Griesheim's Advertisement for Cornfest

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Resource Type

image

Coverage / Year

c. 1915

Description

Griesheim's clothing store runs an ad for the Bloomington Cornfest.

Interpretation

Local merchants thrived during the cornfest because it brought many people into town. Several ran ads promoting their stores and the event. When it began, the cornfest coincided with local store sales.

Lesson Plans / Themes

Celebrations and Festivals
American Communities in History
Communities and Geography
How we learn about communities

Learning Standards

18 Social systems
16 History
15 Economics

Author or Creator

McLean County Historical Society, Bloomington, Ill.

Other Contributors

Walters, William D, Jr., 1942-

Source

ISBN 0-943788-15-3 (1997)
The Heart of the Cornbelt: An Illustrated History of Corn Farming in McLean County,' by William D. Walters Jr.

Subject / Keywords

Stores & shops
Advertisements
Celebrations
Festivals
Corn
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

IL MCLEAN AGR WAL - Figure 6:6, p. 80
mch0313

Date Created

7-18-00

Resource Type	image
Title	Griesheim's Advertisement for Cornfest
Coverage / Year	c. 1915
Description	Griesheim's clothing store runs an ad for the Bloomington Cornfest.
Interpretation	Local merchants thrived during the cornfest because it brought many people into town. Several ran ads promoting their stores and the event. When it began, the cornfest coincided with local store sales.
Lesson Plans / Themes	Celebrations and Festivals American Communities in History Communities and Geography How we learn about communities
Learning Standards	18 Social systems 16 History 15 Economics
Author or Creator	McLean County Historical Society, Bloomington, Ill.
Other Contributors	Walters, William D, Jr., 1942-
Source	ISBN 0-943788-15-3 (1997) The Heart of the Cornbelt: An Illustrated History of Corn Farming in McLean County,' by William D. Walters Jr.
Subject / Keywords	Stores & shops Advertisements Celebrations Festivals Corn 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	IL MCLEAN AGR WAL - Figure 6:6, p. 80 mch0313
Date Created	7-18-00

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