Trapper Collection (#2)

Camp Fire at Night; Trapper Relating an Adventure, c. 1858 (pencil, pen and ink, w / c and gouache on paper)
5310492 Camp Fire at Night; Trapper Relating an Adventure, c.1858 (pencil, pen and ink, w/c and gouache on paper) by Miller, Alfred Jacob (1810-74); 19.1x25.4 cm; Joslyn Museum, Omaha, Nebraska

Les etrennes du trappeur (engraving)
7200041 Les etrennes du trappeur (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Les etrennes du trappeur)

Swan Lake, c. 1837 (w / c on paper)
5310539 Swan Lake, c.1837 (w/c on paper) by Miller, Alfred Jacob (1810-74); Joslyn Museum, Omaha, Nebraska, USA; (add.info)

Lost Green Horn, c. 1850 (pencil, pen and ink, and wash on canvas)
5310520 Lost Green Horn, c.1850 (pencil, pen and ink, and wash on canvas) by Miller, Alfred Jacob (1810-74); 33.7x48.3 cm; Joslyn Museum, Omaha, Nebraska

Francois Preparing Supper, c. 1837 (drawing on paper)
5310499 Francois Preparing Supper, c.1837 (drawing on paper) by Miller, Alfred Jacob (1810-74); Joslyn Museum, Omaha, Nebraska

Trappers, c. 1837 (pen and ink, w / c and gouache on paper)
5310498 Trappers, c.1837 (pen and ink, w/c and gouache on paper) by Miller, Alfred Jacob (1810-74); 10.8x11.5 cm; Joslyn Museum, Omaha, Nebraska

Kansas Indian Recounting to a Trapper, by Signs, the Migration of Buffalo, c
5310470 Kansas Indian Recounting to a Trapper, by Signs, the Migration of Buffalo, c.1837 (pencil and brown and black washes on paper) by Miller, Alfred Jacob (1810-74); 20x30.2 cm; Joslyn Museum

Stampede by the Blackfeet, c. 1837 (ink, wash, and gouache on dark paper)
5310469 Stampede by the Blackfeet, c.1837 (ink, wash, and gouache on dark paper) by Miller, Alfred Jacob (1810-74); 22x29.9 cm; Joslyn Museum, Omaha, Nebraska

Antoine, Principal Hunter, c. 1837 (w / c on paper)
5054736 Antoine, Principal Hunter, c.1837 (w/c on paper) by Miller, Alfred Jacob (1810-74); 22.6x20 cm; Joslyn Museum, Omaha, Nebraska

Reaching Camp, Removing the Saddles, c. 1837 (pencil, pen and ink, wash, and gouache on paper)
5310486 Reaching Camp, Removing the Saddles, c.1837 (pencil, pen and ink, wash, and gouache on paper) by Miller, Alfred Jacob (1810-74); 15.9x24.2 cm; Joslyn Museum, Omaha, Nebraska

Breaking Trail to Escape from Indians, c. 1837 (w / c on paper)
5310483 Breaking Trail to Escape from Indians, c.1837 (w/c on paper) by Miller, Alfred Jacob (1810-74); 25.7x22.9 cm; Joslyn Museum, Omaha, Nebraska

Setting Traps for Beaver, c. 1837 (pencil, w / c and gouache on paper)
5310473 Setting Traps for Beaver, c.1837 (pencil, w/c and gouache on paper) by Miller, Alfred Jacob (1810-74); 20.4x18 cm; Joslyn Museum, Omaha, Nebraska

Agricultural Distress (engraving)
7177790 Agricultural Distress (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Agricultural Distress)

Vermin and their Destruction (colour litho)
7169103 Vermin and their Destruction (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Vermin and their Destruction)

Sir William Stewart, c. 1837 (w / c on paper)
5310548 Sir William Stewart, c.1837 (w/c on paper) by Miller, Alfred Jacob (1810-74); 15.9x11.5 cm; Joslyn Museum, Omaha, Nebraska

Trappers without Ammunition and in a Starving Condition near Independence Rock, c. 1850 (sepia wash on paper)
5310518 Trappers without Ammunition and in a Starving Condition near Independence Rock, c.1850 (sepia wash on paper) by Miller, Alfred Jacob (1810-74); 36.2x47.3 cm; Joslyn Museum, Omaha, Nebraska

A Rocky Mountain Trapper, Bill Burrow, c. 1837 (pencil, pen and ink and wash on paper)
5310506 A Rocky Mountain Trapper, Bill Burrow, c.1837 (pencil, pen and ink and wash on paper) by Miller, Alfred Jacob (1810-74); 33.1x20.7 cm; Joslyn Museum, Omaha, Nebraska

Trapper Disturbed in Rest by a Herd of Buffalo, c. 1837 (pencil, pen and ink, and wash on paper)
5310494 Trapper Disturbed in Rest by a Herd of Buffalo, c.1837 (pencil, pen and ink, and wash on paper) by Miller, Alfred Jacob (1810-74); 14.3x21.6 cm; Joslyn Museum, Omaha, Nebraska

Wind River Mountains, c. 1837 (pencil, w / c and gouache on paper)
5310487 Wind River Mountains, c.1837 (pencil, w/c and gouache on paper) by Miller, Alfred Jacob (1810-74); 14.0x20.4 cm; Joslyn Museum, Omaha, Nebraska

Trappers Hunting Knife, 1935 / 1942. Creator: Cecil Smith
Trappers Hunting Knife, 1935/1942

Fontenelle Chased by a Grizzly Bear, c. 1837 (pen, ink and wash on paper)
5310544 Fontenelle Chased by a Grizzly Bear, c.1837 (pen, ink and wash on paper) by Miller, Alfred Jacob (1810-74); 17.7x19.7 cm; Joslyn Museum, Omaha, Nebraska

Captain Joseph Rutherford Walker, c. 1837 (w / c on paper)
5310524 Captain Joseph Rutherford Walker, c.1837 (w/c on paper) by Miller, Alfred Jacob (1810-74); 17.8x23.5 cm; Joslyn Museum, Omaha, Nebraska

Sunrise, Trappers and Travellers at their Meals of Buffalo Hump Rib, c
5310532 Sunrise, Trappers and Travellers at their Meals of Buffalo Hump Rib, c.1837 (w/c on paper) by Miller, Alfred Jacob (1810-74); 19.4x22.9 cm; Joslyn Museum, Omaha, Nebraska, USA; American

Trappers and Snake Indians Conversing by Signs, c. 1837 (pencil, w / c and gouache on paper)
5310502 Trappers and Snake Indians Conversing by Signs, c.1837 (pencil, w/c and gouache on paper) by Miller, Alfred Jacob (1810-74); 22.9x35.3 cm; Joslyn Museum, Omaha, Nebraska, USA; American

The Trappers Cabin, 1858 (oil on canvas)
496937 The Trappers Cabin, 1858 (oil on canvas) by Stanley, John Mix (1814-72); 91.4x73.5 cm; Corcoran Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C. USA; Gift of William Wilson Corcoran

A native of South Africa hunting a lion by luring it into a pit-fall with an animal skin on a stick
6337356 A native of South Africa hunting a lion by luring it into a pit-fall with an animal skin on a stick by English School

Canada: The life of the trapper, awakening under the snow - BN Montreal
LSE4402852 Canada: The life of the trapper, awakening under the snow - BN Montreal. by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Bibliotheque Nationale, Montreal

Indian Returning from the Hunt, 1912 (oil)
CH204269 Indian Returning from the Hunt, 1912 (oil) by Farny, Henry Francois (1847-1916); Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; American, out of copyright

Trappers in Yosemite Mountains, 1899 (oil on canvas)
985485 Trappers in Yosemite Mountains, 1899 (oil on canvas) by Hill, Thomas (1829-1908); 50.2x76.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Trappers in Yosemite Mountains. Thomas Hill (1829-1908)

The Bear Trap (coloured engraving)
979179 The Bear Trap (coloured engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Bear Trap.); © Look and Learn

Archibald Stansfeld Belaney, British-born conservationist, fur trapper, writer, disguised as Native American Grey Owl

Charley Utter, des mines de Georgetown, en costume de trappeur (engraving)
2790058 Charley Utter, des mines de Georgetown, en costume de trappeur (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Charley Utter, des mines de Georgetown)

Life of the Trapper in Canada, photo by Nottman, circa 1890
LSE4084473 Life of the Trapper in Canada, photo by Nottman, circa 1890. by Notman, William (1826-91); Bibliotheque Nationale, Montreal, Canada; (add.info.: Life of the Trapper in Canada)

In the mountains of Coggiola (Biella), a young man could take in a trap a beautiful golden eagle (colour litho)
2783464 In the mountains of Coggiola (Biella), a young man could take in a trap a beautiful golden eagle (colour litho) by Beltrame

Chasseur des bois dans le Far-West (engraving)
2781583 Chasseur des bois dans le Far-West (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Chasseur des bois dans le Far-West)

The Mountain Man, 1903 (bronze)
3526190 The Mountain Man, 1903 (bronze) by Remington, Frederic (1861-1909); 71.1 high cm; Corcoran Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C. USA; American, out of copyright

Jim Beckwourth (1798-1867) (b / w photo)
PNP245847 Jim Beckwourth (1798-1867) (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: son of Sir Jennings Beckwith, a descendent of Irish and English nobility)

Fort Youkon, a Hudson Bay Company Trading Station, 19th century (engraving) (b / w photo)
CHT163742 Fort Youkon, a Hudson Bay Company Trading Station, 19th century (engraving) (b/w photo) by French School, (19th century); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

Fur Trappers in Canada, 1880 (engraving) (b / w photo)
CHT163738 Fur Trappers in Canada, 1880 (engraving) (b/w photo) by English School, (19th century); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

Scenes in the life of a trapper, from Harpers Weekly
415599 Scenes in the life of a trapper, from Harpers Weekly, 17th October 1868 (engraving) by Cary, William de la Montagne (1840-1922); Denver Public Library

Bombled Louis (1862 - 1927); Coureur des bois traffickers with savages in the 18th
JLJ4638931 Bombled Louis (1862 - 1927); Coureur des bois traffickers with savages in the 18th century (trapper in Canada); History of New France by Eugene Guenin - 1900 - Coll, Part

Travellers winter hut in the beautiful meadow (Canada)
LSE4325967 Travellers winter hut in the beautiful meadow (Canada), refuge for trappers and their sledding. Engraving to illustrate the voyage from the Atlantic to the Pacific

Christopher (Kit) Carson (1809 - 1868), (colour litho)
3105563 Christopher (Kit) Carson (1809 - 1868), (colour litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; American, out of copyright

Joseph R. Walker (1798-1876) (oil on canvas)
PNP245842 Joseph R. Walker (1798-1876) (oil on canvas) by Miller, Alfred Jacob (1810-74); Private Collection; Peter Newark Western Americana; American, out of copyright

Canadian trapper (engraving)
977767 Canadian trapper (engraving) by Delort, Charles Edouard (1841-95); Private Collection; (add.info.: Canadian trapper. Illustration for La Nouvelle-France by Eugene Guenin (Hachette, 1900)

Trappers Following the Trail: At Fault, 1851 (oil on canvas)
985381 Trappers Following the Trail: At Fault, 1851 (oil on canvas) by Tait, Arthur Fitzwilliam (1819-1905); 91.5x127 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Trappers Following the Trail: At Fault)

The Attack, 1900 (oil on board)
1764734 The Attack, 1900 (oil on board) by Russell, Charles Marion (1865-1926); 47x61.9 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Attack. Charles Marion Russell (1864-1926). Oil on board

Life of the Trapper in Canada, photo by Nottman, circa 1890
LSE4084472 Life of the Trapper in Canada, photo by Nottman, circa 1890. by Notman, William (1826-91); Bibliotheque Nationale, Montreal, Canada; (add.info.: Life of the Trapper in Canada)

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"Trapper: A Historical Icon of the Wild West and Conservation" Step back in time to the era of the trapper, a figure synonymous with adventure, survival, and exploration. From the fur trade to conservation efforts, trappers have left an indelible mark on history. In the early 19th century, trappers armed themselves with flintlock pistols like BUSN2A-00012 as they ventured into untamed territories. These brave individuals braved harsh conditions and encountered various dangers while seeking valuable furs for trade. The mountain men of the old west embodied the spirit of independence and self-reliance. They navigated treacherous terrains, battling both nature's elements and hostile Native American tribes. Their stories became legends that continue to captivate our imaginations today. One notable trapper was Archibald Stansfeld Belaney, a British-born conservationist who adopted a Native American identity as Grey Owl. Belaney dedicated his life to protecting wildlife habitats from destruction during a time when environmental awareness was scarce. However, not all aspects of trapping were noble or glamorous. The pre-1900 USA saw child labor in mines where young boys were employed as "trappers. " These children worked tirelessly in dangerous conditions to open ventilation doors for miners' safety—a stark reminder of exploitation within this industry. Despite these dark chapters, many trappers played crucial roles in shaping America's landscape by mapping uncharted territories and establishing trading routes that connected communities across vast distances. Picture No. 11982361 captures one such moment—a glimpse into the life of A. G Boone—an unknown creator who immortalized this scene between man and nature during 1865-1880. It serves as a visual testament to their resilience amidst adversity. Today we reflect on these historical figures—their triumphs and struggles—and recognize their contributions towards preserving our natural world for future generations.