Corn Blotter Advertisement from 1916 Corn Show

Resource Type

image

Coverage / Year

1916

Description

A blotter from the 1916 Bloomington Cornfest advertises the Corn Palace.

Interpretation

Several signs, ads, and posters were used to promote the Cornfest so more outsiders would attend.

Inscription

Blotter from the 1916 festival. (MCHS)

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

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	Corn Blotter Advertisement from 1916 Corn Show
Coverage / Year	1916
Description	A blotter from the 1916 Bloomington Cornfest advertises the Corn Palace.
Interpretation	Several signs, ads, and posters were used to promote the Cornfest so more outsiders would attend.
Inscription	Blotter from the 1916 festival. (MCHS)
Lesson Plans / Themes	Celebrations and Festivals 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	Advertisements Harvesting Festivals Celebrations Corn 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 6:7, p. 81 mch0314
Date Created	36725

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