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Cornbelt Exposition Sign

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Title
Cornbelt Exposition Sign
Coverage-Year
1939
Description
This sign advertises for the Bloomington Corn Exposition Oct. 16-21, 1939.
Interpretation
Bloomington annually celebrated its corn crop during the harvest although the name of the festival was changed throughout the years.
Inscription
1939 Corn Belt Exposition flyer.
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-  
Resource Type
Still image
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
  • Advertisements  
  • Signs (Notices)  
  • Corn  
  • Celebrations  
  • Festivals  
  • McLean County, Illinois  
Collection Publisher
McLean County Museum of History
Rights Management Statement
Resource Identifier
  • Image does not appear in book.
  • IL MCLEAN AGR WAL
  • mch0325
Collection
Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)

Descriptive Information

TitleCornbelt Exposition Sign
Coverage-Year1939
DescriptionThis sign advertises for the Bloomington Corn Exposition Oct. 16-21, 1939.
InterpretationBloomington annually celebrated its corn crop during the harvest although the name of the festival was changed throughout the years.
Inscription1939 Corn Belt Exposition flyer.
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-  
Resource TypeStill image
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
  • Advertisements  
  • Signs (Notices)  
  • Corn  
  • Celebrations  
  • Festivals  
  • McLean County, Illinois  
Collection PublisherMcLean County Museum of History
Rights Management Statement
Resource Identifier
  • Image does not appear in book.
  • IL MCLEAN AGR WAL
  • mch0325
CollectionTeaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)

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