The National Concrete Block Company

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Resource Type

image

Coverage / Year

c. 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-

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 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

mch0457

Date Created

5-2-02

Resource Type	image
Title	The National Concrete Block Company
Coverage / Year	c. 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-
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 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	mch0457
Date Created	5-2-02

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