Spotlight: The Hudson's Bay Company Archives in Words and Images

Take a moment to explore a few of the records available through the Hudson's Bay Company Archives.

Peter Fidler and the Selkirk Treaty: The following is a true copy

photo of Peter Fidler's journal
Peter Fidler and the Selkirk Treaty:
The following is a true copy

Spotlight Archive

detail of the cartouche on Philip Turnor's map
Philip Turnor's Map
close up of a drawing of a fish, representing the signature of Kayajieskebinoa on the The Selkirk Treaty
The Selkirk Treaty and Map
Seven Oaks commemorative monument
Seven Oaks & HBCA Records: 1816-2016
decorative handwriting from Captain James Knight's journal
Knight’s Tale: James Knight and the First York Factory Post Journal, 1714
photo of men in boats using point blankets for sails
Point Blanket Sail
photo of John Rae
John Rae: Legacy of an Arctic Explorer
map of Sipiwesk Lake
David Thompson and Sipiwesk Lake
sketch of the Red River in St. Boniface, Winnipeg with the location of the proposed Broadway Bridge
Remnants of the Past: Broadway Bridge
handwritten script from Emma Jeffery' journal
An Englishwoman in Moose Factory, 1833
blueprint for the Elevation of Garage for The Hudson's Bay Company Winnipeg
Remnants of the Past: The Hudson’s Bay Company and Winnipeg’s Urban Landscape
photo of Princess Elizabeth in 1947
Wedding present fit for a princess
document signed by Jean Baptiste Dupres
Not a Fur Trade Fairy Tale
blueprint for HBC store
A new store for an old company
hand drawn map of Matrimony
Love and marriage in a map
HBC account ledger with inventory of blankets
HBC and Lord & Taylor together again
cover of Francis Heron's journal
Francis Heron’s account of the Red River Flood of 1826

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