Bringing corn to the elevator in the 1950s

Resource Type

image

Coverage / Year

c. 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

Author or Creator

McLean County Historical Society, Bloomington, Ill.

Other Contributors

Walters, William D, Jr., 1942-

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

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

Date Created

36725

Resource Type	image
Title	Bringing corn to the elevator in the 1950s
Coverage / Year	c. 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-
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	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	IL MCLEAN AGR WAL - Figure 8:1, p. 109 mch0351
Date Created	36725

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