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Griesheim's Advertisement for Cornfest

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Title
Griesheim's Advertisement for Cornfest
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 and shops  
  • Advertisements  
  • Celebrations  
  • Festivals  
  • Corn  
  • McLean County (Ill.)  
Temporal Coverage
1915~
Collection Publisher
McLean County Museum of History
Rights
Copyright Not Evaluated
Resource Identifier
  • IL MCLEAN AGR WAL - Figure 6:6, p. 80
  • mch0313
Date Created
7-18-00
Collection Title
Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
Collection
Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
TitleGriesheim's Advertisement for Cornfest
DescriptionGriesheim's clothing store runs an ad for the Bloomington Cornfest.
InterpretationLocal 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 CreatorMcLean County Historical Society, Bloomington, Ill.  
Other ContributorsWalters, 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 and shops  
  • Advertisements  
  • Celebrations  
  • Festivals  
  • Corn  
  • McLean County (Ill.)  
Temporal Coverage1915~
Collection PublisherMcLean County Museum of History
RightsCopyright Not Evaluated
Resource Identifier
  • IL MCLEAN AGR WAL - Figure 6:6, p. 80
  • mch0313
Date Created7-18-00
Collection TitleTeaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
CollectionTeaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)

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