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Sommer Bros. Float in 1947 Corn Bowl Parade

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Title
Sommer Bros. Float in 1947 Corn Bowl Parade
Description
A Sommer Bros. Seed Co. float travels in the 1947 Corn Bowl parade.
Interpretation
A parade was held in anticipation of the Corn Bowl, a football game held on Thanksgiving between North Central College and Southern Illinois University.
Inscription
Sommer Bros. Seed Float from the 1947 Corn Bowl Parade. (Pantagraph)
Lesson Plans / Themes
  • American Communities in History  
  • Communities and Geography  
  • How We Learn About Communities  
Learning Standards
  • 18 Social systems  
  • 16 History  
  • 15 Economics  
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
  • Football  
  • Parades and processions  
  • Floats (Parades)  
  • Corn  
  • McLean County (Ill.)  
Temporal Coverage
1947
Collection Publisher
McLean County Museum of History
Rights
Copyright Not Evaluated
Resource Identifier
  • IL MCLEAN AGR WAL - Figure 6:12, p. 84
  • mch0319
Date Created
36725
Collection Title
Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
Collection
Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
TitleSommer Bros. Float in 1947 Corn Bowl Parade
DescriptionA Sommer Bros. Seed Co. float travels in the 1947 Corn Bowl parade.
InterpretationA parade was held in anticipation of the Corn Bowl, a football game held on Thanksgiving between North Central College and Southern Illinois University.
InscriptionSommer Bros. Seed Float from the 1947 Corn Bowl Parade. (Pantagraph)
Lesson Plans / Themes
  • American Communities in History  
  • Communities and Geography  
  • How We Learn About Communities  
Learning Standards
  • 18 Social systems  
  • 16 History  
  • 15 Economics  
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
  • Football  
  • Parades and processions  
  • Floats (Parades)  
  • Corn  
  • McLean County (Ill.)  
Temporal Coverage1947
Collection PublisherMcLean County Museum of History
RightsCopyright Not Evaluated
Resource Identifier
  • IL MCLEAN AGR WAL - Figure 6:12, p. 84
  • mch0319
Date Created36725
Collection TitleTeaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
CollectionTeaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)

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