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Planting Osage Orange

Single Pen Corn Crib

Concrete Fence Post

Steam Engine in McLean County about 1875

The Coureur de Bois and the Indian

Feasting on Sweet Corn at the Corn Bowl

Funk Inbreds

Funk Warehouse

Planter, Hand

The 'Wanderer' of New Bedford

Preparing corn planter

Harvesting Corn on Funk Trust Farm

Cornbelt Bank Building, Bloomington, Illinois (detail)

Cultivating Soybeans with Horses

Texas engine #854, Chicago Great Western Railroad

President Calvin Coolidge and President-elect Herbert Hoover, Inauguration Day 1929

First diesel engine of the Chicago and Alton Railroad

Corn Planter Advertisement

Dodge Business Sedan 1922

Ford 3-window DeLuxe Coupe 1934

March on Washington

Grassed Waterway

White House

Views of the Sholty Homestead in Dale Township

Plowing, about 1917

All-Bisque Japanese Baby Doll

Indian Head Cent, Obverse: 1882

Liberty Half-Dollar, 1857

Corn Palace Sign

Cloth 'Mama Bear' Doll

Liberty Quarter Dollar, 1876

Native American Spider Gorget

Forged Iron Ring

Susan B. Anthony Dollar, 1979

Metal Corn Bins

Plowing with Two Horses

Indian Head Cent, Reverse: 1888

King of the Speedway and Queen of the Speedway Horseshoes

Eisenhower Bicentennial Dollar, 1976

Can of Paint Brushes

Planting Osage Orange
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Farmers planted Osage orange on the large Sibley Farms in neighboring Ford County.
Single Pen Corn Crib
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Many corn crib forms were possible for corn storage. This is a single crib.
Concrete Fence Post
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)This wooden fence was constructed using longer-lasting concrete fence posts.
Steam Engine in McLean County about 1875
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)A steam engine in McLean County about 1875.
The Coureur de Bois and the Indian
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)A fur trader stands by a birch bark canoe and shakes the hand of an Indian. A second fur trader is seated in the canoe.
Feasting on Sweet Corn at the Corn Bowl
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)During the Corn Bowl, patrons sit at long tables and dine on sweet corn in celebration.
Funk Inbreds
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Two men stand by stalks of inbred Funk's corn.
Funk Warehouse
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Ears of corn fill a Funk warehouse in the early 1900s.
Planter, Hand
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)1. Homemade corn planter, painted blue. No distinguishing marks. Has handle, seed hopper and hand-lever. 2. Wooden planter. Long square body, flat on one side and tapers to a blunt point on the front. Tin panel on the nose. Single handle with a turned grip which raises and lowers to release seed through the nose. Wakefield Patent, Patent Date July 25, 1854.
The 'Wanderer' of New Bedford
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Photograph, b/w
Preparing corn planter
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Harold Smith prepares a John Deere 16 row planter in the spring of 1995.
Harvesting Corn on Funk Trust Farm
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)A Cat Challenger grain cart and combine work in a cornfield on Funk Trust Farm near Shirley, Illinois, in October 1995.
Cornbelt Bank Building, Bloomington, Illinois (detail)
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)After the great Bloomington fire of 1900, the Cornbelt Bank was rebuilt and featured corn ears on the pilaster capitals.
Cultivating Soybeans with Horses
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)A farmer, pulled by two horses, cultivates his soybean crop about 1930.
Texas engine #854, Chicago Great Western Railroad
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Photograph, b/w
President Calvin Coolidge and President-elect Herbert Hoover, Inauguration Day 1929
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Photograph, b/w
First diesel engine of the Chicago and Alton Railroad
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Photograph, b/w
Corn Planter Advertisement
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)An ad for a corn planter with description.
Dodge Business Sedan 1922
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Drawing for an advertisement
Ford 3-window DeLuxe Coupe 1934
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Photograph, b/w
March on Washington
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Photograph, b/w
Grassed Waterway
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)The development of grassed waterways in the late 1930s revolutionized the appearance of the Cornbelt.
White House
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)The White House seen from the south.
Views of the Sholty Homestead in Dale Township
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)The Sholty farmstead, built by Jacob Sholty, featured a corn crib, large barn, and his son's residence.
Plowing, about 1917
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)A team of horses plows sod in McLean County about 1917.
All-Bisque Japanese Baby Doll
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)This is an all-bisque baby doll that has moveable arms. The doll has a painted face with features including black eyes, pink cheeks, red lips, and light colored hair.
Indian Head Cent, Obverse: 1882
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)A left-facing Indian maiden wears a feathered crown. Above is UNITED STATES OF AMERICA and below is the date.
Liberty Half-Dollar, 1857
Multi-Page Item | 2 pages | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)The seated Liberty is show with her right hand resting on a shield
Corn Palace Sign
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)This sign identifies the Corn Palace, the center of activity at Bloomington's annual corn festival.
Cloth 'Mama Bear' Doll
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)(second to left) A cloth cut-out and sew "Mama Bear" doll from "Goldilocks and the Three Bears". She wears a striped print dress with an apron. The doll holds a bowl of Kellogg's cornflakes and is eating from the bowl. The back of the doll continues to depict the striped print of the front.
Liberty Quarter Dollar, 1876
Multi-Page Item | 2 pages | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Seated Liberty, with staff and cap. Overhead are stars for the thirteen colonies.
Native American Spider Gorget
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Round marine shells with spider designs carved onto them. The shells are about 3" in diameter.
Forged Iron Ring
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)This is a three inch diameter ring forged in the Chesebro blacksmith shop.
Susan B. Anthony Dollar, 1979
Multi-Page Item | 2 pages | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)A right-facing profile of the suffragette is surrounded by a circle of thirteen stars the word LIBERTY, to the right, IN GOD WE TRUST, and below the date.
Metal Corn Bins
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Metal corn bins for the Ever-Normal Granary store corn of a Funk's hybrid.
Plowing with Two Horses
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)A sketch of a farmer, with overalls, a beard, and straw hat, plowing behind two horses in a field with weeds.
Indian Head Cent, Reverse: 1888
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)The coin contains the words ONE CENT in the center, with a wreath around it. The edges of the coin are reeded. Three arrows are inserted into the wreath at the bottom and at the top is the Shield of the United States.
King of the Speedway and Queen of the Speedway Horseshoes
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)The King of the Speedway and the Queen of the Speedway are both brands of a very light, thin, and smooth racing horseshoe.
Eisenhower Bicentennial Dollar, 1976
Multi-Page Item | 2 pages | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)A left-facing profile of the WWII general and two-time President bears the words LIBERTY and IN GOD WE TRUST. Below are the Bicentennial dates, 1776-1976.
Can of Paint Brushes
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)This is a metal can with paint brushes. The paint brushes are covered with paint and varnish, causing the brushes to be stuck to the can.

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