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Hudson’s Bay Company

Hudson’s Bay Company
For over 200 years the Hudson’s Bay Company sent explorers and traders into the wilderness of Canada’s Northwest Territories. This 1882 illustration shows an expedition loading supplies at one of the company’s trading posts.
National Archives of Canada
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Native Americans of North America; Northwest Territories; United Kingdom; Exploration, Geographic; Fur Trade in North America; Hudson’s Bay Company
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