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McLean County Historical Society, Bloomington, Ill.
144
Hartzold, Susan
69
Matejka, Michael, 1953-
69
Walters, William D, Jr., 1942-
51
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
5
Boeing Aircraft Company
2
Great Britain. The National Savings Committee
2
Illinois Heritage Association
2
Miller, Patricia L.
2
Abbot, J. Stephens
1
Admiralty Great Britain.
1
Amet, Edward H. (Edward Hill), 1860-1948
1
Armand Marseille dolls, 1865-1928
1
Beckars, A.
1
Benz, Carl, 1844-1929
1
Bernardi, Enrico, 1838-1900
1
Blickensderfer Manufacturing Company
1
Blickensderfer, George C., 1851-1917
1
Braithwaite and Milner
1
Breedlove, Craig
1
Chanute, Octave, 1832-1910
1
Cheseboro, Pat
1
Chicago City Hydraulic Company
1
Chicago City Railway Company
1
Cronkhite, Minton
1
Curtiss, Glenn Hammond, 1878-1930
1
Davidson, Arthur, 1881-1950
1
Davidson, Royal Page
1
DeForest, Lee, 1873-1961
1
Deering, William Company
1
DeutscheWerft (Hamburg, Germany)
1
Duesenberg, August, 1879-1956
1
Duesenberg, Frederick, 1876-1932
1
Dunham and Company
1
Edward G. Budd Manufacturing Company
1
Effanbee Toy Company
1
Egyptians
1
Ford, Henry, 1863-1947
1
Foucault, Jean-Baptiste, 1819-1868
1
French fur trade
1
Furst and Bradley
1
Galvani, Luigi, 1737-1798
1
Gaylord, Leonard B.
1
Gibson, George H.
1
Grain Marketing Company
1
Great Britain. Ministry of National Service
1
Guericke, Otto von, 1602-1686
1
Harley, William S., 1876-1943
1
Herring, Augustus Moore, 1867-1926
1
Herzstark, Curt, d. 1988
1
Holabird & Root, 1928-1945
1
Ideal Toy Company
1
Inca culture
1
Incan culture
1
Jenney, William Le Baron, 1832-1907
1
Kriegsmarine (German Navy)
1
Lawrence, Ernest O., 1901-1958
1
Lee, James
1
Libby, McNeil & Libby
1
Luneen, John, 1893-1906
1
McLaughlin's Coffee
1
McLean, Robert
1
Milburn Automobile Company
1
Millikan, Robert Andrews, 1868-1953
1
Mitchell, Reginald J., 1895-1937
1
Morgan, D. S. and Company
1
Museum of Science and Industry (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Native American, Iroquois or Anishabe Indians
1
New York Central Railroad Company
1
Newby, Arthur
1
Newcomen, Thomas, 1663-1729
1
Persians
1
Plauth, Karl
1
Roentgen, Wilhelm, 1845-1923
1
Ronalds, Francis, Sir, 1788-1873
1
S & M Simplex Automobile Company
1
Schacht, Gustav A.
1
Schacht, William
1
Sears, Roebuck and Company
1
Seiko Time Corporation
1
Sierra-Perry, Martha, 1949-
1
State Historical Society of Iowa
1
Swift and Company
1
Syrians
1
Taylor, Charles Edward, 1868-1956
1
Tournaphone Music Company, Worcester, MA
1
Venetians
1
Wright, Orville, 1868-1956
1
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Koos, Greg, 1949-
114
LaBounty, Bill
95
Hartzold, Susan
52
Walters, William D, Jr., 1942-
21
Matejka, Michael, 1953-
2
Abbot, Downing & Co. (Concord, N.H.)
1
Atchinson, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company
1
British Supermarine Co.
1
Charles Duryea Automobile Company
1
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company
1
City of Chicago Water Department
1
Cret, Paul Philippe, 1876-1945
1
Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company, inc.
1
Duesenberg Inc.
1
Harley-Davidson Motor Company
1
Junkerswerke
1
Keystone View Company
1
Kriegsmarine (German Navy)
1
Mackinlay [artist]
1
Munson, Don, 1941-
1
Peoria Historical Society (Peoria, Ill.)
1
Peoria Rubber & Motor Vehicle Manufacturing Company
1
Pohlmann, Hermann, 1894-
1
Schacht Manufacturing Company
1
Selden, George Baldwin, 1846-1922
1
Udet, Ernst, 1896-1941
1
Waltham Manufacturing Company
1
Wyckoff, Martin A., 1950-
1
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McLean County (Ill.)
138
Bloomington (Ill.)
113
United States
90
Light
52
Lighting device
52
Corn
51
Advertisements
45
Whale oil
44
Whales
42
Oil lamp
39
Transportation
31
Toys
29
Lanterns
28
Automobiles
27
Entertainment
27
Glass slide
27
Magic lantern
27
Slide transparency
27
Lantern slide
26
Camphene
24
Cars
22
World War, 1939-1945
22
War posters
18
Great Britain
17
Factories
16
Blacksmiths
15
Farmers
15
Farming
15
Industry
15
Blacksmithing
14
Horses
14
Land transportation
13
Whaling
12
Lamps
10
Advertising
9
Airplanes
9
American pop culture
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Business people
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Harvesting machinery
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Ironwork
8
World's Fair
8
Air transportation
7
Book binding
7
Buildings
7
Chicago (Ill.)
7
Education
7
Grain elevators
7
Plows
7
Tractors
7
Whaling|Whale oil
7
Aircraft
6
Computers
6
Forge shops
6
Inventions
6
Letterheads
6
Newspapers
6
Pantagraph
6
Printing
6
Stationery
6
Century of Progress
5
Chamber lamp
5
Cigar industry
5
Combines (Agricultural machinery)
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Farms
5
Fences
5
Harvesting
5
Horseshoes
5
Japan
5
Physics
5
Sketches
5
Technology
5
Agriculture
4
All-bisque dolls
4
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4
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4
Carriages and coaches
4
Celebrations
4
Cigars
4
Clock and watch making
4
Coins
4
Columbian Exposition
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Currency
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ILLIAC
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Concord Coach
Palestine Soup
Supermarine Spitfire Mark 1A
Telegraph Line
Stereoscope, belonging to Abraham Lincoln's children
Pioneer Zephyr
Orient Motor Buckboard
Coin from Venice
The Travel Air Model R 'Mystery Ship' Texaco No. 13 monoplane
Lamp, whale oil
Lamp, Oil
Lamp, Camphene
Lamp, Camphene
Slide, Magic Lantern
Slide, Magic Lantern
Lamp, Camphene;
Lighter, Cigar
Slide, Magic Lantern
Automated Corn Planting
Row Marker Sketch
Youngsters with corn
Horses harvesting cornfield
U.S. Food Administration Advertisement
Washing out roots
Stump and Coons Business Receipt
Audi-Cord Corporation Advertisement
Schneider's Bakery Advertisement
Lenze's Tinsmith Shop Advertisement
Central Mill and Elevator Company
Van Schoick and Company Pork Packers Advertisement
Checking corn
Bloomington Book Bindery Advertisement
Hupmobile 5-seater Touring Car 1921
Tile Corn Crib
Hayes-Custer Building, Normal, Illinois
N.N. Winslow Advertisement
Faloon and Geltmacher Advertisement
C.H. Freeman Advertisement
Bloomington Star Dairy Advertisement
Bloomington Hoop Skirt Manufactory Advertisement
Concord Coach
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A nine passenger, Eastern-style Concord road coach. Originally the coach’s body was painted red and its carriage yellow, but the coach has been over painted with the exception of the door scenes. Its original center "jump seat" is missing, (a "jump seat" is an adjustable seat that, when it is not in use, can be hidden from view.) The two slat type seats on top of coach were ...
Palestine Soup
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Chicago, Illinois'
Supermarine Spitfire Mark 1A
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The Mark 1A Spitfire is a World War II fighter plane. It has a single seat, multiple guns, and a variety of other armaments. The length of the fuselage is approximately sixteen feet and the wingspan is approximately thirty-six feet. The aircraft's fuselage and wings are painted dark green and ocean gray and its underbelly and under-wings are painted medium sea gray. Targets ...
Telegraph Line
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A twelve-inch length of wire with two sections of glass tubing used as insulation. The glass tubes are sealed at the joints with wax.
Stereoscope, belonging to Abraham Lincoln's children
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Wooden stereoscope for viewing stereographs (a.k.a. stereoptic cards), much like a modern "Viewmaster." Peering through the eye holes, the images would appear three-dimensional. Dimensions are 13.5", 11" wide , and 9 1/2" deep.
Pioneer Zephyr
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A streamlined stainless steel high-speed motor three-car train, powered by a 600 horsepower diesel engine. The train is 197 feet long. It weighs ninety-eight tons.
Orient Motor Buckboard
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A flat board automobile with an air-cooled engine in the rear, a tiller for steering, curved wooden cycle fenders, and four wooden wheels with wire spokes.
Coin from Venice
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AR grosso. Antonio Veneri as Doge, 1382-1400 AD. Obverse: Christ enthroned. Reverse: Doge and St. Mark. 21 mm diameter, weak strike.
The Travel Air Model R 'Mystery Ship' Texaco No. 13 monoplane
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A monoplane, which set hundreds of cross country flight records in the 1930s. The pilot was Frank Hawks. It competed in the 1930 Chicago National Air Races. 'Texaco 13' was originally purchased by the Texaco Company. It had a cockpit full of special instruments for long distance flights and was thus heaviers than its predecesors. The cockpit was fully enclosed. The mon...
Lamp, whale oil
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Whale oil lamp. This iron standing lamp has an open cylindrical reservoir which cants (swings).
Lamp, Oil
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A four part "street" lamp. Four lamps which fit together. Each reservoir part is one quarter of a circle. The lamps have single wick spouts which arise from the inside corner of the section. Each quarter section has a handle at the center point of the semicircular outer edge.
Lamp, Camphene
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This lamp has a double wick fixture made of tin, with the characteristically splayed camphene wick holders. It even holds its own wick covers to keep fuel from evaporating. The fixture is fitted onto a pressed glass bulbous reservoir which ends in a square peg. The peg would have fit into a wooden base.
Lamp, Camphene
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A small glass lamp, bell-shaped, which has a small semicircular glass handle. The pewter cap and wick fixture is fastened to the top of the glass. This lamp which is very similar to 68.1.1150, is different because it has the very distinctive camphene outsplayed pointed wicks.
Slide, Magic Lantern
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A rectangular glass slide with a handpainted scene depicting circus performers. On the left is a man training a black horse. On the right are two acrobatic clowns performing stunts with papered hoops.
Slide, Magic Lantern
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a fourth figure--a boy--wears a yellow double breasted coat, a round hat and carries an umbrella. A fifth figure, a girl wears a bonnet, a blue scarf and has her hands in her pockets.
Lamp, Camphene;
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Small camphene/kerosene lamp made out of brass. A saucer holds a small cylinder on top of which is a globular reservoir with a pronounced shoulder. This leads to a single wick channel. A conical cap is attached by means of a hinge. There is a circular carrying handle.
Lighter, Cigar
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A elaborately decorated small lamp in the shape of an ancient lamp, like the one like that which belonged to the legendary Aladdin. It has a single wick opening. This is, in fact a cigar lighter.
Slide, Magic Lantern
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A rectangular glass slide with four scenes of far off places.
Automated Corn Planting
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In 1995, a tractor attached to an automated corn planter seeds a field. Bags of Ciba seed are used.
Row Marker Sketch
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A sketch of a man in a row marker being pulled by two horses. The vehicle has large wheels on each side.
Youngsters with corn
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Three young children sit amongst corn piled on the sidewalk, spilling out of a basket, and housed in two crates.
Horses harvesting cornfield
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A team of horses stands at the end of a row of harvested corn and the rest of the unharvested field is on the left. Two horses stand opposite on the other side of a fence.
U.S. Food Administration Advertisement
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An ad for the United States Food Adminstration reads: Corn The Food of the Nation Serve Some Way Every Meal Appetizing Nourishing.
Washing out roots
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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.
Stump and Coons Business Receipt
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In 1873, Stump & Coons offered their services for horseshoeing and jobbing.
Audi-Cord Corporation Advertisement
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The Audi-Cord Corp. in Normal advertises electronic equipment, including cartridges, recorders, and reproducers.
Schneider's Bakery Advertisement
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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
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Emil Lenze manufactured tin, copper, and sheet iron ware, often for use in roofing and spouting in Bloomington.
Central Mill and Elevator Company
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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
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William Van Schoick and Company processed the "Celebrated Bloomington Ham." In 1872, the company became the Bloomington Pork Packing Co.
Checking corn
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A farmer wearing a blue shirt and khaki pants checks a stalk of corn in a field.
Bloomington Book Bindery Advertisement
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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...
Hupmobile 5-seater Touring Car 1921
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Drawing for an advertisement
Tile Corn Crib
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This oval corn crib was built of hollow building tile.
Hayes-Custer Building, Normal, Illinois
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The Hayes-Custer Company manufactured stoves, gas ranges, and furnaces in Normal. It was located near the railroad tracks.
N.N. Winslow Advertisement
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N.N. Winslow and Company manufactured soap, candles and locomotive grease from 1855 to the 1870s.
Faloon and Geltmacher Advertisement
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Faloon and Geltmacher was a small company on Washington St. in Bloomington that produced medical devices and patent medicines.
C.H. Freeman Advertisement
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C.H. Freeman was a watchmaker and engraver on North Main St. in Bloomington.
Bloomington Star Dairy Advertisement
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The Bloomington Star Dairy was located two miles northwest of Bloomington.
Bloomington Hoop Skirt Manufactory Advertisement
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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.
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