The Spring Fur Brigades Leave Montreal for the West

George Franklin Arbuckle, The Spring Fur Brigades Leave Montreal for the West, ca. 1946. 77.47 x 78.74 cm.

From Canoes: A Natural History in North America by Mark Neuzil and Norman Sims

“Archie” Arbuckle was a mainstay on the cover of Maclean’s magazine in the 1940s and 1950s, often illustrating men and women at work. Hockey players, farm families, oil drillers, railroad men, and even voyageurs populated his images, which were inspired by both historical and current events.
Creator(s)	Arbuckle, George Franklin
Subjects	History Cultural Studies Literature Native American Studies Regional Studies
Date	1946
Related Section	Chapter 3: The Fur Trade
Keywords	voyageur Hudson's Bay Company birch bark fur trade
Content Type	painting
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Rightsholder	HBC Corporate Collection
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