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Horse Drawn Corn Picker

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Title
Horse Drawn Corn Picker
Coverage-Year
1910~
Description
A horse drawn corn picker harvests the crop in the early 1900s in McLean County.
Interpretation
Mechanized corn pickers, such as this one, were often impractical because they missed many ears of corn. In addition, they would get stuck in wet soil.
Inscription
Horse drawn corn picker. (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  
  • Harvesting machinery  
  • Corn  
  • Horses  
Collection Publisher
McLean County Museum of History
Rights Statement
Copyright Not Evaluated
Resource Identifier
  • mch0285
  • IL MCLEAN AGR WAL - Figure 5:4, p. 62
Collection Title
Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)  
Collection
Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
TitleHorse Drawn Corn Picker
Coverage-Year1910~
DescriptionA horse drawn corn picker harvests the crop in the early 1900s in McLean County.
InterpretationMechanized corn pickers, such as this one, were often impractical because they missed many ears of corn. In addition, they would get stuck in wet soil.
InscriptionHorse drawn corn picker. (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  
  • Harvesting machinery  
  • Corn  
  • Horses  
Collection PublisherMcLean County Museum of History
Rights StatementCopyright Not Evaluated
Resource Identifier
  • mch0285
  • IL MCLEAN AGR WAL - Figure 5:4, p. 62
Collection TitleTeaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)  
CollectionTeaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)

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