• Drawing of a group of men dressed in furs and carrying rifles.
  • Fringed buckskin mountain man bag with bottle of beaver castor, trading beads, flint and steal, metal pick and deck of playing cards.
  • Close up of man dressed in buckskin pants and a linen shirt. He is wearing a knife in a beaded buckskin sheath and scraping a bison hide.
  • Leather pouch containing dice, shells, and rocks for games.
  • Gun powder horn made from antler, with leather string and bone attachment.
  • Drawing of mountain man Jim Bridger.
  • Leather pouch with buckshot.
  • Leather pouch with sliver charms, beaver, fish, and crosses tied together with yarn.
  • Collage of papers with drawings of Mountain men, hand written letters, and photograph of a bear.
  • Hand axe and knife.
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Mountain Man Artifact Trunk

Mountain Man Artifact Trunk

$30.00 USD
$30.00 USD
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Colorado’s fur trade comes to life as students explore this exceptionally colorful era. This two-week rental trunk is packed with various artifacts, lesson plans centered in primary source analysis, and more. Use the objects and stories in the Mountain Man Artifact Trunk to put the past in your students’ hands!

Details

  • Perfect for students in Grades 3–5
  • Rental Period: two weeks
  • Cost: $30 per trunk when picked up and dropped off at the History Colorado Center
    • You can pick up and drop off your Artifact Trunk any time during the rental, including over the weekend
  • Late return and replacement fees may apply

Need more than two weeks or not seeing the rental period you want? Other questions?  Email meta.miller@state.co.us before reserving your Artifact Trunk online to arrange for any additional accommodations, subject to availability.

NOTE: When you add an Artifact Trunk to your online shopping cart, it does not automatically reserve the dates that you requested. To avoid confusion, please do not select your desired dates until you are ready to check out.

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