Michigan History in Paintings
Archive
Portfolio of eight reproductions of paintings by Robert Thom commissioned and distributed by the Michigan Historical Commission, copyright 1966.
Topics include:
A. Before History, 10,000 BC - mastodons feeding in a pine forest
B. Michigan Indians Algonquian Village, about 1500 AD - deer hunter drags is prey into a village white women grind corn, slice pumpkin for drying and scrape hides. Wigwams and a canoe under repair in the background.
C. Sieur de la Salle and the "Griffon", August 27, 1679 - Sailing ship surrounded by canoes paddled by fur trappers and Native Americans
D. Furs - Trappers - Traders, 1660-1850 - A white trader and a Native American man consider a pelt in a trading post while the Native's family wait outside
E. Massacre at Michilimackinac, June 2, 1763 - British soldiers fooled by a game of lacrosse
F. The Detroit Fire, June 11, 1805 - settlers, surrounded with their few saved possessions, watch as the fort burns
G. The Boy Governor, July 24, 1831 - a young man is sworn into office
H. When Pine was King, 1840-1890 - lumberjack chops at a pine tree.
Each reproduction has lengthy historical text by F. Clever Bald on the reverse side.
2022.44.01
"to advance the knowledge of the State of Michigan's colorful and exciting development."
1800 Fur Trading0001 Anishinabek/Ojibwe/Odawa/Bodéwadmi1835 Logging and Lumbering
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