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Title
Corn Celebration Preparation  
Description
In downtown Bloomington, an archway of straw bales marks the entrance to tents set up for the annual Cornfest. The Corn Palace is in the background.  
Interpretation
Bloomington hosted an annual corn festival as a way to celebrate the harvest and show pride in its agricultural roots.  
Inscription
corn celebration prep  
Lesson Plans / Themes
  • Celebrations and Festivals  
  • American Communities in History  
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
  • LaBounty, Bill  
  • Koos, Greg, 1949-  
  • Hartzold, Susan  
Source
Extra images from 'Just Corn: The Amaizing Story', museum exhibit, 1997  
Subject / Keywords
  • Celebrations  
  • Festivals  
  • Castles and palaces  
  • Corn  
  • Bloomington (Ill.)  
  • McLean County (Ill.)  
Temporal Coverage
1915~
Collection Publisher
McLean County Museum of History
Rights
Copyright Not Evaluated
Resource Identifier
mch0412 - Digital Images Master CD - museum archives  
Date Created
6-3-02
Collection Title
Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)  
Collection
Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
TitleCorn Celebration Preparation  
DescriptionIn downtown Bloomington, an archway of straw bales marks the entrance to tents set up for the annual Cornfest. The Corn Palace is in the background.  
InterpretationBloomington hosted an annual corn festival as a way to celebrate the harvest and show pride in its agricultural roots.  
Inscriptioncorn celebration prep  
Lesson Plans / Themes
  • Celebrations and Festivals  
  • American Communities in History  
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
  • LaBounty, Bill  
  • Koos, Greg, 1949-  
  • Hartzold, Susan  
SourceExtra images from 'Just Corn: The Amaizing Story', museum exhibit, 1997  
Subject / Keywords
  • Celebrations  
  • Festivals  
  • Castles and palaces  
  • Corn  
  • Bloomington (Ill.)  
  • McLean County (Ill.)  
Temporal Coverage1915~
Collection PublisherMcLean County Museum of History
RightsCopyright Not Evaluated
Resource Identifiermch0412 - Digital Images Master CD - museum archives  
Date Created6-3-02
Collection TitleTeaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)  
CollectionTeaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)

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