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Laying Tile about 1940

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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
  • 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
  • Farms  
  • Tractors  
  • Tiles  
  • McLean County, Illinois  
Collection Publisher
McLean County Museum of History
Rights Management Statement
Resource Identifier
  • IL MCLEAN AGR WAL - Figure 7:17, p. 104
  • mch0340
Collection
Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)

Descriptive Information

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
  • 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
  • Farms  
  • Tractors  
  • Tiles  
  • McLean County, Illinois  
Collection PublisherMcLean County Museum of History
Rights Management Statement
Resource Identifier
  • IL MCLEAN AGR WAL - Figure 7:17, p. 104
  • mch0340
CollectionTeaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)

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