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Feasting on Sweet Corn at the Corn Bowl

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Title
Feasting on Sweet Corn at the Corn Bowl
Coverage-Year
1948
Description
During the Corn Bowl, patrons sit at long tables and dine on sweet corn in celebration.
Interpretation
The Corn Bowl football game, which started in 1947, coincided with an annual corn festival.
Inscription
Feasting on sweet corn at the Corn Bowl celebration. (MCHS)
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
  • Football  
  • Festivals  
  • Eating & drinking  
  • Corn  
  • McLean County, Illinois  
Collection Publisher
McLean County Museum of History
Rights Management Statement
Resource Identifier
  • IL MCLEAN AGR WAL - Figure 6:14, p. 86
  • mch0321
Collection
Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)

Descriptive Information

TitleFeasting on Sweet Corn at the Corn Bowl
Coverage-Year1948
DescriptionDuring the Corn Bowl, patrons sit at long tables and dine on sweet corn in celebration.
InterpretationThe Corn Bowl football game, which started in 1947, coincided with an annual corn festival.
InscriptionFeasting on sweet corn at the Corn Bowl celebration. (MCHS)
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
  • Football  
  • Festivals  
  • Eating & drinking  
  • Corn  
  • McLean County, Illinois  
Collection PublisherMcLean County Museum of History
Rights Management Statement
Resource Identifier
  • IL MCLEAN AGR WAL - Figure 6:14, p. 86
  • mch0321
CollectionTeaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)

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