Bloomington Manufacturing Company

https://digital.library.illinois.edu/items/e0c2d7e0-0d92-0135-23f6-0050569601ca-1

Descriptive Information

Coverage-Year

186X~

Description

The Bloomington Manufacturing Company manufactured the "Graham Mower and Reaper" in the 1860s.

Interpretation

The company employed 70 to 80 workers and averaged $100,000 in business annually. They produced bicycles, tricycles, carriages, and buggies.

Lesson Plans / Themes

How we learn about communities

Learning Standards

Author or Creator

Other Contributors

Resource Type

Still image

Source

Subject / Keywords

Collection Publisher

McLean County Museum of History

Rights Management Statement

http://media.library.illinois.edu/TDC/Home/Conditions
For any further information related to this record, please contact the Collection Publisher. See http://media.library.illinois.edu/TDC/ for more information about this project.

Resource Identifier

mch0441

Collection

Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)

Title	Bloomington Manufacturing Company
Coverage-Year	186X~
Description	The Bloomington Manufacturing Company manufactured the "Graham Mower and Reaper" in the 1860s.
Interpretation	The company employed 70 to 80 workers and averaged $100,000 in business annually. They produced bicycles, tricycles, carriages, and buggies.
Lesson Plans / Themes	How we learn about communities
Learning Standards	15 Economics 18 Social Systems 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	Carriages & coaches Bicycles & tricycles Mowing Industry Bloomington, Illinois McLean County, Illinois
Collection Publisher	McLean County Museum of History
Rights Management Statement	http://media.library.illinois.edu/TDC/Home/Conditions For any further information related to this record, please contact the Collection Publisher. See http://media.library.illinois.edu/TDC/ for more information about this project.
Resource Identifier	mch0441
Collection	Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)

Bloomington Manufacturing Company