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Laying Tile about 1940

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Descriptive Information

Title
Laying Tile about 1940
Coverage-Year
1940~
Description
Workers lay tile in a McLean County field about 1940. A large Buckeye machine is used in the process.
Interpretation
Tile continued to serve as an important drainage means for farmers' fields.
Inscription
Laying tile in eastern McLean County about 1940. (MCHS)
Lesson Plans / Themes
  • How we learn about communities
  • Communities and Geography
  • American Communities in History
Learning Standards
  • 15 Economics
  • 16 History
  • 18 Social systems
Author or Creator
McLean County Historical Society, Bloomington, Ill.  
Other Contributors
Walters, William D, Jr., 1942-  
Resource Type
Still image
Source
  • The Heart of the Cornbelt: An Illustrated History of Corn Farming in McLean County,' by William D. Walters Jr.
  • ISBN 0-943788-15-3 (1997)
Subject / Keywords
  • McLean County, Illinois  
  • Tiles  
  • Tractors  
  • Farms  
Collection Publisher
McLean County Museum of History
Rights Statement
Copyright Not Evaluated
Resource Identifier
  • mch0340
  • IL MCLEAN AGR WAL - Figure 7:17, p. 104
Collection Title
Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)  
Collection
Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
TitleLaying Tile about 1940
Coverage-Year1940~
DescriptionWorkers lay tile in a McLean County field about 1940. A large Buckeye machine is used in the process.
InterpretationTile continued to serve as an important drainage means for farmers' fields.
InscriptionLaying tile in eastern McLean County about 1940. (MCHS)
Lesson Plans / Themes
  • How we learn about communities
  • Communities and Geography
  • American Communities in History
Learning Standards
  • 15 Economics
  • 16 History
  • 18 Social systems
Author or CreatorMcLean County Historical Society, Bloomington, Ill.  
Other ContributorsWalters, William D, Jr., 1942-  
Resource TypeStill image
Source
  • The Heart of the Cornbelt: An Illustrated History of Corn Farming in McLean County,' by William D. Walters Jr.
  • ISBN 0-943788-15-3 (1997)
Subject / Keywords
  • McLean County, Illinois  
  • Tiles  
  • Tractors  
  • Farms  
Collection PublisherMcLean County Museum of History
Rights StatementCopyright Not Evaluated
Resource Identifier
  • mch0340
  • IL MCLEAN AGR WAL - Figure 7:17, p. 104
Collection TitleTeaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)  
CollectionTeaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)

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