MODEL-FORT
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- Material Type
- Artifact
- Date Range From
- 1960
- Date Range To
- 1970
- Materials
- WOOD, LEATHER, BURLAP, WEEDS
- Catalogue Number
- P19739239000
- Material Type
- Artifact
- Date Range From
- 1960
- Date Range To
- 1970
- Materials
- WOOD, LEATHER, BURLAP, WEEDS
- No. Pieces
- 3
- Height
- 21.6
- Length
- 52.7
- Width
- 41.0
- Description
- MODEL IS CONSTRUCTED OF WOOD, ON WOOD BASE, COVERED WITH BURLAP. TEEPEE & 3 'TREES' OUTSIDE FORT. SCALE 1 IN = 3 FT. LEGEND GIVES HISTORY OF FORT. TWO SPOTS OF GLUE REMAIN WHERE OTHER TEEPEES MAY HAVE STOOD. SMALL CARD ON BASE READS "MADE BY DORA GRAHAM". SYMBOLS PICTURED ON BURLAP COVER OF BASE.
- Historical Association
- LEISURE
- History
- MODEL OF TRADING FORT OR WHISKEY POST, FT. WHOOP-UP. ORIGINALLY NAMED FT. HAMILTON, IT WAS BUILT IN 1869 BY 2 AMERICAN TRADERS SOUTH OF LETHBRIDGE NEAR THE CONFLUENCE OF THE OLDMAN & ST MARY RIVERS.
- Catalogue Number
- P19739239000
- Acquisition Date
- 1968-03
- Collection
- Museum
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