Cooksville, Illinois, Grain Elevator about 1910
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Title | Cooksville, Illinois, Grain Elevator about 1910 |
Description | The farmer's grain elevator sits in Cooksville in 1910. |
Interpretation | If they could afford them, most farmers wanted grain elevators because they allowed for ease of storing and transfering grain. Often town elevators were built next to railroads to allow for easy filling of train cars. |
Inscription | A Cooksville grain elevator about 1910. Structures like this were designed to store and transfer grain. (MCHS) |
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Author or Creator | McLean County Historical Society, Bloomington, Ill. |
Other Contributors | Walters, William D, Jr., 1942- |
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Temporal Coverage | 1910~ |
Collection Publisher | McLean County Museum of History |
Rights | Copyright Not Evaluated |
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Date Created | 7-18-00 |
Collection Title | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community) |
Collection | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community) |
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Cooksville, Illinois, Grain Elevator about 1910 |