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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  
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 (Ill.)  
Temporal Coverage
1950~
Collection Publisher
McLean County Museum of History
Rights
Copyright Not Evaluated
Resource Identifier
  • IL MCLEAN AGR WAL - Figure 8:1, p. 109  
  • mch0351  
Date Created
36725
Collection Title
Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)  
Collection
Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
TitleBringing corn to the elevator in the 1950s  
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-  
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 (Ill.)  
Temporal Coverage1950~
Collection PublisherMcLean County Museum of History
RightsCopyright Not Evaluated
Resource Identifier
  • IL MCLEAN AGR WAL - Figure 8:1, p. 109  
  • mch0351  
Date Created36725
Collection TitleTeaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)  
CollectionTeaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)

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