Corn Celebration Preparation

Resource Type

image

Coverage / Year

c. 1915

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

Learning Standards

Author or Creator

Other Contributors

Source

Extra images from 'Just Corn: The Amaizing Story', museum exhibit, 1997

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

mch0412 - Digital Images Master CD - museum archives

Date Created

6-3-02

Resource Type	image
Title	Corn Celebration Preparation
Coverage / Year	c. 1915
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 & palaces Corn 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	mch0412 - Digital Images Master CD - museum archives
Date Created	6-3-02

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