Bloomington Manufacturing Company

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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 Statement

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 Statement	Copyright Not Evaluated
Resource Identifier	mch0441
Collection	Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)

Bloomington Manufacturing Company