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Title
Bloomington Brush and Trunk Company Advertisement
Coverage-Year
1880~
Description
The Bloomington Brush and Trunk Co. was a 19th century manufacturer. They produced brushes of all types -- clothes, stove, shoe, tooth, hair, and paint -- and, in 1877, expanded production to included travelers' trunks and suitcases.
Interpretation
Like most of the local merchants in Bloomington, the Brush and Trunk Co. was located in the downtown area, at 218 with Washington.
Lesson Plans / Themes
How we learn about communities
Learning Standards
  • 18 Social Systems
  • 15 Economics
  • 13 Science, Technology and Society
  • 16 History
Author or Creator
  • Matejka, Michael, 1953-  
  • Hartzold, Susan  
  • McLean County Historical Society, Bloomington, Ill.  
Other Contributors
  • LaBounty, Bill  
  • Koos, Greg, 1949-  
Resource Type
Still image
Source
  • museum archives
  • Made in McLean County' exhibit
Subject / Keywords
  • Advertisements  
  • Shoe industry  
  • Shoes  
  • Boots  
  • Luggage  
  • Brooms & brushes  
  • Bloomington, Illinois  
  • McLean County, Illinois  
Collection Publisher
McLean County Museum of History
Rights Statement
Copyright Not Evaluated
Resource Identifier
mch0459
Collection
Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
TitleBloomington Brush and Trunk Company Advertisement
Coverage-Year1880~
DescriptionThe Bloomington Brush and Trunk Co. was a 19th century manufacturer. They produced brushes of all types -- clothes, stove, shoe, tooth, hair, and paint -- and, in 1877, expanded production to included travelers' trunks and suitcases.
InterpretationLike most of the local merchants in Bloomington, the Brush and Trunk Co. was located in the downtown area, at 218 with Washington.
Lesson Plans / ThemesHow we learn about communities
Learning Standards
  • 18 Social Systems
  • 15 Economics
  • 13 Science, Technology and Society
  • 16 History
Author or Creator
  • Matejka, Michael, 1953-  
  • Hartzold, Susan  
  • McLean County Historical Society, Bloomington, Ill.  
Other Contributors
  • LaBounty, Bill  
  • Koos, Greg, 1949-  
Resource TypeStill image
Source
  • museum archives
  • Made in McLean County' exhibit
Subject / Keywords
  • Advertisements  
  • Shoe industry  
  • Shoes  
  • Boots  
  • Luggage  
  • Brooms & brushes  
  • Bloomington, Illinois  
  • McLean County, Illinois  
Collection PublisherMcLean County Museum of History
Rights StatementCopyright Not Evaluated
Resource Identifiermch0459
CollectionTeaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)

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