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Melvin and Ada Hendricks

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Title
Melvin and Ada Hendricks
Coverage-Year
1939
Description
This photo shows Melvin and Ada Hendricks on their wedding day, February 25, 1939.
Interpretation
Melvin Hendricks began working as a farm hand in 1932 at the age of 21 during the Great Depression. In 1935, he used one of the first tractors in the area in his field.
Inscription
Melvin Hendricks and his wife Ada on their wedding day, February 25, 1939. (Melvin Hendricks)
Lesson Plans / Themes
  • How we learn about communities
  • Communities and Geography
  • American Communities in History
Learning Standards
  • 15 Economics
  • 16 History
  • 18 Social systems
Author or Creator
McLean County Historical Society, Bloomington, Ill.  
Other Contributors
Walters, William D, Jr., 1942-  
Resource Type
Still image
Source
  • The Heart of the Cornbelt: An Illustrated History of Corn Farming in McLean County,' by William D. Walters Jr.
  • ISBN 0-943788-15-3 (1997)
Subject / Keywords
  • McLean County, Illinois  
  • Wedding costume  
  • Farm life  
  • Farmers  
  • Farming  
  • Weddings  
Collection Publisher
McLean County Museum of History
Rights Statement
Copyright Not Evaluated
Resource Identifier
  • mch0333
  • IL MCLEAN AGR WAL - Figure 7:7, p. 94
Collection Title
Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)  
Collection
Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
TitleMelvin and Ada Hendricks
Coverage-Year1939
DescriptionThis photo shows Melvin and Ada Hendricks on their wedding day, February 25, 1939.
InterpretationMelvin Hendricks began working as a farm hand in 1932 at the age of 21 during the Great Depression. In 1935, he used one of the first tractors in the area in his field.
InscriptionMelvin Hendricks and his wife Ada on their wedding day, February 25, 1939. (Melvin Hendricks)
Lesson Plans / Themes
  • How we learn about communities
  • Communities and Geography
  • American Communities in History
Learning Standards
  • 15 Economics
  • 16 History
  • 18 Social systems
Author or CreatorMcLean County Historical Society, Bloomington, Ill.  
Other ContributorsWalters, William D, Jr., 1942-  
Resource TypeStill image
Source
  • The Heart of the Cornbelt: An Illustrated History of Corn Farming in McLean County,' by William D. Walters Jr.
  • ISBN 0-943788-15-3 (1997)
Subject / Keywords
  • McLean County, Illinois  
  • Wedding costume  
  • Farm life  
  • Farmers  
  • Farming  
  • Weddings  
Collection PublisherMcLean County Museum of History
Rights StatementCopyright Not Evaluated
Resource Identifier
  • mch0333
  • IL MCLEAN AGR WAL - Figure 7:7, p. 94
Collection TitleTeaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)  
CollectionTeaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)

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