1947 Corn Bowl Parade Pioneers Float

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Title

1947 Corn Bowl Parade Pioneers Float

Coverage-Year

1947

Description

A float from Union Auto Insurance, depicting an old covered wagon, pulled by horses, travels in the 1947 Corn Bowl Parade.

Interpretation

The Corn Bowl football game, which started in 1947, coincided with an annual corn festival during which a parade was held. Locals entered floats and trucks into the parade.

Inscription

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-

Resource Type

Still image

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
Floats (Parades)
Carts & wagons
Horses
Corn
Parades & processions
McLean County, Illinois

Collection Publisher

McLean County Museum of History

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http://media.library.illinois.edu/TDC/Home/Conditions
For any further information related to this record, please contact the Collection Publisher. See http://media.library.illinois.edu/TDC/ for more information about this project.

Resource Identifier

IL MCLEAN AGR WAL - Figure 6:16, p. 88
mch0323

Collection

Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)

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Title	1947 Corn Bowl Parade Pioneers Float
Coverage-Year	1947
Description	A float from Union Auto Insurance, depicting an old covered wagon, pulled by horses, travels in the 1947 Corn Bowl Parade.
Interpretation	The Corn Bowl football game, which started in 1947, coincided with an annual corn festival during which a parade was held. Locals entered floats and trucks into the parade.
Inscription	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-
Resource Type	Still image
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 Floats (Parades) Carts & wagons Horses Corn Parades & processions McLean County, Illinois
Collection Publisher	McLean County Museum of History
Rights Management Statement	http://media.library.illinois.edu/TDC/Home/Conditions For any further information related to this record, please contact the Collection Publisher. See http://media.library.illinois.edu/TDC/ for more information about this project.
Resource Identifier	IL MCLEAN AGR WAL - Figure 6:16, p. 88 mch0323
Collection	Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)

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