Feasting on Sweet Corn at the Corn Bowl

Resource Type

image

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

Learning Standards

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

Collection Publisher

McLean County Museum of History

Rights Management Statement

http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/tdc/conditions.htm
For any further information related to this record, please contact the Collection Publisher. See http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/tdc for more information about this project.

Resource Identifier

Date Created

7-18-00

Resource Type	image
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-
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	http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/tdc/conditions.htm For any further information related to this record, please contact the Collection Publisher. See http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/tdc for more information about this project.
Resource Identifier	IL MCLEAN AGR WAL - Figure 6:14, p. 86 mch0321
Date Created	7-18-00

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