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Laying Tile about 1940

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Title
Laying Tile about 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
  • 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
  • Farms  
  • Tractors  
  • Tiles  
  • McLean County (Ill.)  
Temporal Coverage
1940~
Collection Publisher
McLean County Museum of History
Rights
Copyright Not Evaluated
Resource Identifier
  • IL MCLEAN AGR WAL - Figure 7:17, p. 104
  • mch0340
Date Created
7-18-00
Collection Title
Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
Collection
Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
TitleLaying Tile about 1940
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
  • 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
  • Farms  
  • Tractors  
  • Tiles  
  • McLean County (Ill.)  
Temporal Coverage1940~
Collection PublisherMcLean County Museum of History
RightsCopyright Not Evaluated
Resource Identifier
  • IL MCLEAN AGR WAL - Figure 7:17, p. 104
  • mch0340
Date Created7-18-00
Collection TitleTeaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
CollectionTeaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)

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