Corn Design on Float

Rights Information

Resource Type

image

Coverage / Year

c. 1916

Description

A close-up look at a unique design made of corn on a float in the Bloomington Cornfest parade.

Interpretation

Each autumn during harvest time, Bloomington would celebrate its harvest fortune with a Cornfest where the entire community would become involved in a celebration.

Lesson Plans / Themes

Celebrations and Festivals
How we learn about communities

Learning Standards

18 Social Systems
15 Economics
13 Science, Technology and Society
16 History

Author or Creator

Walters, William D, Jr., 1942-
McLean County Historical Society, Bloomington, Ill.

Other Contributors

Koos, Greg, 1949-
Hartzold, Susan

Source

Just Corn: The Amaizing Story' exhibit, museum archives

Subject / Keywords

Celebrations
Harvesting
Festivals
Corn
Floats (Parades)
Bloomington, Illinois
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

mch0384

Date Created

37410

Resource Type	image
Title	Corn Design on Float
Coverage / Year	c. 1916
Description	A close-up look at a unique design made of corn on a float in the Bloomington Cornfest parade.
Interpretation	Each autumn during harvest time, Bloomington would celebrate its harvest fortune with a Cornfest where the entire community would become involved in a celebration.
Lesson Plans / Themes	Celebrations and Festivals How we learn about communities
Learning Standards	18 Social Systems 15 Economics 13 Science, Technology and Society 16 History
Author or Creator	Walters, William D, Jr., 1942- McLean County Historical Society, Bloomington, Ill.
Other Contributors	Koos, Greg, 1949- Hartzold, Susan
Source	Just Corn: The Amaizing Story' exhibit, museum archives
Subject / Keywords	Celebrations Harvesting Festivals Corn Floats (Parades) Bloomington, Illinois 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	mch0384
Date Created	37410

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