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Title
Concrete Block Machine
Coverage-Year
1910~
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
  • 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  
  • Construction  
  • Machinery  
  • Concrete products industry  
Collection Publisher
McLean County Museum of History
Rights Statement
Copyright Not Evaluated
Resource Identifier
  • mch0296
  • IL MCLEAN AGR WAL - Figure 5:14, p. 69
Collection Title
Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)  
Collection
Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
TitleConcrete Block Machine
Coverage-Year1910~
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
  • 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  
  • Construction  
  • Machinery  
  • Concrete products industry  
Collection PublisherMcLean County Museum of History
Rights StatementCopyright Not Evaluated
Resource Identifier
  • mch0296
  • IL MCLEAN AGR WAL - Figure 5:14, p. 69
Collection TitleTeaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)  
CollectionTeaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)

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