Field of Shocked Corn

Resource Type

image

Coverage / Year

1880 to 1930

Description

A field of shocked corn in McLean County shows how farmers prepared for the harvest.

Interpretation

Farmers tied corn into shocks so it would stand up and dry out before it was harvested.

Lesson Plans / Themes

How we learn about communities

Learning Standards

Author or Creator

Other Contributors

Source

Just Corn: The Amaizing Story' exhibit, museum archives

Subject / Keywords

Collection Publisher

McLean County Museum of History

Rights Management Statement

http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/tdc/conditions.htm
For any further information related to this record, please contact the Collection Publisher. See http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/tdc for more information about this project.

Resource Identifier

mch0373

Date Created

6-3-02

Resource Type	image
Title	Field of Shocked Corn
Coverage / Year	1880 to 1930
Description	A field of shocked corn in McLean County shows how farmers prepared for the harvest.
Interpretation	Farmers tied corn into shocks so it would stand up and dry out before it was harvested.
Lesson Plans / Themes	How we learn about communities
Learning Standards	18 Social Systems 15 Economics 13 Science, Technology and Society 16 History
Author or Creator	Walters, William D, Jr., 1942- McLean County Historical Society, Bloomington, Ill.
Other Contributors	Koos, Greg, 1949- Hartzold, Susan
Source	Just Corn: The Amaizing Story' exhibit, museum archives
Subject / Keywords	Corn Fields Bloomington, Illinois McLean County, Illinois
Collection Publisher	McLean County Museum of History
Rights Management Statement	http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/tdc/conditions.htm For any further information related to this record, please contact the Collection Publisher. See http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/tdc for more information about this project.
Resource Identifier	mch0373
Date Created	6-3-02

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