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Feasting on Sweet Corn at the Corn Bowl

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Descriptive Information

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
  • How we learn about communities
  • Communities and Geography
  • American Communities in History
  • Celebrations and Festivals
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  
  • Corn  
  • Eating & drinking  
  • Festivals  
  • Football  
Collection Publisher
McLean County Museum of History
Rights Statement
Copyright Not Evaluated
Resource Identifier
  • mch0321
  • IL MCLEAN AGR WAL - Figure 6:14, p. 86
Collection Title
Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)  
Collection
Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
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
  • How we learn about communities
  • Communities and Geography
  • American Communities in History
  • Celebrations and Festivals
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  
  • Corn  
  • Eating & drinking  
  • Festivals  
  • Football  
Collection PublisherMcLean County Museum of History
Rights StatementCopyright Not Evaluated
Resource Identifier
  • mch0321
  • IL MCLEAN AGR WAL - Figure 6:14, p. 86
Collection TitleTeaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)  
CollectionTeaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)

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