Basket Making, Free images of New Mexico
Five reenactors making birch bark baskets using black spruce root to stitch them together.
Leather Buckets, Free images of New Mexico
Two leather buckets filled with water near a fire ring.
Leather Buckets, Free images of New Mexico
Leather buckets made by sewing the pail and handle and connecting them together using metal rings.
Buckets Made of Leather? - A couple of black boots sitting on top of a...
The pails and handles of the leather buckets have been stitched and assembled into one using metals rings.
Cooking Demonstration in Kitchen
A participant displays foods being prepared and references used in the kitchen.
Folding Knife - GRPO 17585 - Public Domain image, National Parks Galle...
Folding knife probably British, late 18th century.
Case Knife - GRPO 17802 - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery
Case knife French or British, 18th century.
Cast White Metal Button - GRPO 14887
Late 18th century cast white metal button with concentric circle design; eye molded to back face; diameter 1.7 cm.
Bear and Raccoon Please the Crowd
The 18th century puppet show is popular with participants and visitors.
Case Knife - GRPO 17800 - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery
Case knife probably French or British, 18th century.
Clasp Knife - GRPO 16589 - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery
Knife blade possibly of cutler Jean Tivet French 1730-1750.
Clasp Knife - GRPO 16921 - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery
Clasp knife blade, probably French, 1730-1750.
Case Knife - GRPO 16968 - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery
Case knife w/Cross & L stamp, British, 1780-1830.
Mackinaw Boat, Free images of New Mexico
The Paul LaPlante is a replica Mackinaw sailboat used by fishermen on Lake Superior in the mid-late 1800 and early 1900s.
Renezvous Days Canoe Arrival Ceremony
About 12 voyageurs preparing to land their canoe on the shore of Grand Portage Bay.
Grand Portage Corridor - National Parks Gallery
The Grand Portage Corridor goes through the thick woods of the area. In the late 1790s the path was the highway to northwestern Canada. Every summer voyageurs carried tons of furs down the path and tons of tr... More
National Parks of Minnesota - Public Domain image, National Parks Gall...
Well hello there! Minnesoooota is next on our road-trip across the parks of the Midwest, dontcha know? There’s no place like this Upper Midwestern state. The land of ten thousand lakes (though it actually has 1... More
Birchbark Makuk - GRPO 17156 - Public Domain image, National Parks Gal...
Embroidered Ojibwe floral designs 1930-60. Public domain photograph of primitivism, folk art, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Grand Portage National Monument
Grand Portage National Monument Public domain photograph by National Parks Administration, nature conservation, tourism, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Transfer-Printed Pearlware Fragment - GRPO 14287
This basal sherd of transfer-printed pearlware documents the use of the familiar blue willow pattern of dinnerware at Grand Portage in the 1790s.
Beaded belt - GRPO 872 - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery
Works Progress Administration (WPA) beaded belt of white, orange, red, brown, black, yellow and green seed beads.
Padlock - GRPO 166 - National Parks Gallery
Handmade, heart-shaped sheet iron padlock with heavy arched loop. The padlock measures 11.0 cm long, 8.7 cm wide, and 2.3 cm thick. The keyhole is 2.5 cm.
Firesteel - GRPO 17601 - National Parks Gallery
The 1797 inventory of goods at the North West Company’s Grand Portage depot indicates that over 1,020 firesteels were on hand at the post. The oval-shaped firesteel was one of the most common styles traded in ... More
Maple Sugar Makuk - GRPO 900 - Public Domain image, National Parks Gal...
Maple sugar container with scratched geometric design. White lid is loosely fitted to container.
Axe with Wooden Handle - GRPO 14152
Small deteriorated wrought iron axe head with wooden handle. The axe head is approximately 13.0 cm long and the wooden handle is 19.8 cm long.
Sandstone Pipe Bowl - GRPO 14273
Small sandstone pipe bowl measuring 2.5 cm tall with a 0.6 cm diameter draw hole.
Birch Bark Conoe Model - GRPO 17155
Ojibwe-style birch bark canoe model constructed with cedar ribs and planking, cedar thwarts, and sewn with basswood fiber. The canoe is sealed with pine or spruce gum mixed with grease and charcoal. The canoe... More
Archeologist Douglas Birk & Plane Table GRPO 19-0101
Mapping Ft Charlotte site west end of Grand Portage.
Piper Preparing for Heritage Grand Opening.
Ranger Shane Ausprey preparing to play with ranger Jeremy Kingsbury a song written for the grand opening of the heritage Center, Rendezvous Days 2007.
Kids Explore Grand Portage Creek Mouth.
Kids in historic clothing explore the mouth of Grand Portage Creek, a canoe group paddeles toward Grand Portage Island in Grand Portage Bay.
Case Knife - GRPO 16937 - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery
Case knife w/VI of 18th cen. Sheffield cutler Wm. Parker.
Archeological Volunteer Screening Soil
NPS Midwest ArchCntr investigation near Great Hall.
Palisade excavation, southwest corner - GRPO 19-0056
Screens used to locate small artifacts i.e. beads.
The Historic Encampment Bourgeois Tent 2007.
Camp bourgeois Steve Veit and Karl Koster at the main registration tent in the Histroic Encampment 2007.
Painter on Porch of the Great Hall.
Artist Dave Geister paints on the porch of the Great Hall ahile kids play lacosse in the stockade yard.
Lead Musket Ball - GRPO 17041 - Public Domain image, National Parks Ga...
Knob indicates formed from cast or mold dia. 1.45 cm.
Hand-Forged Trigger Guard - GRPO 17620
Length 13.03 width 2.5 girth 0.37 prob. late 18th. cent.
Dancers Prepare for 18th Century Music.
Re-enactors prepare for 18th century music by string and percussion group "Over the Waterfall' during Rendezvous Days 2007.
Piping for Heritage Center Grand Opening.
Ranger Jeremy Kingsbury playing the song he wrote for the grand opening of the Heritage Center, Rendezvous Days 2007.
Making Willow Baskets Workshop.
Willow basket instuctor shows how she makes willow basket to workshop participants, Rendezvous Days 2007.
Musket Lock Plate - GRPO 421 - Public Domain image, National Parks Gal...
Top notched for the pan ~Late 18th e.19th cent.
Flintlock Musket Firing While the Mackinaw Sails.
Park Ranger Bern Olker demonstrates firing a flintlock while the park's mackinaw boat prepares to leave the dock Rendezvous Days 2007.
Historic Encampment from Mt. Rose.
Scenic view from Mount Rose with stockade in froeground and Historic Encampment in background, part of Grand Portage Bay, Rendezvous Days 2007.
La Compagne de La Verandrye Marching.
French military re-enactors march from the Historic Encampment to the stockade for their presentation, Rendezvous Days 2007.
La Compagne de La Verandrye Load Muskets.
La Compagne de La Verandrye simulate loading muskets in front of the porch of the Great Hall, Rendezvous Days 2007.
Path Illuminated by Candle Light.
Re-enactors walk down a footpath to the Great Hall and kitchen porch during Rendezvous Days 2007.
Men's Blacksmith Workshop, Rendezvous Days 2007.
Men's Blacksmithing workshop, Rendezvous Days 2007.
Jesuit Ring - GRPO 14712-3 - Public domain photogrpaph
Brass, 1.8 cm dia, octagonal w“IM” mark. Public domain photograph of a medal, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Kids Participate in Cornhusk Doll Workshop.
Kids making cornhusk dolls on the porch of the Great Hall, Rendezvous Days 2007.
Birchbark Biting Workshop. - National Parks Gallery
Mary VanderPoel demonstrates the Ojibwe artform of birchbark biting.
Dancers Preparing to Dance 2007.
Dancers form a circle preparing to dance to the string and percussion group "Over the Waterfall" Rendezvous Days 2007.
Archeological research at Fort Charlotte site
NPS archeologists record fur trade era “cartouche” knife.
Re-enactor with Displays of Trade Goods.
Re-enactor Steve Hakes talks with visitors about the trade goods in the grand Room of the Great Hall, Rendezvous Days 2007.
Shovel Test - GRPO 0753 - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery
Small sample excavation GRPO Corridor. Public domain photograph by National Parks Administration, nature conservation, tourism, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Canoe and Boat Near Grand Portage Island 2007.
A birchbark canoe and Mackinaw sailboat near Grand Portage Island Rendezvous Days 2007.
Re-enactors Line Up During the Regale.
Re-enactors line up in the foodline tent during the regale Rendezvous Days 2007.
Historic Encampment 2007. - National Parks Gallery
The Historic Encampment, Rendezvous Days 2007.
Musket Barrel - GRPO 4736 - Public Domain image, National Parks Galler...
Smoothbore from NW trade gun, 33 long & 2 cm in dia.
Clerk Working in his Compting House 2007.
Re-enactor clerk Wayne Krefting in the clerk's office of the Great Hall Rendezvous Days 2007.
Vise Screw - GRPO 407 - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery
From musket lock 3.8 by dia. 1 cm prob late 18th cent.
Carving a Noggin on the Shaving Horse.
A young voyageur re-eactor carves a noggin on a shaving horse 2007.
Kids Workshop Rendezvous Days 2007.
Kids participate in a workshop in the Historic Encampment, Rendezvous Days 2007.
Overturned Canoe Camp 2007. - Public Domain image, National Parks Gall...
A traditional voyageur encampment (an overturned canoe and tarp), Rendezvous Days 2007.
Ranger Begins an Historic Weapons Demonstration.
Ranger Shane Ausprey begins his historic weapons demonstration in the Voyageurs Encampment, Rendezvous Days 2007.
La Compagne de La Verandyre. - Public Domain image, National Parks Gal...
French military re-enactors march from the Historic Encampment to their presentation inside the stockade grounds, Rendezvous Days 2007.
Kitchen Fire for Regale 2007. - Public Domain image, National Parks Ga...
Kettles and rotiserie over a blazing fire in the kitchen Reandezvous Days 2007.
18th Century Music from the Great Hall Porch.
18th century music from the porch of the Great Hall.
Rugged Voyageur Pentathalon 2007.
Voyageur re-enactor John Hayes carrying a pack during the Rugged Voyageur Pentathalon 2007.
Grand Portage Island From Historic Encampment.
Looking out to Grand Portage Island from the Historic Encampment 2007
Dormitory Roof, Free images of New Mexico
Completed roof and Blue solar panels
Cupreous Lock Faceplate - GRPO 17022
Cupreous lock plate casing with convex bottom and side mounting brackets with round holes. Thin iron bar riveted to top of plate. This piece, recovered during archeological investigations in 2005, measures 4.1 ... More
Dormitory Recovery Sign - National Parks Gallery
Sign at located dormitory entrance road.
Dormitory Floor, Free images of New Mexico
Installing in floor heat. Public domain photograph by National Parks Administration, nature conservation, tourism, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
French Gunflint - GRPO 15582 - Public Domain image, National Parks Gal...
Located in Loir-et-Cher, north central France.
Firesteel - GRPO 17119 - National Parks Gallery
Oval-shaped firesteels are the most abundant type of this tool in the monument's museum collection. This particular specimen is hand-forged and measure 8.3 cm long and 3.9 cm wide.
Birch Bark Basket - GRPO 16177 - Public Domain image, National Parks G...
Small birch bark basket with rim reinforced by split and peeled black spruce root. Seams and rim are secured by basswood bark fibers. The vessel measures 20.9 cm long, 20.4 cm wide, and stands 6.8 cm tall.
Dormitory Siding, Free images of New Mexico
Dormitory siding at east end. Public domain photograph by National Parks Administration, nature conservation, tourism, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Dormitory Trusses, Free images of New Mexico
Setting lower trusses. Public domain photograph of industrial workers, factory building, work, assembly line, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Iron “Half-heart” Padlock - GRPO 13293
Ferrous metal half-heart padlock missing its hasp. The casing is 35 mm wide and 40 mm high, exclusive of two extruded flanges atop the casing the shelter the hasp holes. A 10 mm wide vertical reinforcement band... More
Spun-back Button - GRPO 17592 - coin, public domain photograph
Non-ferrous metal face dia 2.7 cm. Public domain photograph of a coin, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Complete Musket Lock - GRPO 500
"NDON" [LONDON?]on side length 18cm.
Blacksmith's Home, Free images of New Mexico
A place to enjoy the scerenity of the Bay.
Ojibwe Village, Free images of New Mexico
Visitors can see a finger weaving workshop, an interpreter splitting cedar for canoe ribs, Ojibwe birch bark lodges and an Ojibwe Three Sisters Garden in the Ojibwe Village during the Rendezvous and other days.
Meadow Prescribed Burn 53 - Public Domain image, National Parks Galler...
Picnic area after the completion of a prescribed burn
Meadow Prescribed Burn 26 - Public Domain image, National Parks Galler...
Smoke from the prescribed meadow burn viewed from the top of Mt. Rose
Picnic Area Prescribed Burn 10 - Public Domain image, National Parks G...
Prescribed burn in progress on the picnic area
Stone Bridge Singers, the Grand Portage Drum
The Stone Bridge Singers open Rendezvous Days and Powwow playing on the front yard of the great hall.
Camp Booshway, Free images of New Mexico
Ranger Karl Koster keeps participants informed of rendezvous events. Public domain photograph of educational activity, National Park rangers, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Test Burn Picnic Area 7 - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery
NPS firefighter uses a drip torch to burn a portion of the picnic area.
Copper Mug With Initials - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery
A mug in the historic encampment
A Volunteer-In-Parks Staff Member in the Ojibwe Village.
VIP staff holds a birch bark basket called a Makuk (Ojibwe) used to gather and store food items like blueberries.
Meadow Prescribed Burn 28 - Public Domain image, National Parks Galler...
Prescribed burn in progress along the southeast side of the meadow. This burn will be directed toward the black area by the breeze.
Historic Encampment Birch Bark Canoes and Canvas Tents
Reenactors socialize with each other and visitors in the historic encampment.
Beef Shoes, Free images of New Mexico
Beef shoes being made inside the stockade.
Lacrosse in the 18th Century - Public Domain image, National Parks Gal...
Voyageurs prepare to demonstrate 18th century lacrosse in the front yard of the great hall.
Ojibwe Woman Giving Gifts - Public Domain image, National Parks Galler...
Ojibwe woman gives gifts to the NWC partners.
In Anticipation of a Satisfying Meal
Reenactors socializing over a special meal.
Ojibwe Woman is Finished - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery
Partners stand as Ojibwe woman prepares to leave. Public domain photograph of an official meeting, group of people, managers, directors, discussion, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Registration Tent Staffed by Volunteers-In-Parks
Three VIPs ready to help participants and visitors
Meadow Prescribed Burn 29 - Public Domain image, National Parks Galler...
Prescribed burn in progress along the southeast side of the meadow