Exactly right, Geo.

"Historical significance" aside (yawn), we all know the reason the photo was taken was so the trapper could have bragging rights for years to come. It's the equivalent of getting an Oscar amongst the outdoors-flannel-Skoal crowd.

If he could see past his own nose he would see that he's just ensuring the downfall of his 'profession' by staging those photos. So that he might brag, others will lose.