Fur Trade

Name: Fur Trade
Released: 1946-01-01
Duration: 11 min

19460h 11mmovie

This short film from 1946 presents an outline of the fur trade's history and the commercial use of fur in Canada. A thirst for fur by the kings and courts of the Old World positioned the fur trade as part of the country's industrial economy. Fur farming and conservation became increasingly important, although the lonel...