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Schneider's Bakery Advertisement

Lenze's Tinsmith Shop Advertisement

Central Mill and Elevator Company

Van Schoick and Company Pork Packers Advertisement

Bloomington Book Bindery Advertisement

Hayes-Custer Building, Normal, Illinois

Faloon and Geltmacher Advertisement

C.H. Freeman Advertisement

C.U. Williams Car Dealership

Bloomington Star Dairy Advertisement

Bloomington Hoop Skirt Manufactory Advertisement

Bloomington Pickle Factory

Ulbrich Advertisement

Seibel Brothers Millinery Building

Tryner and Richardson Cigar Factory

Brokaw Plow Shop

Stevens Manufacturing and Foundry Advertisement

Everybody should use Dr. Howe's Medicines Advertisement

Justrite Vacuum Cleaners Advertisement

Pantagraph Typesetters

Moore's Marble Works

Bloomington Cider and Vinegar Company Advertisement

Dr. Howe's Medicines Advertisement

The 'Y' Brick Yard Advertisement

Henney Kilowatt Advertisement

Maxwell, Batchelder and Co. Business Receipt

Pantagraph Press Room

H.A. Miner Business Receipt

Bloomington Manufacturing Company

Meadows Washer Line

Moratz Planing Mill

Schneider's Bakery Advertisement
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)John A. Schneider's Bakery at 301 S. Center St. manufactured bread, cakes, and pies from the 1880s to the 1920s.
Lenze's Tinsmith Shop Advertisement
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Emil Lenze manufactured tin, copper, and sheet iron ware, often for use in roofing and spouting in Bloomington.
Central Mill and Elevator Company
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)The Central Mill and Elevator Company was located at 901 E. Front St. in Bloomington, near the railroad.
Van Schoick and Company Pork Packers Advertisement
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)William Van Schoick and Company processed the "Celebrated Bloomington Ham." In 1872, the company became the Bloomington Pork Packing Co.
Bloomington Book Bindery Advertisement
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)The Bloomington Book Bindery started business in 1854. Books of all kinds were bound in Russia, Calf, Morocco, or Sheep. Russia was a trade name which applied to a shaved cowhide or calfskin which was begetable-tanned with tannins from willow or other barks. Calf paper is colored and embossed, resembles leather and is now used only occasionally for covering books. Morocco...
Hayes-Custer Building, Normal, Illinois
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)The Hayes-Custer Company manufactured stoves, gas ranges, and furnaces in Normal. It was located near the railroad tracks.
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.
C.H. Freeman Advertisement
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)C.H. Freeman was a watchmaker and engraver on North Main St. in Bloomington.
C.U. Williams Car Dealership
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)C.U. Williams had several enterprises, including this car dealership. Williams also ran a picture postcard business.
Bloomington Star Dairy Advertisement
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)The Bloomington Star Dairy was located two miles northwest of Bloomington.
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.
Bloomington Pickle Factory
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)The Bloomington Pickle Factory manufactured pickles and vinegar in the 1920s and 1930s.
Ulbrich Advertisement
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)H.with Ulbrich manufactured harnesses, saddles, and collars at several locations in Bloomington from 1883 to 1895.
Seibel Brothers Millinery Building
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)The Seibel Brothers Wholesale and Retail Millinery in downtown Bloomington.
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.
Brokaw Plow Shop
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)The Brokaw Plow Shop perfected the 'Bloomington Clipper Plow,' an effective tool for turning prairie soil.
Stevens Manufacturing and Foundry Advertisement
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Stevens Manufacturing and Foundry produced "high grade potato machinery" in Bloomington.
Everybody should use Dr. Howe's Medicines Advertisement
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Honey Balsam and Blackberry Balsam were two of the popular medicines of Dr. Howe. Dr. Howe and his partner, Dr. Woodard, produced a variety of patent medicines in Bloomington. Their medicines were later produced by Dr. Z. Waters who gave his name to the line.
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.
Pantagraph Typesetters
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Workers set type at the Bloomington Pantagraph Printing and Stationery Co. about 1900.
Moore's Marble Works
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Moore's Marble Works at 311 with Washington was in business in Bloomington from 1876 to 1918. It produced tombstones and monuments.
Bloomington Cider and Vinegar Company Advertisement
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)The Bloomington Cider and Vinegar Co. factory was a short-lived 19th century business packaging vinegar and sweet pickles.
Dr. Howe's Medicines Advertisement
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Dr. Howe and his partner, Dr. Woodard, produced a variety of patent medicines in Bloomington. Their medicines were later produced by Dr. Z. Waters who gave his name to the line.
The 'Y' Brick Yard Advertisement
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)S.B. Rankin was the proprietor of The 'Y' Brick Yard on Bunn St.
Henney Kilowatt Advertisement
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)The Henney Kilowatt electric automobile, was produced by C. Russell Feldman and Henney Motor Car Company in 1953.
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.
Pantagraph Press Room
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Workers operate the printing press at The Bloomington Pantagraph Printing and Stationery Co., about 1900.
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.
Bloomington Manufacturing Company
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)The Bloomington Manufacturing Company manufactured the "Graham Mower and Reaper" in the 1860s.
Meadows Washer Line
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Four workers on the Meadows Washer line assemble clothes washers.
Moratz Planing Mill
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)At the Moratz Planing Mill about 1915, workers stand amongst wood shaping equipment.

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