Single Row Corn Picker about 1935

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Descriptive Information

Description

A single row corn picker machine helps harvest the crop in a McLean County field about 1935.

Interpretation

By 1950, about half of the farms in McLean County had a mechanical corn picker.

Inscription

Single row corn picker about 1935. (Funk Heritage Trust)

Lesson Plans / Themes

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

Temporal Coverage

1935~

Collection Publisher

McLean County Museum of History

Rights

Resource Identifier

Date Created

36725

Collection Title

Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)

Collection

Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)

Title	Single Row Corn Picker about 1935
Description	A single row corn picker machine helps harvest the crop in a McLean County field about 1935.
Interpretation	By 1950, about half of the farms in McLean County had a mechanical corn picker.
Inscription	Single row corn picker about 1935. (Funk Heritage Trust)
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	Harvesting machinery Corn McLean County (Ill.)
Temporal Coverage	1935~
Collection Publisher	McLean County Museum of History
Rights	Copyright Not Evaluated
Resource Identifier	IL MCLEAN AGR WAL - Figure 7:10, p. 98 mch0337
Date Created	36725
Collection Title	Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
Collection	Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)

Single Row Corn Picker about 1935