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Title
Corn Palace Sketch
Description
A sketch of the Bloomington Colliseum turned Corn Palace for the annual Cornfest harvest celebration.
Interpretation
Each autumn during harvest, Bloomington would host a corn festival in celebration of the year's crop. At the Corn Palace, the center of activities, contests were held and speeches given.
Inscription
Corn palace image similar to that on p. 79a, but during day.
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
  • LaBounty, Bill  
  • Koos, Greg, 1949-  
  • Hartzold, Susan  
Source
Extra images from 'Just Corn: The Amaizing Story', museum exhibit, 1997  
Subject / Keywords
  • Harvesting  
  • Festivals  
  • Celebrations  
  • Sketches  
  • Corn  
  • Bloomington (Ill.)  
  • McLean County (Ill.)  
Temporal Coverage
1915
Collection Publisher
McLean County Museum of History
Rights
Copyright Not Evaluated
Resource Identifier
mch0397 - Digital Images Master CD - museum archives
Date Created
37410
Collection Title
Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
Collection
Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
TitleCorn Palace Sketch
DescriptionA sketch of the Bloomington Colliseum turned Corn Palace for the annual Cornfest harvest celebration.
InterpretationEach autumn during harvest, Bloomington would host a corn festival in celebration of the year's crop. At the Corn Palace, the center of activities, contests were held and speeches given.
InscriptionCorn palace image similar to that on p. 79a, but during day.
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
  • LaBounty, Bill  
  • Koos, Greg, 1949-  
  • Hartzold, Susan  
SourceExtra images from 'Just Corn: The Amaizing Story', museum exhibit, 1997  
Subject / Keywords
  • Harvesting  
  • Festivals  
  • Celebrations  
  • Sketches  
  • Corn  
  • Bloomington (Ill.)  
  • McLean County (Ill.)  
Temporal Coverage1915
Collection PublisherMcLean County Museum of History
RightsCopyright Not Evaluated
Resource Identifiermch0397 - Digital Images Master CD - museum archives
Date Created37410
Collection TitleTeaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
CollectionTeaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)

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