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Cartoonist View of Tractor Contest

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Title
Cartoonist View of Tractor Contest
Description
This cartoon depicts a 1916 tractor contest and demonstration.
Interpretation
Gasoline tractors attracted wide interest in McLean County before World War I. Demonstrations and tractor contests were used to promote them.
Inscription
Gasoline tractors attracted interest before WWI. (MCHS)
Lesson Plans / Themes
  • World War I  
  • 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
  • Demonstrations  
  • Gasoline  
  • Cartoons (Commentary)  
  • Tractors  
  • McLean County (Ill.)  
Temporal Coverage
1916
Collection Publisher
McLean County Museum of History
Rights
Copyright Not Evaluated
Resource Identifier
  • IL MCLEAN AGR WAL - Figure 5:13, p. 69
  • mch0295
Date Created
7-18-00
Collection Title
Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
Collection
Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
TitleCartoonist View of Tractor Contest
DescriptionThis cartoon depicts a 1916 tractor contest and demonstration.
InterpretationGasoline tractors attracted wide interest in McLean County before World War I. Demonstrations and tractor contests were used to promote them.
InscriptionGasoline tractors attracted interest before WWI. (MCHS)
Lesson Plans / Themes
  • World War I  
  • 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-  
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
  • Demonstrations  
  • Gasoline  
  • Cartoons (Commentary)  
  • Tractors  
  • McLean County (Ill.)  
Temporal Coverage1916
Collection PublisherMcLean County Museum of History
RightsCopyright Not Evaluated
Resource Identifier
  • IL MCLEAN AGR WAL - Figure 5:13, p. 69
  • mch0295
Date Created7-18-00
Collection TitleTeaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
CollectionTeaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)

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