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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
Rights Management Statement
Resource Identifier
  • IL MCLEAN AGR WAL - Figure 6:16, p. 88
  • mch0323
Collection
Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)

Descriptive Information

Title1947 Corn Bowl Parade Pioneers Float
Coverage-Year1947
DescriptionA float from Union Auto Insurance, depicting an old covered wagon, pulled by horses, travels in the 1947 Corn Bowl Parade.
InterpretationThe 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.
Inscription1947 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-  
Resource TypeStill 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 PublisherMcLean County Museum of History
Rights Management Statement
Resource Identifier
  • IL MCLEAN AGR WAL - Figure 6:16, p. 88
  • mch0323
CollectionTeaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)

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