Conner Prairie Living History Museum Interpreter
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| Title | Conner Prairie Living History Museum Interpreter |
| Description | Costumed interpreter combing flax, part of the process to prepare the fibers for spinning into linen. |
| Interpretation | Linen was a very popular fabric in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries in North America. However, the invention of the cotton gin in 1793 made the mass production of cotton feasible, and fewer textiles and clothing were made of linen in nineteenth century America. Today flax plants are grown more for their seeds than their fibers. They are used in the production of linseed oil, specialty papers, and cigarette papers. |
| Lesson Plans / Themes | French in Illinois |
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| Author or Creator | Illinois Heritage Association |
| Source | 35mm slide |
| Language | eng |
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| Temporal Coverage | 1832 |
| Collection Publisher | Illinois Heritage Association |
| Rights | Copyright Not Evaluated |
| Resource Identifier | IHA00056 |
| Date Created | 36772 |
| Collection Title | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community) |
| Collection | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community) |
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