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McLean County Historical Society, Bloomington, Ill.
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Arnold, C.D.
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Walters, William D, Jr., 1942-
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Early American Museum
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Akan (African peoples) Social life and customs
1
Champaign County Historical Archives
1
Deering, William Company
1
Grofé, Ferdie (Ferdinand), 1892-1972
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Hassam, Childe, 1859-1935
1
Illinois Heritage Association
1
Lighthill, David A.
1
Native American, probably Ojibway Tribe
1
Swift and Company
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Yoruba (African people) Social life and customs
1
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Walters, William D, Jr., 1942-
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Koos, Greg, 1949-
8
Hartzold, Susan
6
LaBounty, Bill
3
Munson, Don, 1941-
2
Wyckoff, Martin A., 1950-
2
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eng
10
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Festivals
23
McLean County (Ill.)
22
Celebrations
20
Corn
18
Exhibition buildings
17
World's Columbian Exposition (Chicago (Ill.))
13
Harvesting
7
Bloomington (Ill.)
6
Buildings
5
Advertisements
4
Fairs
4
Floats (Parades)
4
World's Columbian Exposition (Chicago, Ill.)
4
Artwork
3
Farmers
3
Farming
3
Football
3
Hensley Township (Ill.)
3
Horses
3
Little, Allen Grant
3
Stores and shops
3
Africa
2
Agriculture
2
Castles and palaces
2
Champaign (Ill.)
2
Entertainment
2
Fourth of July celebrations
2
Halloween
2
Illinois
2
Parades and processions
2
Sheet music
2
Signs (Notices)
2
Sketches
2
Threshing
2
Urbana (Ill.)
2
Weddings
2
World War, 1914-1918
2
Agricultural implement industry
1
Agricultural innovations
1
Akan culture
1
Architecture
1
Art
1
Bags
1
Bandoliers
1
Bands
1
Beads
1
Beef packers
1
Ceremonies
1
Chairs
1
Champaign County (Ill.)
1
City planning
1
Cleaning compound industry
1
Clothing
1
Columbian Exposition
1
Decorations
1
Deering, William
1
Eating and drinking
1
Education
1
Exhibitions
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Farm life
1
Fashion
1
Fashion industry
1
Fertilizer industry
1
France
1
French Colonial Period
1
Furniture
1
Ghana
1
Gifford (Ill.)
1
History
1
Horse racing
1
Hybrids
1
Impressionism
1
Independence Day
1
Indians of North America
1
Lard
1
Livestock
1
London (England)
1
Mardi Gras
1
Margarine
1
Marriage
1
Meat industry and trade
1
Mississippi
1
Mississippi River
1
Museum of Science and Industry (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Music
1
Musical instruments
1
Native American
1
Nigeria
1
Oil on canvas
1
Packing-houses
1
Paintings
1
Patriotism
1
Plowing
1
Pouch
1
Red Cross
1
Schools
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World's Columbian Exposition Fisheries Building
1948 Corn Bowl program
Pfister Float in 1947 Corn Bowl Parade
Wm. Deering and Co. Manufacturers of Harvesting Machinery
Swift Illustrated
World's Columbian Exposition Electricity Building
Men's formal wear
Griesheim's Advertisement for Cornfest
Nigerian Drum
Plowing Contest
Corn Palace Sketch
Exhibition buildings
World's Columbian Exposition Festival Hall
Cornbelt Exposition Sign
Corn Palace at the Bloomington Cornfest
Sparkling Sunlight on the Mississippi; Fantaisie de Concert for Pianoforte
Independence Day, 1918
Cattle wash at Champaign County Fair, 1978
Print, Photographic (threshing scene)
Postcard of American troops, Paris, France
World's Columbian Exposition Administration Building
World's Columbian Exposition Festival Hall
World’s Columbian Exposition Woman’s Building
World's Columbian Exposition Transportation Building
Halloween, Main Street, Urbana, Illinois
Champaign County Fair
Palace of Fine Arts
Shirley Corn and Horse Show
Corn Blotter Advertisement from 1916 Corn Show
Patriotic ribbon
Centennial Parade, Bloomington, Illinois
Print, Photographic (threshing scene)
Mississippi (A Tone Journey); A Descriptive Suite in four movements
World’s Columbian Exposition Mines and Mining Building
Display of Corn and Signs
Inside the Shirley Corn Show Tent
Corn Dollar Inside 1916 Corn Palace
Bloomington Corn Palace in 1916
Sturbridge Commons, Massachusetts
Ghana Asipim (Chief's Chair)
World's Columbian Exposition Fisheries Building
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A black and white photograph of the exterior of the Fisheries Building at the World’s Columbian Exposition in 1893. Source: Arnold, C. D. Collection of Photographs Illustrating the Construction and Progress of the World’s Columbian Exposition. 1893. Dimensions: 10"x13".
1948 Corn Bowl program
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This program for the 1948 Corn Bowl football game in Bloomington pitted the Illinois Wesleyan Titans against the Eastern Illinois Panthers.
Pfister Float in 1947 Corn Bowl Parade
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A Pfister float made of corn cobs travels in the 1947 Corn Bowl parade.
Wm. Deering and Co. Manufacturers of Harvesting Machinery
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Trade catalog from Wm. Deering and Company. Dimensions: 7.5 x 10.25
Swift Illustrated
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Trade catalog from Swift and Company. Dimensions are 4.25" x 6".
World's Columbian Exposition Electricity Building
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A black and white photograph of the interior of the Electricity Building at the World’s Columbian Exposition in 1893. Source: Arnold, C. D. Collection of Photographs Illustrating the Construction and Progress of the World’s Columbian Exposition. 1893. Dimensions: 10"x13".
Men's formal wear
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Drawing, color, pen and ink
Griesheim's Advertisement for Cornfest
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Griesheim's clothing store runs an ad for the Bloomington Cornfest.
Nigerian Drum
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Carved wooden male figure kneels on short disk and supports a cylindrical hollow drum on his head and hands. Large eyes, a wide nose and closed mouth are carved on the face. The figure wears a simple loincloth. The drum is carved with parallel lines around the bottom and near the top, with diagonal lines connecting them. A hide cover is attached over the open top.
Plowing Contest
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This 1914 plowing contest featured tractors that competed as hundreds of spectators watched.
Corn Palace Sketch
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A sketch of the Bloomington Colliseum turned Corn Palace for the annual Cornfest harvest celebration.
Exhibition buildings
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A black and white photograph of the exterior of Machinery Hall at the World's Columbian Exposition in 1893. Source: Arnold, C. D. Collection of Photographs Illustrating the Construction and Progress of the World's Columbian Exposition. 1893. Dimensions: 9"x13".
World's Columbian Exposition Festival Hall
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A black and white photograph of the exterior of the Festival Hall at the World’s Columbian Exposition in 1893. Source: Arnold, C. D. Collection of Photographs Illustrating the Construction and Progress of the World’s Columbian Exposition. 1893. Dimensions: 10"x13".
Cornbelt Exposition Sign
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This sign advertises for the Bloomington Corn Exposition Oct. 16-21, 1939.
Corn Palace at the Bloomington Cornfest
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A Corn Palace was the center of the 1915 Bloomington Cornfest. This photo was taken at night.
Sparkling Sunlight on the Mississippi; Fantaisie de Concert for Pianoforte
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Cover page of sheet music.
Independence Day, 1918
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Black and white photograph, #15938, showing American soldiers and spectators at an Independence Day ball game in London, England, July 4, 1918. Originally released by the Committee for Public Information September 9, 1918.
Cattle wash at Champaign County Fair, 1978
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Cattle wash at Champaign County Fair, 1978
Print, Photographic (threshing scene)
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Threshing scene on the Allen Grant Little farm, Hensley Township, Champaign County, Illinois. Right to left, Allen Grant Little and son Harvey. Charles V. True Jr. (no hat), Wylie True, and Kirker True. A steam thresher hooked to a blower stands in the foreground, on the right-hand side is a single horse buggy next to a wagon. Harvey Little carries a water jug.
Postcard of American troops, Paris, France
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Postcard of American troops parading in Paris on July 4, 1918. The color guard carrying an American flag has just made a left turn. Spectators are on the right side. This card is an American Red Cross Post Card. It was never sent.
World's Columbian Exposition Administration Building
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A black and white photograph of the Administration Building at the World’s Columbian Exposition in 1893. Source: Arnold, C. D. Collection of Photographs Illustrating the Construction and Progress of the World’s Columbian Exposition. 1893. Dimensions: 10"x13".
World's Columbian Exposition Festival Hall
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A black and white photograph of the interior of the World’s Columbian Exposition Festival Hall in 1893. Source: Arnold, C. D. Collection of Photographs Illustrating the Construction and Progress of the World’s Columbian Exposition. 1893. Dimensions: 10"x13".
World’s Columbian Exposition Woman’s Building
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A black and white photograph of the main entrance to the Woman’s Building at the World’s Columbian Exposition in 1893. Source: Arnold, C. D. Collection of Photographs Illustrating the Construction and Progress of the World’s Columbian Exposition. 1893. Dimensions: 10"x13".
World's Columbian Exposition Transportation Building
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A black and white photograph of the exterior of the Transportation Building at the World's Columbian Exposition in 1893. Source: Arnold, C. D. Collection of Photographs Illustrating the Construction and Progress of the World's Columbian Exposition. 1893. Dimensions: 10"x13".
Halloween, Main Street, Urbana, Illinois
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Main Street, Urbana.
Champaign County Fair
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Midway, Champaign County Fair, 1978.
Palace of Fine Arts
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An oil painting on canvas by Childe Hassam of the Palace of Fine Arts building at the World’s Columbian Exposition held in Chicago in 1893. The painting measures thirty-five inches by forty-one inches.
Shirley Corn and Horse Show
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The entrance to the main tent at the 1912 Shirley Corn and Horse Show was decorated with cornstalks. Hundreds came to celebrate the corn harvest.
Corn Blotter Advertisement from 1916 Corn Show
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A blotter from the 1916 Bloomington Cornfest advertises the Corn Palace.
Patriotic ribbon
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Patriotic ribbon in red, white, and blue. Bow at the top with one white, red, and blue streamer. Red streamer has the following inscription: "July 4th 1908, Daisy Hickman, Gifford, '08".
Centennial Parade, Bloomington, Illinois
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A float travels down the street near the west side of the square. The crowds are watching the Centennial Parade, Bloomington, Illinois.
Print, Photographic (threshing scene)
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Photograph. Threshing scene on the Allen Grant Little farm, Hensley Township, Champaign County, Illinois. Image shows a threshing crew operating a steam thresher attached to a blower. Several full wagons are in the foreground, along with waterbarrels and a water truck.
Mississippi (A Tone Journey); A Descriptive Suite in four movements
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Sheet music containing four movements: 1. Father of Waters 2. Huckleberry Finn 3. Old Creole Days 4. Mardi Gras
World’s Columbian Exposition Mines and Mining Building
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A black and white photograph of the exterior of the Mines and Mining Building at the World’s Columbian Exposition in 1893. Source: Arnold, C. D. Collection of Photographs Illustrating the Construction and Progress of the World’s Columbian Exposition. 1893. Dimensions: 10"x13".
Display of Corn and Signs
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This display of corn and McLean County's growing methods informs visitors of the many techniques used by farmers.
Inside the Shirley Corn Show Tent
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Six women sit atop the stage inside the tent at the Shirley Corn Show. Cornstalks don the stage for decoration.
Corn Dollar Inside 1916 Corn Palace
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The interior of the 1916 Bloomington Corn Palace shows the giant corn dollar on display amongst ears of corn.
Bloomington Corn Palace in 1916
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This sketch of the 1916 Bloomington Corn Palace shows the palace as it was built around the Coliseum.
Sturbridge Commons, Massachusetts
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The commons, an open area of Old Sturbridge Village in Massachusetts, were laid out with buildings grouped around the edges.
Ghana Asipim (Chief's Chair)
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Low chair made of wood with short, straight legs, four stretchers, a straight but slightly angled short back. The top rail of the back rises to a high curve
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