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Bringing corn to the elevator in the 1950s

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Title
Bringing corn to the elevator in the 1950s
Coverage-Year
1950~
Description
Several full grain trucks line the street on their way to the grain elevator.
Interpretation
By the 1950s, trucks completely dominated farm to elevator journeys -- instead of railroads -- in McLean County.
Inscription
By the 1950s, trucks completely dominated farm to elevator journeys in McLean County. (Novartis)
Lesson Plans / Themes
How we learn about communities
Learning Standards
  • 16 History
  • 15 Economics
  • 13 Science, Technology and Society
Author or Creator
McLean County Historical Society, Bloomington, Ill.  
Other Contributors
Walters, William D, Jr., 1942-  
Resource Type
Still image
Source
  • ISBN 0-943788-15-3 (1997)
  • The Heart of the Cornbelt: An Illustrated History of Corn Farming in McLean County,' by William D. Walters Jr.
Subject / Keywords
  • Trucks  
  • Grain elevators  
  • McLean County, Illinois  
Collection Publisher
McLean County Museum of History
Rights Management Statement
Resource Identifier
  • IL MCLEAN AGR WAL - Figure 8:1, p. 109
  • mch0351
Collection
Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)

Descriptive Information

TitleBringing corn to the elevator in the 1950s
Coverage-Year1950~
DescriptionSeveral full grain trucks line the street on their way to the grain elevator.
InterpretationBy the 1950s, trucks completely dominated farm to elevator journeys -- instead of railroads -- in McLean County.
InscriptionBy the 1950s, trucks completely dominated farm to elevator journeys in McLean County. (Novartis)
Lesson Plans / ThemesHow we learn about communities
Learning Standards
  • 16 History
  • 15 Economics
  • 13 Science, Technology and Society
Author or CreatorMcLean County Historical Society, Bloomington, Ill.  
Other ContributorsWalters, William D, Jr., 1942-  
Resource TypeStill image
Source
  • ISBN 0-943788-15-3 (1997)
  • The Heart of the Cornbelt: An Illustrated History of Corn Farming in McLean County,' by William D. Walters Jr.
Subject / Keywords
  • Trucks  
  • Grain elevators  
  • McLean County, Illinois  
Collection PublisherMcLean County Museum of History
Rights Management Statement
Resource Identifier
  • IL MCLEAN AGR WAL - Figure 8:1, p. 109
  • mch0351
CollectionTeaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)

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