregon Territory showing Astoria The Pall Mall Magazine, n.d., pg. 175.
Port of Hamburg, 19th centuryColor Lithograph of Port of Hamburg, 19th century. Litho by F. Courtin, n.d.
Section of a ceramic plaque showing livestock pricesSection of a ceramic plaque showing livestock prices. The images and text refer to the malpractice of the merchant community…
Section of a ceramic relief plaque, made in Aalen, Württemberg, showing numerous merchant figures charging inflated prices for grains and other scarce foodstuffsSection of a ceramic relief plaque, made in Aalen, Württemberg, showing numerous merchant figures charging inflated prices for grains and…
