Bloomington Manufacturing Company

Resource Type

image

Coverage / Year

c. 1860s

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

Source

Subject / Keywords

Collection Publisher

McLean County Museum of History

Rights Management Statement

http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/tdc/conditions.htm
For any further information related to this record, please contact the Collection Publisher. See http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/tdc for more information about this project.

Resource Identifier

mch0441

Date Created

5-2-02

Resource Type	image
Title	Bloomington Manufacturing Company
Coverage / Year	c. 1860s
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	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-
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://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/tdc/conditions.htm For any further information related to this record, please contact the Collection Publisher. See http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/tdc for more information about this project.
Resource Identifier	mch0441
Date Created	5-2-02

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