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Title
Concrete Block Machine
Description
Concrete block machines like this one were available to make one's own blocks such as the one on the bottom left.
Interpretation
Among the new materials to become popular in the early 1900s was concrete block for construction. Farmers purchased machines like this to make their own blocks.
Inscription
Among the new materials to become popular in the early twentieth century was concrete block. Farmers purchased machines like this to make their own blocks. (MCHS)
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-  
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
  • Concrete products industry  
  • Machinery  
  • Construction  
  • McLean County (Ill.)  
Temporal Coverage
1910~
Collection Publisher
McLean County Museum of History
Rights
Copyright Not Evaluated
Resource Identifier
  • IL MCLEAN AGR WAL - Figure 5:14, p. 69
  • mch0296
Date Created
7-18-00
Collection Title
Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
Collection
Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
TitleConcrete Block Machine
DescriptionConcrete block machines like this one were available to make one's own blocks such as the one on the bottom left.
InterpretationAmong the new materials to become popular in the early 1900s was concrete block for construction. Farmers purchased machines like this to make their own blocks.
InscriptionAmong the new materials to become popular in the early twentieth century was concrete block. Farmers purchased machines like this to make their own blocks. (MCHS)
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-  
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
  • Concrete products industry  
  • Machinery  
  • Construction  
  • McLean County (Ill.)  
Temporal Coverage1910~
Collection PublisherMcLean County Museum of History
RightsCopyright Not Evaluated
Resource Identifier
  • IL MCLEAN AGR WAL - Figure 5:14, p. 69
  • mch0296
Date Created7-18-00
Collection TitleTeaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
CollectionTeaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)

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