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Old Photographs of Fort Dunvegan
The Tsattine (Beaver) people have lived on the land in the Dunvegan area for thousands of years. The North West Company (NWC) arrived in 1805 and established a fur trading post on the banks of […]
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Vintage Photos of Trading Posts from Across Alberta
Canada’s western frontier was developed on the back of the fur trade. As an extremely competitive business, the fur trade thrived for nearly 250 years as hunters and trappers attempted to satisfy Europe’s demand for […]
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Historic Photos from Fort MacLeod
In response to the lawlessness that was being reported in its western territories, the Canadian government created the North West Mounted Police (NWMP) to protect its sovereignty. The force was dispatched west to combat the […]
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Vintage Photographs from Rocky Mountain House
The Hudson’s Bay Company and the North West Company, competing fur-trade entities, both established trading posts in 1799 near the confluence of the North Saskatchewan and Clearwater Rivers, in what became known as Rocky Mountain […]
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Historic Photos of Fort Edmonton
The Hudson’s Bay Company originally established Fort Edmonton back in 1795 along the banks of the North Saskatchewan River. The fortified trading post was strategically built next to their rivals, the North West Company’s Fort […]