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The National Concrete Block Company

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Title
The National Concrete Block Company
Coverage-Year
1900~
Description
Workers for the National Concrete Block Co. construct the foundation for a building.
Interpretation
The National Concrete Block Co. formed concrete blocks and other structural shapes for local construction. Concrete became popular as a building material in the late 1800s.
Lesson Plans / Themes
  • Building a better home for the three little pigs
  • 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-  
Resource Type
Still image
Source
  • museum archives
  • Made in McLean County' exhibit
Subject / Keywords
  • Construction  
  • Concrete  
  • Bloomington, Illinois  
  • McLean County, Illinois  
Collection Publisher
McLean County Museum of History
Rights Statement
Copyright Not Evaluated
Resource Identifier
mch0457
Collection
Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
TitleThe National Concrete Block Company
Coverage-Year1900~
DescriptionWorkers for the National Concrete Block Co. construct the foundation for a building.
InterpretationThe National Concrete Block Co. formed concrete blocks and other structural shapes for local construction. Concrete became popular as a building material in the late 1800s.
Lesson Plans / Themes
  • Building a better home for the three little pigs
  • 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-  
Resource TypeStill image
Source
  • museum archives
  • Made in McLean County' exhibit
Subject / Keywords
  • Construction  
  • Concrete  
  • Bloomington, Illinois  
  • McLean County, Illinois  
Collection PublisherMcLean County Museum of History
Rights StatementCopyright Not Evaluated
Resource Identifiermch0457
CollectionTeaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)

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