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Trading Post Collection

"Trading Post: A Glimpse into the Past and Present" Step back in time to the era of pioneers and explorers at the Trading Post located along the historic Oregon Trail

Background imageTrading Post Collection: Trading post at Fort Laramie, Oregon Trail

Trading post at Fort Laramie, Oregon Trail
Beaver trap on a Hudson Bay blanket in the reconstructed trading post at Fort Laramie, Wyoming. Digital photograph

Background imageTrading Post Collection: New York Stock Exchange trading, 1980s C016 / 2381

New York Stock Exchange trading, 1980s C016 / 2381
New York Stock Exchange trading. Banners and computer workstations on the trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)

Background imageTrading Post Collection: Whampoa (oil on canvas)

Whampoa (oil on canvas)
PEM216886 Whampoa (oil on canvas) by You Qua (fl.1840-80s); 79.3x146.6 cm; Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Massachusetts, USA; ePeabody Essex Museum; Chinese, out of copyright

Background imageTrading Post Collection: MILWAUKEE, c1820. A view of Solomon Juneaus trading post on the Milwaukee River

MILWAUKEE, c1820. A view of Solomon Juneaus trading post on the Milwaukee River, at the site of present-day Milwaukee, Wisconsin, as it appeared about 1820. Line engraving, 19th century

Background imageTrading Post Collection: View of Padang, Sumatra, Indonesia. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Frederic Shoberl's The

View of Padang, Sumatra, Indonesia. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Frederic Shoberl's The World in
FLO4695534 View of Padang, Sumatra, Indonesia. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Frederic Shoberl's The World in Miniature: The Asiatic Islands and New Holland, R

Background imageTrading Post Collection: Victoria, the Chief Town of Vancouver's Island, 1858. Creator: Unknown

Victoria, the Chief Town of Vancouver's Island, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Victoria, the Chief Town of Vancouver's Island, 1858. This place, a trading post of the Hudson's Bay Company, bids fair

Background imageTrading Post Collection: View of Malacca from the sea, 1764. Creator: Jan Keldermans

View of Malacca from the sea, 1764. Creator: Jan Keldermans
View of Malacca from the sea, 1764. View of the city of Malacca which can be seen just above the sandbank on the sea-facing side; with houses, trees and palm trees, a Dutch sloop

Background imageTrading Post Collection: View of Kuiper Island in Batavia Bay, 1855-1882. Creator: Jacob Pieter Mercier

View of Kuiper Island in Batavia Bay, 1855-1882. Creator: Jacob Pieter Mercier
View of Kuiper Island in Batavia Bay, 1855-1882. 17th-century island outpost for Dutch traders in what is now Indonesia

Background imageTrading Post Collection: The Trading Post of the Dutch East India Company in Hooghly, Bengal, 1665

The Trading Post of the Dutch East India Company in Hooghly, Bengal, 1665. Creator: Hendrik van Schuylenburgh
The Trading Post of the Dutch East India Company in Hooghly, Bengal, 1665

Background imageTrading Post Collection: The island of Deshima, c.1833-c.1836. Creator: Workshop of Kawahara Keiga

The island of Deshima, c.1833-c.1836. Creator: Workshop of Kawahara Keiga
The island of Deshima, c.1833-c.1836. Bird's-eye view of the fan-shaped island of Deshima. In the foreground closed gates and steps between the island and the mainland

Background imageTrading Post Collection: Interior of Fort Garry c.1850: Winnipeg, Manitoba, 1941. Creator: H. A. Strong

Interior of Fort Garry c.1850: Winnipeg, Manitoba, 1941. Creator: H. A. Strong
Interior of Fort Garry c.1850: Winnipeg, Manitoba, 1941. Hudson's Bay Company trading post at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine rivers

Background imageTrading Post Collection: View of the Port of Dieppe, c. 1727. Creator: Jean-Baptiste Oudry

View of the Port of Dieppe, c. 1727. Creator: Jean-Baptiste Oudry
View of the Port of Dieppe, c. 1727

Background imageTrading Post Collection: Street scene in Miamatchin [ie, Maimachin], Trans Biakal [ie, Transbaikalia]

Street scene in Miamatchin [ie, Maimachin], Trans Biakal [ie, Transbaikalia], between 1885 and 1886. Creator: Unknown
Street scene in Miamatchin [ie, Maimachin], Trans Biakal [ie, Transbaikalia], between 1885 and 1886. Miamachen became Altan Bulak, Mongolia

Background imageTrading Post Collection: Chinese merchants in Maimachen, 1900. Creator: Nikolai Nikolaevich Petrov

Chinese merchants in Maimachen, 1900. Creator: Nikolai Nikolaevich Petrov
Chinese merchants in Maimachen, 1900. From a collection of 71 items (photographs and negatives on glass) made in the late 19th century and early 20th century by the famous revolutionary-populist

Background imageTrading Post Collection: Map of the Trans-Mississippi of the United States during the period of the American fur... 1902

Map of the Trans-Mississippi of the United States during the period of the American fur... 1902
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, 1902. This map, published in 1902 in H.M

Background imageTrading Post Collection: Chinese temple in Miamachin ie, Maimachin, between 1885 and 1886. Creator: Unknown

Chinese temple in Miamachin ie, Maimachin, between 1885 and 1886. Creator: Unknown
Chinese temple in Miamachin ie, Maimachin, between 1885 and 1886. Boy standing before temple in Miamachin (Altan Bulak, Mongolia)

Background imageTrading Post Collection: Zer-goo-cha, Governor of Miamatchin [ie, Maimachin], between 1885 and 1886. Creator: Unknown

Zer-goo-cha, Governor of Miamatchin [ie, Maimachin], between 1885 and 1886. Creator: Unknown
Zer-goo-cha, Governor of Miamatchin [ie, Maimachin], between 1885 and 1886. A full-length portrait of a Chinese official seated on a fur covered chair; next to him stand servants or other officials

Background imageTrading Post Collection: Arizona, Page, Big Lake Trading Post, Horse Carriage Detail

Arizona, Page, Big Lake Trading Post, Horse Carriage Detail

Background imageTrading Post Collection: USA, Turquoise Trail Scenic Byway, New Mexico

USA, Turquoise Trail Scenic Byway, New Mexico. An old wagon wheel leans against the front of an antique store

Background imageTrading Post Collection: USA, New Mexico, Turquoise Trail, Trading Post and 1961 Chevrolet Bel Air 4-door sedan

USA, New Mexico, Turquoise Trail, Trading Post and 1961 Chevrolet Bel Air 4-door sedan

Background imageTrading Post Collection: USA, Wyoming, Hulett, Trading Post

USA, Wyoming, Hulett, Trading Post

Background imageTrading Post Collection: Scene near Fort Laramie, c. 1837 (pencil, w / c and gouache on paper)

Scene near Fort Laramie, c. 1837 (pencil, w / c and gouache on paper)
5310484 Scene near Fort Laramie, c.1837 (pencil, w/c and gouache on paper) by Miller, Alfred Jacob (1810-74); 19x29.5 cm; Joslyn Museum, Omaha, Nebraska

Background imageTrading Post Collection: Horse-Shoe Creek, c. 1837 (pencil, w / c and gouache on paper)

Horse-Shoe Creek, c. 1837 (pencil, w / c and gouache on paper)
5310471 Horse-Shoe Creek, c.1837 (pencil, w/c and gouache on paper) by Miller, Alfred Jacob (1810-74); 19.1x31.8 cm; Joslyn Museum, Omaha, Nebraska

Background imageTrading Post Collection: Foreign merchant house, 1865. Creator: Sadahide Utagawa

Foreign merchant house, 1865. Creator: Sadahide Utagawa
Foreign merchant house, 1865

Background imageTrading Post Collection: True View of a Yokohama Mercantile House (Yokohama shokan shinzu), 1861

True View of a Yokohama Mercantile House (Yokohama shokan shinzu), 1861. European and Japanese women playing battledore and shuttlecock

Background imageTrading Post Collection: Foreign Mercantile House in Yokohama (Yokohama ijin shokan), 1861

Foreign Mercantile House in Yokohama (Yokohama ijin shokan), 1861

Background imageTrading Post Collection: An American Mercantile Building in Yokohama (Yokohama ijin shokan no zu), 1861

An American Mercantile Building in Yokohama (Yokohama ijin shokan no zu), 1861

Background imageTrading Post Collection: Sales Room at a Foreign Merchant Shop in Yokohama (Yokohama ijin shokan uriba no zu)

Sales Room at a Foreign Merchant Shop in Yokohama (Yokohama ijin shokan uriba no zu), 1861

Background imageTrading Post Collection: Distribution of goods to the Gros Ventres, pub. 1860 (colour litho)

Distribution of goods to the Gros Ventres, pub. 1860 (colour litho)
3090421 Distribution of goods to the Gros Ventres, pub. 1860 (colour litho) by Stanley, John Mix (1814-72); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; American, out of copyright

Background imageTrading Post Collection: View of the French establishment at La Calle burnt and destroyed by the Arabs on 18th

View of the French establishment at La Calle burnt and destroyed by the Arabs on 18th
CHT287710 View of the French establishment at La Calle burnt and destroyed by the Arabs on 18th June 1827, illustration from Atlas de l apercu historique

Background imageTrading Post Collection: A Dutchman and a Chinese man, 1861 (colour woodcut)

A Dutchman and a Chinese man, 1861 (colour woodcut)
4071437 A Dutchman and a Chinese man, 1861 (colour woodcut) by Utagawa Yoshikazu (fl.1850-70); 37.4x24.8 cm; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Japanese, out of copyright

Background imageTrading Post Collection: Native American trading furs, 1777 (coloured engraving)

Native American trading furs, 1777 (coloured engraving)
PNP245683 Native American trading furs, 1777 (coloured engraving) by American School, (18th century); Private Collection; Peter Newark American Pictures; American, out of copyright

Background imageTrading Post Collection: Pax Britannica arrives at a Borneo village, frontispiece to Volume 2

Pax Britannica arrives at a Borneo village, frontispiece to Volume 2
TRV227747 Pax Britannica arrives at a Borneo village, frontispiece to Volume 2 Narrative of Events in Borneo and Celebes, Down to the Occupation of Labuan by Rodney Mundy

Background imageTrading Post Collection: Hudson Bay Company, trading post in mid 19th century, late 19th century (engraving)

Hudson Bay Company, trading post in mid 19th century, late 19th century (engraving)
3470673 Hudson Bay Company, trading post in mid 19th century, late 19th century (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; Peter Newark Pictures; English, out of copyright

Background imageTrading Post Collection: Hudsons Bay company trading post in 1845, 1845 (engraving)

Hudsons Bay company trading post in 1845, 1845 (engraving)
3470671 Hudsons Bay company trading post in 1845, 1845 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; Peter Newark Pictures; English, out of copyright

Background imageTrading Post Collection: Trading post of the Hanseatic League in Antwerp, 16th Century (engraving)

Trading post of the Hanseatic League in Antwerp, 16th Century (engraving)
3647466 Trading post of the Hanseatic League in Antwerp, 16th Century (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Trading post of the Hanseatic League in Antwerp)

Background imageTrading Post Collection: Macao, c. 1840 (engraving)

Macao, c. 1840 (engraving)
3107110 Macao, c.1840 (engraving) by Payne, Albert Henry (1812-1902); Private Collection; (add.info.: Engraving after C. Graham for Paynes Universum, 1847.); British, out of copyright

Background imageTrading Post Collection: Russian trading post in Kashgar (engraving)

Russian trading post in Kashgar (engraving)
3627334 Russian trading post in Kashgar (engraving) by Durand-Brager, Jean Baptiste Henri (1814-79); Private Collection; (add.info.: Russian trading post in Kashgar)

Background imageTrading Post Collection: Macao, c. 1840 (engraving)

Macao, c. 1840 (engraving)
LLM338782 Macao, c.1840 (engraving) by Payne, Albert Henry (1812-1902); Private Collection; (add.info.: Engraving after C. Graham for Paynes Universum, 1847.); © Look and Learn

Background imageTrading Post Collection: Native Americans trading fur (colour litho)

Native Americans trading fur (colour litho)
PNP245688 Native Americans trading fur (colour litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: exchange for goods & guns; ); Peter Newark American Pictures; American

Background imageTrading Post Collection: Trading post on the Red River, Canada (engraving)

Trading post on the Red River, Canada (engraving)
977764 Trading post on the Red River, Canada (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Trading post on the Red River, Canada)

Background imageTrading Post Collection: Fort and trading post in the far north of Canada (engraving)

Fort and trading post in the far north of Canada (engraving)
977786 Fort and trading post in the far north of Canada (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fort and trading post in the far north of Canada)

Background imageTrading Post Collection: Shanghai, China (oil on canvas)

Shanghai, China (oil on canvas)
PEM219464 Shanghai, China (oil on canvas) by Chinese School (19th century); Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Massachusetts, USA; ePeabody Essex Museum; Chinese, out of copyright

Background imageTrading Post Collection: The port and town of Malacca, Malaysia, illustration from

The port and town of Malacca, Malaysia, illustration from
STC232555 The port and town of Malacca, Malaysia, illustration from Le Costume Ancien et Moderne by Giulio Ferrario, published c.1820s-30s (coloured engraving) by Zancon

Background imageTrading Post Collection: Map of Calicut, from Civitates Orbis Terrarum by Georg Braun (1541-1622

Map of Calicut, from Civitates Orbis Terrarum by Georg Braun (1541-1622
STC121079 Map of Calicut, from Civitates Orbis Terrarum by Georg Braun (1541-1622) and Frans Hogenberg (1535-90), c.1572 (coloured engraving) by Hoefnagel

Background imageTrading Post Collection: Trading Post and Wharf Buildings, Sitka, Evening, ca. 1880-1914. Creator: Theodore J

Trading Post and Wharf Buildings, Sitka, Evening, ca. 1880-1914. Creator: Theodore J
Trading Post and Wharf Buildings, Sitka, Evening, ca. 1880-1914

Background imageTrading Post Collection: Old Russian Trading Post, Sitka, ca. 1880-1914. Creator: Theodore J. Richardson

Old Russian Trading Post, Sitka, ca. 1880-1914. Creator: Theodore J. Richardson
Old Russian Trading Post, Sitka, ca. 1880-1914

Background imageTrading Post Collection: Fort Union, 1861 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin

Fort Union, 1861 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin
Fort Union, 1861/1869. The American Fur Companys trading post, at the mouth of the Yellowstone river with Blackfoot and Knisteneux Indians encamped, 1832



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"Trading Post: A Glimpse into the Past and Present" Step back in time to the era of pioneers and explorers at the Trading Post located along the historic Oregon Trail. Fort Laramie stands as a testament to the bustling trade that took place during those times, where goods were exchanged and stories shared. Fast forward to the 1980s, where a different kind of trading was taking place on Wall Street. The New York Stock Exchange became a hub of activity, with traders frantically buying and selling stocks, shaping the financial landscape of that decade. Traveling further west, we find ourselves in Milwaukee circa 1820. Solomon Juneau's trading post on the Milwaukee River offers us a glimpse into early settlement life in Wisconsin. This line engraving captures its rustic charm amidst nature's beauty. Venturing south to Florida's Everglades, we stumble upon Chokoloskee's Historic Smallwood Store - an iconic trading post from 1906. Here, locals would gather for supplies while immersing themselves in this unique wilderness setting. Heading westward again brings us to New Mexico's Turquoise Trail Scenic Byway. Along this picturesque route lies a charming Trading Post adorned with turquoise jewelry and Native American crafts - truly capturing the essence of Southwestern culture. Wyoming welcomes us next with Hulett's Trading Post standing tall against its rugged backdrop. This outpost serves as a reminder of Wyoming's rich history as a frontier state where traders once bartered their wares. Across oceans now, we journey back centuries ago to Xavier or Sabee in Europe. Engravings from Marchais depict thriving European factories engaged in international trade - showcasing how commerce transcended borders even then. Continuing our exploration overseas takes us to Cape-Coast Castle in Guinea during colonial times. From Thirty different drafts published in 1727 comes an engraving offering insight into West African trade routes and European influence.