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1947 Corn Bowl Parade

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Title
1947 Corn Bowl Parade
Description
A float from the City of Bloomington depicting a mill wheel travels in the 1947 Corn Bowl Parade.
Interpretation
The Corn Bowl football game, which started in 1947, coincided with an annual corn festival during which a parade was held. Locals entered floats and trucks into the parade.
Inscription
1947 Corn Bowl Parade. (Pantagraph)
Lesson Plans / Themes
  • 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
  • Football  
  • Floats (Parades)  
  • Corn  
  • Parades and processions  
  • McLean County (Ill.)  
Temporal Coverage
1947
Collection Publisher
McLean County Museum of History
Rights
Copyright Not Evaluated
Resource Identifier
  • IL MCLEAN AGR WAL - Figure 6:15, p. 87
  • mch0322
Date Created
7-18-00
Collection Title
Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
Collection
Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
Title1947 Corn Bowl Parade
DescriptionA float from the City of Bloomington depicting a mill wheel travels in the 1947 Corn Bowl Parade.
InterpretationThe Corn Bowl football game, which started in 1947, coincided with an annual corn festival during which a parade was held. Locals entered floats and trucks into the parade.
Inscription1947 Corn Bowl Parade. (Pantagraph)
Lesson Plans / Themes
  • 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
  • Football  
  • Floats (Parades)  
  • Corn  
  • Parades and processions  
  • McLean County (Ill.)  
Temporal Coverage1947
Collection PublisherMcLean County Museum of History
RightsCopyright Not Evaluated
Resource Identifier
  • IL MCLEAN AGR WAL - Figure 6:15, p. 87
  • mch0322
Date Created7-18-00
Collection TitleTeaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
CollectionTeaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)

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