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Descriptive Information

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
  • 16 History
  • 13 Science, Technology and Society
  • 18 Social Systems
  • 15 Economics
Author or Creator
  • McLean County Historical Society, Bloomington, Ill.  
  • Hartzold, Susan  
  • Matejka, Michael, 1953-  
Other Contributors
  • Koos, Greg, 1949-  
  • LaBounty, Bill  
Resource Type
Still image
Source
  • Made in McLean County' exhibit
  • museum archives
Subject / Keywords
  • McLean County, Illinois  
  • Bloomington, Illinois  
  • Industry  
  • Mowing  
  • Bicycles & tricycles  
  • Carriages & coaches  
Collection Publisher
McLean County Museum of History
Rights Statement
Copyright Not Evaluated
Resource Identifier
mch0441
Collection Title
Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)  
Collection
Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
TitleBloomington Manufacturing Company
Coverage-Year186X~
DescriptionThe Bloomington Manufacturing Company manufactured the "Graham Mower and Reaper" in the 1860s.
InterpretationThe company employed 70 to 80 workers and averaged $100,000 in business annually. They produced bicycles, tricycles, carriages, and buggies.
Lesson Plans / ThemesHow we learn about communities
Learning Standards
  • 16 History
  • 13 Science, Technology and Society
  • 18 Social Systems
  • 15 Economics
Author or Creator
  • McLean County Historical Society, Bloomington, Ill.  
  • Hartzold, Susan  
  • Matejka, Michael, 1953-  
Other Contributors
  • Koos, Greg, 1949-  
  • LaBounty, Bill  
Resource TypeStill image
Source
  • Made in McLean County' exhibit
  • museum archives
Subject / Keywords
  • McLean County, Illinois  
  • Bloomington, Illinois  
  • Industry  
  • Mowing  
  • Bicycles & tricycles  
  • Carriages & coaches  
Collection PublisherMcLean County Museum of History
Rights StatementCopyright Not Evaluated
Resource Identifiermch0441
Collection TitleTeaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)  
CollectionTeaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)

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