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Bloomington Pork Packing Company

Melcher and Jefferis Stair Building Advertisement

Portable Elevator Company

Tryner and Richardson Cigar Factory

Stevens Manufacturing and Foundry Advertisement

Enfield and Mackey Cigar Factory

Washing out roots

Funk Brothers Seed Advertisement

Funk Laboratory

Audi-Cord Corporation Advertisement

Osborn Bakery Advertisement

Maxwell, Batchelder and Co. Business Receipt

H.A. Miner Business Receipt

The National Concrete Block Company

Arctic Ice Company Advertisement

Justrite Vacuum Cleaners Advertisement

Farmer's Elevator

Automatic Vacuum Cleaners Advertisement

J.W. Bowles and Company Advertisement

Corn Belt Bank, Bloomington, Illinois

Corn Exhibit Photograph

Bloomington Star Dairy Advertisement

Sona-Mag Advertisement

International Tapetronics Corporation

Bloomington Pickle Factory

Automated Corn Planting

Youngsters with corn

Stump and Coons Business Receipt

Bloomington Brush and Trunk Company Advertisement

Harvesting Corn with Horses

Ear of corn close-up

Herding hogs to Chicago

Man hits barbed wire fence

Faloon and Geltmacher Advertisement

Walton Plow Shop

Corn Celebration Preparation

Funk Brothers State Fair Exhibit

Bloomington Hoop Skirt Manufactory Advertisement

Sellman's Blacksmith Shop Inside

Sellman's Blacksmith Shop Building

Bloomington Pork Packing Company
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)In 1872, William Van Schoick combined his company with three partners to form the Bloomington Pork Packing Company. The company butchered 15,000 hogs annually, but ultimately failed, due to competition from national producers in the 1890s.
Melcher and Jefferis Stair Building Advertisement
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Melcher and Jefferis were local artisans who built custom staircases, like the spiral one in this ad, in the late 19th century.
Portable Elevator Company
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)A worker at the Portable Elevator Co. pours iron in this 1935 photograph.
Tryner and Richardson Cigar Factory
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Tryner and Richardson's Cigar Factory employed a dozen hand rollers in 1894.
Stevens Manufacturing and Foundry Advertisement
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Stevens Manufacturing and Foundry produced "high grade potato machinery" in Bloomington.
Enfield and Mackey Cigar Factory
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Five men pose in front of the Enfield and Mackey Cigar Factory, an early 20th century manufacturer operating in Bloomington.
Washing out roots
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Standing in a hole around where a cornstalk was growing, a farmer washes the roots of the plant with a hose to inspect the crop.
Funk Brothers Seed Advertisement
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)In order to promote their hybrids, Funk Brothers Seed Company advertised their new products. This ad for 90-day corn ran about 1900.
Funk Laboratory
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)A photograph of beakers, flasks, and test tubes inside the Funk Laboratory where hybrids and herbacides were concocted.
Audi-Cord Corporation Advertisement
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)The Audi-Cord Corp. in Normal advertises electronic equipment, including cartridges, recorders, and reproducers.
Osborn Bakery Advertisement
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)S.G. Osborn owned a bakery, confectionery, restaurant and oyster saloon at the southwest corner of Center and Grove.
Maxwell, Batchelder and Co. Business Receipt
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)In 1872, Maxwell, Batchelder & Co. manufacturered inks and sold books and stationery.
H.A. Miner Business Receipt
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)In 1875, H.A. Miner offered his services as a manufacturer of sash, doors, blinds, mouldings, and house finishings.
The National Concrete Block Company
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Workers for the National Concrete Block Co. construct the foundation for a building.
Arctic Ice Company Advertisement
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)The Arctic Ice Company was one of several local manufacturing companies in Bloomington, Illinois, which ultimately failed.
Justrite Vacuum Cleaners Advertisement
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)The Justrite Vacuum Cleaner Company unsuccessfully tried to launch a vacuum cleaner line in the early 20th century.
Farmer's Elevator
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)A farmer's elevator in Cooksville, Illinois, has siding on all sides. A fence leads to the elevator, which has a shingled roof.
Automatic Vacuum Cleaners Advertisement
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)The Automatic Vacuum Cleaner Company's failure in the early 1910s was a result of competition from nationally marketed brands.
J.W. Bowles and Company Advertisement
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)J.with Bowles and Company manufactured the National Kidney and Liver Cure, a popular patent medicine, in Normal, Illinois.
Corn Belt Bank, Bloomington, Illinois
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)The Corn Belt Bank building in downtown Bloomington is six stories high, one of the tallest in the city. A horse and carriage wait on the street outside.
Corn Exhibit Photograph
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)A photo of the 'Just Corn: The Amaizing Story' exhibit inside the McLean County Museum of History in 1997. Panels of related photos and logos of seed companies are shown.
Bloomington Star Dairy Advertisement
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)The Bloomington Star Dairy was located two miles northwest of Bloomington.
Sona-Mag Advertisement
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Sona-Mag continues to produce tape units such as this one. They also produced electronic equipment for airports.
International Tapetronics Corporation
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)International Tapetronics Corporation (ITC)'s version of the automated radio station, as used by WFYR Radio in Chicago, about 1974.
Bloomington Pickle Factory
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)The Bloomington Pickle Factory manufactured pickles and vinegar in the 1920s and 1930s.
Automated Corn Planting
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)In 1995, a tractor attached to an automated corn planter seeds a field. Bags of Ciba seed are used.
Youngsters with corn
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Three young children sit amongst corn piled on the sidewalk, spilling out of a basket, and housed in two crates.
Stump and Coons Business Receipt
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)In 1873, Stump & Coons offered their services for horseshoeing and jobbing.
Bloomington Brush and Trunk Company Advertisement
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)The Bloomington Brush and Trunk Co. was a 19th century manufacturer. They produced brushes of all types -- clothes, stove, shoe, tooth, hair, and paint -- and, in 1877, expanded production to included travelers' trunks and suitcases.
Harvesting Corn with Horses
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Piles of corn ears lie on the ground of a harvest row. A team of horses stands at the end of the row of harvested corn and the rest of the unharvested field is on the left.
Ear of corn close-up
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)A closeup of an ear of corn still in its husk, tasseled, on the stalk of the plant.
Herding hogs to Chicago
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)This drawing shows farmers herding hogs to Chicago, where they were known to fetch a high price.
Man hits barbed wire fence
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)In this drawing, a farmer runs into a barbed wire fence between cornfields.
Faloon and Geltmacher Advertisement
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Faloon and Geltmacher was a small company on Washington St. in Bloomington that produced medical devices and patent medicines.
Walton Plow Shop
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)The Walton Plow Shop manufactured plows and farm implements in downtown Bloomington from 1857 to the 1890s.
Corn Celebration Preparation
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)In downtown Bloomington, an archway of straw bales marks the entrance to tents set up for the annual Cornfest. The Corn Palace is in the background.
Funk Brothers State Fair Exhibit
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)This exhibit for Funk Brothers Seed Company at the Illinois State Fair in 1904 shows a giant ear of corn sticking up and a sign for free samples of seed.
Bloomington Hoop Skirt Manufactory Advertisement
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)The Bloomington Hoop Skirt Manufactory was a manufacturer and wholesale and retail dealer in hoop skirts, corsets, hosiery, zephyrs (light shawls), and underwear. It was run by D. Winter.
Sellman's Blacksmith Shop Inside
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Horses stand in waiting as horseshoes hang on the wall inside Ralph with Sellman's blacksmith shop.
Sellman's Blacksmith Shop Building
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)The building of Ralph with Sellman's blacksmith shop was at 107 S. Madison in Bloomington.