Bloomington Cracker Company Advertisement

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Descriptive Information

Description

The Bloomington Cracker Company on East Front Street was also Gerken's Bakery.

Interpretation

The Bloomington Cracker Company manufactured crackers, biscuits, and cakes.

Lesson Plans / Themes

How We Learn About Communities

Learning Standards

Author or Creator

Other Contributors

Source

Subject / Keywords

Temporal Coverage

1880~

Collection Publisher

McLean County Museum of History

Rights

Resource Identifier

mch0446

Date Created

5-2-02

Collection Title

Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)

Collection

Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)

Title	Bloomington Cracker Company Advertisement
Description	The Bloomington Cracker Company on East Front Street was also Gerken's Bakery.
Interpretation	The Bloomington Cracker Company manufactured crackers, biscuits, and cakes.
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	Advertisements Cakes Crackers Bakeries Biscuits Bloomington (Ill.) McLean County (Ill.)
Temporal Coverage	1880~
Collection Publisher	McLean County Museum of History
Rights	Copyright Not Evaluated
Resource Identifier	mch0446
Date Created	5-2-02
Collection Title	Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
Collection	Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)

Bloomington Cracker Company Advertisement