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Descriptive Information

Title
Shock Frame
Coverage-Year
1860~
Description
Instructions for how to shock corn, compete with diagrams from Rural Affairs.
Interpretation
Shocking corn was a difficult task. It was necessary to remove moisture from the ear to eventually separate the ear from the stalk.
Inscription
The work of putting corn up in shocks is described here. (Rural Affairs)
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
  • Structural frames  
  • Corn  
  • McLean County, Illinois  
Collection Publisher
McLean County Museum of History
Rights Statement
Copyright Not Evaluated
Resource Identifier
  • mch0253
  • IL MCLEAN AGR WAL - Figure 3:13, p. 37
Collection Title
Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)  
Collection
Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
TitleShock Frame
Coverage-Year1860~
DescriptionInstructions for how to shock corn, compete with diagrams from Rural Affairs.
InterpretationShocking corn was a difficult task. It was necessary to remove moisture from the ear to eventually separate the ear from the stalk.
InscriptionThe work of putting corn up in shocks is described here. (Rural Affairs)
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
  • Structural frames  
  • Corn  
  • McLean County, Illinois  
Collection PublisherMcLean County Museum of History
Rights StatementCopyright Not Evaluated
Resource Identifier
  • mch0253
  • IL MCLEAN AGR WAL - Figure 3:13, p. 37
Collection TitleTeaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)  
CollectionTeaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)

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