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McLean County Historical Society, Bloomington, Ill.
205
Hartzold, Susan
65
Matejka, Michael, 1953-
65
Walters, William D, Jr., 1942-
53
Illinois State Museum
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Koos, Greg, 1949-
205
LaBounty, Bill
98
Munson, Don, 1941-
87
Wyckoff, Martin A., 1950-
87
Hartzold, Susan
53
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McLean County (Ill.)
171
Bloomington (Ill.)
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Corn
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Advertisements
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Equipment
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Transportation
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Agriculture
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Factories
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Farmers
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Farming
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Indians of North America
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Industry
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Kickapoo Nation
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Horses
12
Education
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Entertainment
11
Commerce
9
Sketches
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Point, Projectile
7
Woodland Indians
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Business people
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Harvesting
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Celebrations
5
Harvesting machinery
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Merchants
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Mississippian Indians
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Plows
5
Archaic Indians
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Arms and armament
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Bakeries
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Buildings
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Carriages and coaches
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Exhibitions
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Festivals
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Grain elevators
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Horseshoes
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Hybrids
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Livestock
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Music
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Ox teams
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Railroads
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Blacksmithing
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Cattle
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Classrooms
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Doors and doorways
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Electronic apparatus and appliances
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Fairs
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Forge shops
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Hogs
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Luggage
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Maps
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Newspapers
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Normal (Ill.)
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Patent medicines
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Religion
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Schools
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Street railroads
3
Teachers
3
Whips
3
Winter
3
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2
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2
Axes
2
Balsam
2
Banks
2
Barns
2
Beer
2
Bicycles and tricycles
2
Book binding
2
Brewing industry
2
Butter
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Cahokia (Ill.)
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Custer, Milo, 1880-
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Gas station
Cooking class, Bloomington High School, Illinois
Major Nolton Engine
Atl-atl weight
Kickapoo Bear Chief (Mkopahmah)
Circus performers on trapeze
Automatic Vacuum Cleaners Advertisement
Moving Oxen
Shocked Corn
Corn Landscape
First Methodist Church of Bloomington
Kickapoo Band
Weston Depot
Union Depot, Bloomington, Illinois
Wreckage of the Bloomington Fire
Silver Cross
Projectile Point
Trade Axe
Ed Bowen Harness Shop
Sellman's Blacksmith Shop Advertisement
Hungarian Roller Mill
Driving Hogs to Market
Harvest Time Sketch
Osborn Bakery Advertisement
Bloomington Cracker Company Advertisement
Corn Markers Description
Sellman's Blacksmith Shop Building
Walton Plow Shop
Enfield and Mackey Cigar Factory
Sona-Mag Advertisement
Moratz Planing Mill Workers
Sellman's Blacksmith Shop Inside
Mitsubishi Stamping
Herding hogs to Chicago
Melcher and Jefferis Stair Building Advertisement
Meyer Brewing Company
Meyer Brewing Company Advertisement
Portable Elevator Company
National Corn Association Logo
Loading Corn into Wagons
Gas station
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Gas pumps sit in front of the McLean County Service Company at the northeast corner of Jefferson and East streets. An attendant is shown servicing an automobile.
Cooking class, Bloomington High School, Illinois
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Girls practice their cooking skills in cooking class at Bloomington High School, Illinois.
Major Nolton Engine
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A number of men surround the C&A "Major Nolton" Engine. The engine went to Chicago to fight the Great Fire in 1871, and it became nationally known because it reached Chicago in such short time to help fight the fire.
Atl-atl weight
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The atl-atl weight was a spear thrower used by the Archaic Indians for hunting animals. It was made of stone. Archaic Indians also supplemented their food supply by gathering nuts, berries, herbs and roots.
Kickapoo Bear Chief (Mkopahmah)
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Bear Chief (Mkopahmah) was a Kickapoo Indian living on the Kickapoo reservation in Kansas. He was photographed by Milo Custer, who visited there in 1906 and 1911.
Circus performers on trapeze
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Trapeze artists fly through the air in Bloomington, Illinois.
Automatic Vacuum Cleaners Advertisement
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The Automatic Vacuum Cleaner Company's failure in the early 1910s was a result of competition from nationally marketed brands.
Moving Oxen
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A sketch of a man whipping six oxen in front of a plow in the field.
Shocked Corn
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This field of shocked corn in McLean County was tied up by farmers for drying purposes during the harvest.
Corn Landscape
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A photograph for a Funk advertisement by James Holbert, one of the main men behind Funk's success. The photo shows a large cornfield in the background and and a farmer with cattle in the foreground. Text on photo reads: Corn. America's contribution to the world's food supply.
First Methodist Church of Bloomington
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The former First Methodist Church of Bloomington is shown. The building, built in 1839, is covered with advertisements. Two men can be seen sitting in the open door. The Church had been converted to a livery stable.
Kickapoo Band
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Members of the Kickapoo Band are seated with instruments. The band was at Kickapoo School, Brown County, Kansas.
Weston Depot
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The small wooden depot served the town of Weston, Illinois. Multiple railroad tracks can be seen in the foreground.
Union Depot, Bloomington, Illinois
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A crowd mingles on the Union Depot platform on West Washington Street, Bloomington, Illinois.
Wreckage of the Bloomington Fire
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The damaged Bloomington skyline is visible beyond the courthouse square. A streetcar and a crowd of people are visible in the foreground. June 19, 1900, much of the center of Bloomington was destroyed by a fire that started in the Model Laundry. Flames spread rapidly and destroyed many buildings in a four square block area of the city. No businesses failed because of the fir...
Silver Cross
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This silver cross was obtained by the Kickapoo from white traders.
Projectile Point
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This wide projectile point has two distinct notches on either side. It was used by the Woodland Indians for hunting.
Trade Axe
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This trade axe was manufactured by white settlers and traded to the Kickapoo.
Ed Bowen Harness Shop
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Ed Bowen works in his harness shop in Bloomington, surrounded by dozens of animal harnesses.
Sellman's Blacksmith Shop Advertisement
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Ralph with Sellman's blacksmith shop was at 107 S. Madison in Bloomington.
Hungarian Roller Mill
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The Hungarian Roller Mill operated on Bloomington's west side from the 1870s to 1912.
Driving Hogs to Market
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A sketch of men with whips driving a herd of hogs to market.
Harvest Time Sketch
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A harvest scene sketch of a farmer shocking corn, another harvesting it, and bundles of shocked corn scattered throughout the field.
Osborn Bakery Advertisement
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S.G. Osborn owned a bakery, confectionery, restaurant and oyster saloon at the southwest corner of Center and Grove.
Bloomington Cracker Company Advertisement
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The Bloomington Cracker Company on East Front Street was also Gerken's Bakery.
Corn Markers Description
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A printed description of the use of a corn marker, along with a drawing of a corn marker.
Sellman's Blacksmith Shop Building
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The building of Ralph with Sellman's blacksmith shop was at 107 S. Madison in Bloomington.
Walton Plow Shop
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The Walton Plow Shop manufactured plows and farm implements in downtown Bloomington from 1857 to the 1890s.
Enfield and Mackey Cigar Factory
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Five men pose in front of the Enfield and Mackey Cigar Factory, an early 20th century manufacturer operating in Bloomington.
Sona-Mag Advertisement
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Sona-Mag continues to produce tape units such as this one. They also produced electronic equipment for airports.
Moratz Planing Mill Workers
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Four workers at the Moratz Planing Mill, about 1915, stand amongst equipment used for cutting and shaping wood.
Sellman's Blacksmith Shop Inside
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Horses stand in waiting as horseshoes hang on the wall inside Ralph with Sellman's blacksmith shop.
Mitsubishi Stamping
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This is one of the five press lines in the stamping shop at Mitsubishi Motor Manufacturing of America (MMMA) where coils of steel are stamped into body parts such as doors, hoods, and floor plans.
Herding hogs to Chicago
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This drawing shows farmers herding hogs to Chicago, where they were known to fetch a high price.
Melcher and Jefferis Stair Building Advertisement
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Melcher and Jefferis were local artisans who built custom staircases, like the spiral one in this ad, in the late 19th century.
Meyer Brewing Company
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Meyer Brewing Company, located where Highland Golf Course is today, brewed beer from 1862 until Prohibition closed the business.
Meyer Brewing Company Advertisement
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Meyer Brewing Company, located where Highland Golf Course is today, brewed beer from 1862 until Prohibition closed the business. This advertisement proclaims, "Not the largest brewery in the world, but the one that spends most money in Bloomington and does things for Bloomington.
Portable Elevator Company
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A worker at the Portable Elevator Co. pours iron in this 1935 photograph.
National Corn Association Logo
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This logo from the National Corn Association shows a woman, seated on agriculture books, holding a seal depicting a farmer plowing a field.
Loading Corn into Wagons
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In a field, corn is loaded into a wagon so it can be transported.
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