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41. Dust of Oblivion Is Gathering on This Area's Forgotten Mountain Men Dust of Oblivion Is Gathering on This Area's Forgotten Mountain Men April/15/1946 Biographical article about local mountain men and former residents of the Kansas City area, especially Major Andrew Drips (here listed as "Andrew J. Dripps"), Louis Vasquez, and Jim Bridger, among others...
42. E. Pinkert, Furrier E. Pinkert, Furrier ca. 1880-1900 Advertising card for E. Pinkert showing a tray with picture cards on it. The top card has three birds sitting on a limb, one, a robin, singing. One of two cards with similar design and theme. Cards are...
43. E. Pinkert, Furrier E. Pinkert, Furrier ca. 1880-1900 Advertising card for E. Pinkert showing a tray with picture cards on it. The top card has three birds sitting on a limb, one singing. One of two cards with similar design and theme. Cards are embossed....
44. E. Pinkert, Practical Furrier E. Pinkert, Practical Furrier ca. 1880-1900 Advertising card for E. Pinkert showing a boy and a dog standing on a tree limb. One of two cards with similar design and theme. Front lower left corner of card has number C-785. Back of card has image...
45. E. Pinkert, Practical Furrier E. Pinkert, Practical Furrier ca. 1880-1900 Advertising card for E. Pinkert showing an image on a palette of two boys lending a hand to a girl on snowy ground. Front of card says: "E. Pinkert, Practical Furrier." Back of card says: "E. Pinkert .."."...
46. E. Pinkert, Practical Furrier E. Pinkert, Practical Furrier ca. 1880-1900 Advertising card for E. Pinkert showing a girl outside in a coat and hat pushing a dog in a wheelbarrow. One of two cards with similar design and theme. Front lower left corner has number C-785. Back of...
47. E. Shukert E. Shukert ca. 1880-1900 Advertising card for E. Shukert showing a girl standing with a cat in front of a chair. Back of card has long advertising copy starting: “Ladies! Having just returned from Europe with a large importation...
48. Early History of Greater Kansas City, Missouri and Kansas: The Prophetic City at the Mouth of the Kaw Early History of Greater Kansas City, Missouri and Kansas: The Prophetic City at the Mouth of the Kaw 1927 Illustration of "the Trapper--an early steamboat in fur trade in the [eighteen] twenties."
49. Early History of Greater Kansas City, Missouri and Kansas: The Prophetic City at the Mouth of the Kaw Early History of Greater Kansas City, Missouri and Kansas: The Prophetic City at the Mouth of the Kaw 1927 Portrait and caption about "Manuel de Lisa," usually referred to as Manuel Lisa, one of the first great fur traders, with a special concession from the Spanish government, controlling the fur trade with...
50. Eighteenth Congress--2d Session Eighteenth Congress--2d Session January 1825 Reprint of the Second Session of the 18th Congress of the United States, dealing in part with the establishment of the Santa Fe Trail and trade of furs, hemp, etc.
51. Elias H. Durfee and Campbell K. Peck: Indian Traders on the Upper Missouri Frontier Elias H. Durfee and Campbell K. Peck: Indian Traders on the Upper Missouri Frontier Spring 2004 The Upper Missouri country being the land stretching northwestward from Sioux city, Iowa, to Fort Benton, Montana Territory became very attractive to business after the Civil War. Elias H. Durfee and his...
52. Encyclopedia of the History of Missouri: A Compendium of History and Biography for Ready Reference Encyclopedia of the History of Missouri: A Compendium of History and Biography for Ready Reference 1901 Photo and bio of Seth Edmund Ward, or Seth Ward, "a pioneer trader in the Platte River region, and one of the most prominent residents of Westport, Missouri." Born in Virginia in 1820 and moving to Independence,...
53. Etienne Provost Etienne Provost 1997 Biographical chapter about Etienne Provost (1785-1850), an early southwestern fur trader dubbed "The Man of the Mountains" and namesake of Provo, Utah. He was a native of Quebec, Canada, becoming a "member...
54. Etienne Provost Etienne Provost 1965-1972 Chapter of the book about Etienne Provost (1785-1850), a French Canadian fur trader and namesake of the town of Provo, Utah. Native of Quebec trapping furs by 1815-1817 with the Chouteau family and possibly...
55. Explorers In This Area Explorers In This Area File contains information about various explorers of the Kansas City and Missouri areas, including early Spanish, French, and English explorations back to the 1500s through the fur traders and mountain...
56. Ezekiel Williams Ezekiel Williams 1972 Chapter of the book about Ezekiel Williams (ca. 1775-1844), a fur trapper born in Kentucky and traveling up the Missouri River from Saint Louis in 1807 (through the site of Kansas City) and again in 1809...
57. Fighting the Smallpox Epidemic of 1837-38: The Response of the American Fur Company Traders Fighting the Smallpox Epidemic of 1837-38: The Response of the American Fur Company Traders Winter 1983 Article describes the varied responses of traders working for the American Fur Company at Forts Clark and Union on the upper Missouri River during the smallpox outbreak of 1837 and 1838. A map is provided...
58. First Year Fur Trapper: Lessons Learned and Earned in the Field First Year Fur Trapper: Lessons Learned and Earned in the Field January 2010 An agriculture teacher shares lessons learned from his first trapping season.
59. Flanders Callaway, a Frontier Type Flanders Callaway, a Frontier Type October//1928 Biographical article about Flanders Callaway (1752-1824), an explorer of Missouri Territory and the namesake of Callaway County, Missouri, with a photo of his home. Description of his life and family from...
60. Following Mountain Man Jim Bridger Following Mountain Man Jim Bridger June 2009 The author traces Jim Bridger's trail beginning in Billings, Montana. Bridger is considered "the most famous mountain man" next to Kit Carson. As a fur trader, Bridger trapped throughout the northern Rocky...