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Plate I. Summary Sheet, Archeological Excavations, Fort Vancouver National Monument, [1947-1952]. (From Louis R. Caywood, Final Report, Fort Vancouver Excavations, Map No. 11.) (click on image for an enlargement in a new window)

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Plate II. Site Plan, Historic Fort Area, Historic Structures Report, Fort Vancouver National Historic Site, July, 1965. (National Park Service Drawing No. NHS-VAN) (click on image for an enlargement in a new window)

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Plate III. Ground Plan of Fort Vancouver, drawn by George Foster Emmons, July 25, 1841. (From George Foster Emmons, Journal, MS, III, courtesy Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University)

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Plate IV. Fort Vancouver from the Southwest, 1841, drawn by Henry Eld. (From Henry Eld, Journal Statistics, &c, in Oregon and California, MS; courtesy Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University)

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Plate V. Sketch of Fort Vancouver and Plain, representing the Line of Fire in September, 1844. (From the original map in the Hudson's Bay Company Archives; reproduced by permission of the Hudson's Bay Company)

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Plate VI. Plan of Fort Vancouver, an inset in "Sketch of Fort Vancouver and Adjacent Plains," 1845, drawn by M. Vavasour. (Courtesy of Mr. Howard J. Burnham, of Vancouver, Washington)

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Plate VIII. Version of Vavasour's Plan of Fort Vancouver, 1845, as redrawn for publication in Oregon Historical Quarterly. (From Quarterly of the Oregon Historical Society, X (March, 1909), opposite, p. 100)

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Plate IX. Fort Vancouver from the southeast, 1845, lithograph based on drawings by Henry J. Warre. (From Henry J. Warre, Sketches in North America and the Oregon Territory, [London, 1848])

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Plate X. Water color sketch of Fort Vancouver, 1845, by Henry J. Warre. (From the original wash drawing in the Public Archives of Canada)

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Plate XI. Photograph of an original water color sketch of Fort Vancouver by Lieutenant T. P. Coode, of H.M.S. Modeste, probably between June 18, 1846, and May 3, 1847.

This photograph was made in 1928 from the original painting then in possession of Lieut. (later Vice-Admiral) Coode's son, Rear-Admiral C. P. R. Coode. The photograph is now in the Hudson's Bay Company Archives, London. The present location of the original water color is not known.

(Reproduced by permission of the Hudson's Bay Company)

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Plate XII. Water color copy of Lieutenant T. P. Coode's water color sketch of Fort Vancouver, 1846-1847.

In 1928 Rear-Admiral C. P. R. Coode lent to the Governor of the Hudson's Bay Company a water color sketch of Fort Vancouver made by Admiral Coode's father, Lieutenant T. P. Coode, probably between June 18, 1846 and May 3, 1847. A water color copy of the sketch was made by a Mr. Kashnor of London, and it is now in the Archives of the Hudson's Bay Company.

(Reproduced by permission of the Hudson's Bay Company)

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Plate VII. Plan of Fort Vancouver, 1845, drawn by M. Vavasour. (From the original in the Public Record Office, London, copy courtesy of Mr. Thomas Vaughan)

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Plate XIII. Map of Fort Vancouver and Village in 1846, drawn by R. Covington. (From the original in the Archives of the Hudson's Bay Company. Reproduced by permission of the Hudson's Bay Company)

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Plate XIV. Pencil sketch of Fort Vancouver from the northeast, drawn by Paul Kane between December, 1846, and July, 1847. (From the original sketch in the Ethnology Department, Royal Ontario Museum)

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Plate XV. View of Fort Vancouver from the Northeast, Painted by an Unknown Artist, Probably about 1847 or 1848. (From the original painting in the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University)

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Plate XVI. Enlarged Section of Painting of Fort Vancouver from the Northeast by an Unknown Artist, c. 1847 or 1848. (From the original painting in the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.)

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Plate XVII. Fort Vancouver and the Village from the West, July, 1851. Drawn by George Gibbs. (Smithsonian Institution National Anthropological Archives, Neg. No. 2854-F-14.)

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Plate XVIII. Fort Vancouver from the Northwest, July 2, 1851. Drawn by George Gibbs. (Smithsonian Institution National Anthropological Archives, Neg. No. 2854-F-15.)

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Plate XIX. Section of Plan of Survey of Fort Vancouver Military Reservation, made in 1854 by Lieut. Col. B. L. E. Bonneville. (From a photostat in the possession of Mr. Howard J. Burnham, Vancouver, Washington.)

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Plate XX. View of Fort Vancouver from the Northwest, by an unknown Artist, c. 1854. (Courtesy of Provincial Archives of British Columbia, Victoria, B. C.)

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Plate XXI. Fort Vancouver from the Northwest, 1854. Drawn by Gustavus Sohon. (From United States, War Department, Reports of Explorations and Surveys, to Ascertain the Most Practicable and Economical Route for a Railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean, vol. XII, plate XLIV.)

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Plate XXII. View of Fort Vancouver from the Northwest, 1855. Drawn by F. Covington. (From photostat in possession of Mr. Howard J. Burnham, Vancouver, Washington.)

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Plate XXIII. Topographical Sketch of Fort Vancouver and Environs, 1855. (From photostat in possession of Mr. Howard J. Burnham, Vancouver, Washington.)

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Plate XXIV. Map of the Military Reservation at Fort Vancouver W. T., Surveyed under the Direction of Capt. Geo. Thom...by Order of Brig. Gen. W. S. Harney, 1859. (From General Land Office Records, Abandoned Military Reservation Series, Ft. Vancouver, Washington, Box 100, in the National Archives.)

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Plate XXV. Water Color Sketch of Fort Vancouver from the North. Painted by J. M. Alden, c. 1859-1860. (From the original painting in the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.)

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Plate XXVI. Sketch of Fort Vancouver from the Northwest, c. 1860, by Lieut. John W. Hopkins. (Reproduced, with permission, from the original ink and wash drawing in the Oregon Historical Society.)

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Plate XXVII. Fort Vancouver Courtyard, View toward Northeast Corner, Photographed by British Boundary Commission Party, May, 1860.

The buildings visible are, left to right, the Priests' House, the Big House, and the Bachelors' Quarters. The belfrey is in the center foreground.

(Courtesy of the Provincial Archives of British Columbia, Victoria, B. C.)

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Plate XXVIII. Fort Vancouver Courtyard, View toward Northwest Corner, Photographed by British Boundary Commission Party, May, 1860.

The buildings visible are, left to right, the New Store, the sale shop, an unidentified structure, the root house (with gable roof sloping to ground level), the bastion, the granary, and the New Office.

(Courtesy of the Provincial Archives of British Columbia, Victoria, B. C.)

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Plate XXIX. The Big House or Chief Factor's Residence, Fort Vancouver, Photographed by British Boundary Commission Party, May, 1860.

The north and east palisade walls show flat-topped pickets; a shed-roofed outhouse is visible to the right of the Big House.

(Courtesy Royal Engineers Archives, Brampton Barracks, Kent, England.)

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Plate XXX. Ground Plan of Fort Vancouver, June 15, 1860, Drawn by a Board of Army Officers which Evaluated the Buildings Abandoned by the Hudson's Bay Company on the Previous Day.

The numbered structures were as follows:
 3. Governor's House
 4. Kitchen (Governor's House)
 5. Butcher Shop &c.
 6. Bakehouse
 7. Quarters for employees
 8. Small storehouse
 9. Blacksmith shop
10. Fur house
11. Porter's lodge
12,13,14. Three large storehouses
15. H. B. Company's store
16. Bastion
17. Granary
18. Carpenter & wheelwright shop
19. Company's office
20. Guard house
21. Dwelling house (formerly Grahame's)
22. Magazine
(From Proceedings of a Board of Officers, Fort Vancouver, W. T., June 15, 1860 MS in A. G. O., Oregon Department, Document Pile, 212-S-1860, in War Records Division, the National Archives.)

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Plate XXXI. Bastion and Stockade at Fort Langley, British Columbia, 1862.

The stockade pickets are clearly shown with flat tops. They also appear to be peeled.

(Courtesy of the Provincial Archives of British Columbia, Victoria.)

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Plate XXXII. Stockade and Buildings of Fort Victoria, British Columbia, 1858.

The pickets have flat tops and appear to be peeled.

(Courtesy of the Provincial Archives of British Columbia, Victoria.)

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Plate XXXIII. Enlarged Section of Photograph of Fort Victoria, showing Palisade and Gate Construction.

Notable features include flat-topped pickets, apparently peeled logs, king posts, and single girth.

(Courtesy of the Provincial Archives of British Columbia, Victoria.)

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Plate XXXIV. Enlarged Section of 1860 Photograph of Northwest Stockade Angle, Fort Vancouver, 1860.

The stockade pickets vary in height (compare wall just north of the sale shop on the left with that between bastion and granary on the right); posts appear to be flat-topped; king posts seem to be behind pickets (?); one row of girths.

(Courtesy of Provincial Archives of British Columbia, Victoria.)

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Plate XXXV. Drawing of Fort St. James, British Columbia, c. 1864-1867, by George Albert Frost.

The palisade posts clearly were pointed at this Hudson's Bay Company post.

(Courtesy of the Glenbow-Alberta Institute, Calgary, Alberta.)

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Plate XXXVI. Photograph of Hudson's Bay Company Post, Fort Rupert, British Columbia.

Outer pickets definitely were pointed; main stockade was topped by a horizontal timber cap.

(Courtesy of the Provincial Archives of British Columbia, Victoria.)

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Plate XXXVII. Sketch of Fort Langley, 1858, by E. Mallandaine. (Courtesy of the Provincial Archives of British Columbia, Victoria.)

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Plate XXXVIII. Fort Victoria, c.1858, Showing Stockage Exterior and Gate Entrance. (Courtesy of the Provincial Archives of British Columbia, Victoria.)

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Plate XXXIX. Diagram of North Gate Foundations, Fort Vancouver, as Excavated in 1966. (From John D. Combes, A Report of the Fort Vancouver Archaeological Excavations of the North Wall, figure 4.)

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Plate XL. Gate at Fort York, Canada, After Restoration.

Fort York was a military post, but its gates appear to have been much like those at Hudson's Bay Company forts in the present British Columbia.

(From The Beaver, Outfit 265, No. 2 (September, 1934), 56.)

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Plate XLI. Reconstructed Gate at Fort Langley, British Columbia. (National Park Service photograph, by J. A. Hussey, Sept. 9, 1967.)

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Plate XLII. Reconstructed Gate at Fort Carlton, Saskatchewan. (National Park Service photograph by J. A. Hussey, Sept. 15, 1967.)

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Plate XLIII. Plan of Foundation Timbers, Fort Vancouver Bastion, As Excavated in 1947. (From Louis F. Caywood, Exploratory Excavations at Fort Vancouver, plate 4.)

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Plate XLIV. Bastion at Fort Langley, British Columbia.

(Enlarged portion of Photograph NA-1141-1 in the Glenbow-Alberta Institute, Calgary; reproduced through the courtesy of the Glenbow-Alberta Institute.)

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Plate XLV. Bastion at Fort Victoria, British Columbia.

The gun slits are observable as dark lines above each cannon port and about midway between the lower cannon ports and the ground.

(Courtesy of the Provincial Archives of British Columbia, Victoria.)

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Plate XLVI. Fort Nanaimo Bastion, British Columbia, 1971. (National Park Service photograph by J. A. Hussey, September, 1971.)

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Plate XLVII. Construction Details, Fort Nanaimo Bastion. (National Park Service photograph by J. A. Hussey, September, 1971.)

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Plate XLVIII. Shutter Details, Fort Nanaimo Bastion. (National Park Service photograph by J. A. Hussey, September, 1971.)

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Plate XLIX. Fort St. James, British Columbia, 1914.

The structure in the center is the fish store.

(Courtesy of the Provincial Archives of British Columbia, Victoria.)

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Plate L. Bake Ovens in Bastion, Lower Fort Gerry, Manitoba. (National Park Service photograph by A. L. Koue, September, 1967.)

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Plate LI. Oven Door Detail, Lower Fort Gerry Bakery. (National Park Service photograph by A. L. Koue, September, 1967.)

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Plate LII. Plan of Bakery Ovens, Lower Fort Gerry. (National Park Service Drawing by Architect Richard Mehring.) (click on image for an enlargement in a new window)

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Plate LIII. View of Fort Vancouver from the Southwest, 1841. (From Charles Wilkes, Narrative of the United States Exploring Expedition..., IV, 327.)

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Plate LIV. Hudson's Bay Company House Flag, said to have flown at Fort Vancouver as early as 1849. (National Park Service photograph courtesy of Fort Vancouver National Historic Site.)

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Plate LV. Well No. 2, Fort Vancouver.

This round, boulder-lined well was constructed early in 1845 near the fort bakery.

(National Park Service photograph, courtesy of Fort Vancouver National Historic Site.)

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Plate LVI. Cross Section of Well No. 1, Fort Vancouver, As Revealed by Archeological Excavations in 1952. (From Louis F. Caywood, Final Report, figure 5.) (click on image for an enlargement in a new window)

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Plate LVII. Fort Colvile, photographed by the British Boundary Commission Party, 1860.

The manager's house is the hipped-roof structure to the left.

(Courtesy of the Public Archives of Canada, Ottawa. No. C 19132.)

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Plate LVIII. Jasper House, H. B. C. Post, 1872.

This photograph of a small Hudson's Bay Company structure well illustrates the technique of applying roof boards.

(Courtesy of the Glenbow-Alberta Institute, Calgary, Alberta.)

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Plate LIX. Roof Detail, Reconstructed Rocky Mountain House, Heritage Park, Calgary, Alberta. (National Park Service Photograph by J. A. Hussey, September 24, 1967.)

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Plate LX. Weatherboards and Corner Boards, Archway Warehouse, Norway House. (Photograph courtesy of Mr. Terence B. Smythe, National Historic Sites Service, Canada.)

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Plate LXI. Front Stairway and Entrance, Officers' Quarters, Fort Langley, c.1858-1874. (From The Beaver, Outfit 289 (Autumn, 1958), 36.)

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Plate LXII. Restored Factor's House, Fort Nisqually. (From The Beaver, Outfit 292 (Summer, 1961), 15.)

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Plate LXIII. Room in the Great Hall, Fort William, 1816.

This drawing is said to have been made by Lord Selkirk shortly after he captured the North West Company's great depot in 1816. Dr. McLoughlin served the North West Company at that post and undoubtedly ideas absorbed there concerning con struction methods were later employed at Fort Vancouver.

(Courtesy of Public Archives of Ontario, Toronto, from Selkirk Papers, Pkg. 21, #126. Photograph lent for this study by Mr. Erwin N. Thompson.)

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Plate LXIV. Sitting Room Interior, Staff House, Moose Factory, Hudson Bay. (Courtesy of Library, Hudson's Bay Company, Winnipeg; reproduced with permission of the Hudson's Bay Company.)

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Plate LXV. Interior Doorways, Governor's House, Lower Fort Garry, c.1935. (From The Beaver, Outfit 266, No. 3 (December, 1935), [34].)

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Plate LXVI. Moose Factory, 1878. (From The Beaver, Outfit 277 (June, 1946), [26].)

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Plate LXVII. View of a Room, Presumably in Upper or Lower Port Garry, c.1846-1848, Drawn by George B. Finley. (Courtesy of the Glenbow-Alberta Institute, Calgary, Alberta. Fig. 58.24.75.)

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Plate LXVIII. Blacksmith Shop, Moose Factory, c.1946. (Courtesy of Library, Hudson's Bay Company, Winnipeg; reproduced with permission of the Hudson's Bay Company.)

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Plate LXIX. Drawing Room, Governor's House, Lower Fort Garry, c.1935. (From The Beaver, Outfit 266, No. 3 (December, 1935), 37.)

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Plate LXX. Christmas Dance in Bachelors' Hall, York Factory, 1840's. (From R. M. Ballantyne, Hudson Bay.)

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Plate LXXI. Dining Room, McLoughlin House National Historic Site, 1941.

The dining table and chairs are said to have belonged to Dr. John McLoughlin at Fort Vancouver.

(National Park Service photograph by Baychuck Studio, Portland, Oregon.)

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Plate LXXII. "Country Made" Chair, Front View, Moose Factory. (Courtesy of Library, Hudson's Bay Company, Winnipeg; reproduced with permission of the Hudson's Bay Company.) Plate LXXIII. "Country Made" Chair, Rear View, Moose Factory. (Courtesy of Library, Hudson's Bay Company, Winnipeg; reproduced with permission of the Hudson's Bay Company.)

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Plate LXXIV. "Dr. McLoughlin's Desk," McLoughlin House National Historic Site, 1941.

This desk is said to have been used by Dr. John McLoughlin at Fort Vancouver.

(National Park Service photograph, by George Grant.)

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Plate LXXV. Secretary "from Fort Vancouver," McLoughlin House National Historic Site, 1941. (From The Beaver, Outfit 272 (September, 1941), 33.)

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Plate LXXVI. Assorted Timbers from Original Fort Victoria Cook House, Fort Victoria Museum, 1967.

A grooved corner post is clearly visible in the center of the picture. The thinner "filler" timbers are ranged to the left.

(National Park Service photograph by J. A. Hussey, October, 1967.)

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Plate LXXVII. Horizontal "Filler" Timbers from Original Fort Victoria Cook House, Fort Victoria Museum, 1967.

The shape and finish of these timbers are characteristic of Hudson's Bay Company construction across the continent. The right-angled side of the tenon faced the outside of the wall; the beveled side was toward the inside of the structure.

(National Park Service photograph by J. A. Hussey, October, 1967.)

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Plate LXXVIII. British Columbia. Old Hudson's Bay Company Warehouse, Fort St. James, (National Park Service photograph by J. A. Hussey, September, 1967.)

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Plate LXXIX. Measured Drawings, H. B. C. Warehouse, Fort St. James, Sheet 2. (National Park Service drawing by Historic Architect A. L. Koue.) (click on image for an enlargement in a new window)

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Plate LXXX. Measured Drawings, H. B. C. Warehouse, Fort St. James, Sheet 3. (National Park Service drawing by Historic Architect A. L. Koue.) (click on image for an enlargement in a new window)

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Plate LXXXI. Typical H. B. C. Building Details, Warehouse, Fort St. James, Sheet 4. (National Park Service drawing by Architect F. Mehring, based on measurements by A. L. Koue, September, 1967.) (click on image for an enlargement in a new window)

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Plate LXXXII. Eaves Detail, Warehouse, Fort St. James. (National Park Service photograph by J. A. Hussey, September, 1967.)

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Plate LXXXIII. One-Half of Trade Shop Double Door, Lower Fort Garry, Manitoba. (National Park Service photograph by J. A. Hussey, September, 1967.)
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Plate LXXXVI. Shutter on Upper Story Window on Only Surviving H. B. C. Building, Fort Langley, B. C. (National Park Service photograph by A. L. Koue, September, 1967.) Plate LXXXVII. Shutter on Lower Story Window, Surviving Original H. B. C. Structure, Fort Langley.

The hinges are 13-1/2 inches long overall.

(National Park Service photograph by J. A. Hussey, September, 1967.)

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Plate LXXXIV. Main Door, H. B. C. Warehouse, Fort St. James. (National Park Service photograph by J. A. Hussety, September, 1967.)

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Plate LXXXV. Double Door, H. B. C. Warehouse, Lower Fort Garry. (National Park Service photograph by J. A. Hussey, September, 1967.)

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Plate LXXXVIII. "Athabasca Building," H. B. C. Warehouse, Port Edmonton, Alberta, c.1900 (?).

(Alberta Government Photograph, from the Ernest Brown Collection, Department of Industry and Development, Edmonton, Alberta. Neg. No. B1062.)

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Plate LXXXIX. Tearing Down the "Athabasca Building," Fort Edmonton, October 14, 1915. (Courtesy of the Glenbow-Alberta Institute, Calgary, Alberta. File No. NC-6-1544.)

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Plate XC. Warehouse Window, York Factory, c.1970. (Courtesy of Technical Services Branch, Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, Ottawa.)

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Plate XCI. Typical Hardware, H. B. C. Structures, Sheet 5. (National Park Service drawing by F. Mehring, based on field data by A. L. Koue, April, 1969.) (click on image for an enlargement in a new window)

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Plate XCII. Typical Hardware, H. B. C. Structures, Sheet 6. (National Park Service drawing by R. Mehring, based on field data by A. L. Koue, April, 1969.) (click on image for an enlargement in a new window)

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Plate XCIII. Latch on Warehouse Door, York Factory, Hudson Bay, c.1970. (Courtesy of Technical Services Branch, Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, Ottawa.) Plate XCVII. Shelves and Ladder in Shop or Warehouse, York Factory, c.1970. (Courtesy of Technical Services Branch, Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, Ottawa.)

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Plate XCIV. Stairway in Warehouse, York Factory, c.1970. (Courtesy of Technical Services Branch, Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, Ottawa.)

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Plate XCV. Protective Railing Around Stairway Opening on Second Floor of Warehouse, York Factory, c.1970. (Courtesy of Technical Services Branch, Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, Ottawa.)

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Plate XCVI. Shelves in an Old Structure at York Factory, c.1970. (Courtesy of Technical Services Branch, Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, Ottawa.)

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Plate XCVIII. Interior of an Unidentified H. B. C. Trading Store. ( Courtesy of Library, Hudson's Bay Company, Winnipeg; reproduced with permission of the Hudson's Bay Company.)

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Plate XCIX. Hudson's Bay Company Trade Shop at Fort Resolution. (Courtesy of Library, Hudson's Bay Company, Winnipeg; reproduced with permission of the Hudson's Bay Company.)

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Plate C. Interior of Trade Shop, Fort Resolution. (Courtesy of Library, Hudson's Bay Company, Winnipeg; reproduced with permission of the Hudson's Bay Company.)

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Plate CI. Interior of Hudson's Bay Company Store, Fort Vermilion, c. 1910. (Courtesy of the Glenbow-Alberta Institute, Calgary, Alberta. File No. NA-1315-27.) (click on image for an enlargement in a new window)

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Plate CII. Interior of H. B. C. Store at Lac Seul, Ontario, Early 20th Century. (Courtesy of Library, Hudson's Bay Company, Winnipeg; reproduced with permission of the Hudson's Bay Company.) (click on image for an enlargement in a new window)

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Plate CIII. Interior of H. B. C. Trading Store, Albany, Hudson Bay, c.1905. (Courtesy of Library, Hudson's Bay Company, Winnipeg; reproduced with permission of the Hudson's Bay Company.)

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Plate CIV. Iron Padlock Excavated at Fort Vancouver. (From Caywood, Final Report, Figure 9.)

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Plate CV. A "Covered Copper Kettle" of the Type Sold at Hudson's Bay Company Shops During the Nineteenth Century.

Photograph of a specimen formerly in the Company's museum.

(From The Beaver, Outfit 287 (Summer, 1956), 50.)

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Plate CVI. Haida Woman Wearing a Hudson's Bay Company "Point" Blanket, 1880's. (From The Beaver, Outfit 287 (Summer, 1956), 51.)

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Plate CVII. Tobacco for the Fur Trade.

The items illustrated are, from left to right, a one-pound twist, a one-pound carrot, and a three-pound carrot.

(From The Beaver, Outfit 274 (March, 1944), 36.)

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Plate CVIII. Sales Items Long Carried at H. B. C. Sales Shops Across the Continent.

The objects shown, front left to right, are dogbells, canoe awl, crooked knife, tumpline, snare wire, snow knife, skinning knife, and ice chisels.

(From The Beaver, Outfit 274 (March, 1944), [33].)

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Plate CIX. An H. B. C. Fur Pack, 1895. From Casper Whitney, On Snow-Shoes to the Barren Grounds, 295; photograph courtesy of the Glenbow-Alberta Institute, Calgary, Alberta. File No. NA-1185-14.)

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Plate CXI. Original H. B. C. Granary, Fort Nisqually, Washington. (Courtesy Photographic Records Office, The National Archives.)

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Plate CXII. The Great Store Room on the Second Floor Back of the Depot at York Factory, 1923.

This building was constructed during the 1840's.

(Photograph by Martin Bovey, from The Beaver, Outfit 288 (Winter, 1957), 16.)


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