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Field of Shocked Corn

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Title
Field of Shocked Corn
Coverage-Year
1880/1930
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  
Resource Type
Still image
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
Resource Identifier
mch0373
Collection
Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)

Descriptive Information

TitleField of Shocked Corn
Coverage-Year1880/1930
DescriptionA field of shocked corn in McLean County shows how farmers prepared for the harvest.
InterpretationFarmers tied corn into shocks so it would stand up and dry out before it was harvested.
Lesson Plans / ThemesHow 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  
Resource TypeStill image
SourceJust Corn: The Amaizing Story' exhibit, museum archives
Subject / Keywords
  • Corn  
  • Fields  
  • Bloomington, Illinois  
  • McLean County, Illinois  
Collection PublisherMcLean County Museum of History
Rights Management Statement
Resource Identifiermch0373
CollectionTeaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)

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