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Restored Patton Cabin in Lexington

Map of timber landscape in McLean County, Illinois

Kickapoo Dwelling (Bark Hut)

Comb, Hair

Kickapoo Grand Village Monument

Union Depot, Bloomington, Illinois

Reward Broadside

Granger Protest Meeting

Corn Mortar

First Methodist Church of Bloomington

Map, Cunningham Township, Urbana, Illinois

Weston Depot

Wreckage of the Bloomington Fire

Loading seed into corn planter

Hauling corn to Shirley elevator

Sommer Bros. Float in 1947 Corn Bowl Parade

Single Row Corn Picker about 1935

Hungarian Roller Mill

Bonus marchers eating in camp

Buick 1934

Rail crossing in St. Charles, Illinois

Ed Bowen Harness Shop

Sellman's Blacksmith Shop Advertisement

Osborn Bakery Advertisement

Bloomington Cracker Company Advertisement

The Stanley of 1861

Shirley Corn and Horse Show

Advertisement of Detasselers

Map, McLean County Railroads in 1900

Eugene Funk

Corn Blotter Advertisement from 1916 Corn Show

The Railsplitter, Abraham Lincoln

Dodge Senior Brougham 1934

Chevrolet Utility Coupe 1922

Franklin Airman 6 1934

Map, McLean County Railroads in 1860

Gable Roof Corn Crib

Circus performers on trapeze

Early Moldboard Plow

Funk Brothers Products

Restored Patton Cabin in Lexington
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)The restored Patton cabin in Lexington.
Map of timber landscape in McLean County, Illinois
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Before McLean County was settled by whites in 1822, eleven percent of McLean County was timber and the remainder was tall prairie grass, as shown in this map.
Kickapoo Dwelling (Bark Hut)
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)After leaving McLean County, the Kickapoo fled westward. This dwelling was photographed in Brown County, Kansas, about 1906.
Comb, Hair
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Dark brown and gold streaked hair comb. Eight long teeth, ornately carved crest with pierced and carved dragon design which wraps around itself. Scroll-vine design around the edge.
Kickapoo Grand Village Monument
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)A historical marker was placed at the site of the Grand Village of the Kickapoo in Ellsworth, Illinois, by the McLean County Historical Society in 1905.
Union Depot, Bloomington, Illinois
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)A crowd mingles on the Union Depot platform on West Washington Street, Bloomington, Illinois.
Reward Broadside
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)her manner of speaking is rather grum. She has a free husband living on Capitol Hill, Washington City, near Sims' old rope walk, named Henson Forrest. I will give the above reward no matter where taken, so I get her again. F. M. Bowie, Long Old Fields, Prince George's County, Md., July 6, 1857." This broadside is on display in the Chicago Historical Society exhibit, "A House...
Granger Protest Meeting
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)This sketch shows a protest meeting of Grangers shown in the History of the Grange Movement.
Corn Mortar
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)This corn mortar was used by early McLean County settler John Moore for pounding corn.
First Methodist Church of Bloomington
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)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.
Map, Cunningham Township, Urbana, Illinois
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Map of Cunningham Township, north-east area of Urbana, Illinois.
Weston Depot
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)The small wooden depot served the town of Weston, Illinois. Multiple railroad tracks can be seen in the foreground.
Wreckage of the Bloomington Fire
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)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...
Loading seed into corn planter
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Darrell Beehn Jr. loads Pioneer seed into an International 400 Cycle planter near Shirley, Illinois. Darrell Beehn Sr. stands beside the planter.
Hauling corn to Shirley elevator
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Darrell Beehn, Jr. hauls grain to the elevator near Shirley, Illinois, in the fall of 1995.
Sommer Bros. Float in 1947 Corn Bowl Parade
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)A Sommer Bros. Seed Co. float travels in the 1947 Corn Bowl parade.
Single Row Corn Picker about 1935
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)A single row corn picker machine helps harvest the crop in a McLean County field about 1935.
Hungarian Roller Mill
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)The Hungarian Roller Mill operated on Bloomington's west side from the 1870s to 1912.
Bonus marchers eating in camp
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Photograph, b/w
Buick 1934
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Photograph, b/w
Rail crossing in St. Charles, Illinois
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Photograph, b/w
Ed Bowen Harness Shop
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Ed Bowen works in his harness shop in Bloomington, surrounded by dozens of animal harnesses.
Sellman's Blacksmith Shop Advertisement
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Ralph with Sellman's blacksmith shop was at 107 S. Madison in Bloomington.
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.
Bloomington Cracker Company Advertisement
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)The Bloomington Cracker Company on East Front Street was also Gerken's Bakery.
The Stanley of 1861
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Image from the New Hampshire Republican, v. 1 n. 4 (1890), [p. 7-8]. "THE STANLEY OF 1861 THROWING THE SUNLIGHT OF FREEDOM ON A DARK CONTINENT".
Shirley Corn and Horse Show
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)The entrance to the main tent at the 1912 Shirley Corn and Horse Show was decorated with cornstalks. Hundreds came to celebrate the corn harvest.
Advertisement of Detasselers
Multi-Page Item | 2 pages | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Advertisement and photograph of detasselers during World War II.
Map, McLean County Railroads in 1900
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)This is a map of McLean County railroads and grain elevators in 1900.
Eugene Funk
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)This is a portrait of Eugene Funk, who began breeding and selling corn seed. He was a noted seedsman who pioneered the use of hybrid corn. He was the son of LaFayette Funk, co-founder and director the Chicago Union Stockyards.
Corn Blotter Advertisement from 1916 Corn Show
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)A blotter from the 1916 Bloomington Cornfest advertises the Corn Palace.
The Railsplitter, Abraham Lincoln
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)The Railsplitter, oil on canvas, artist unknown, 1860. Chicago Historical Society collection.
Dodge Senior Brougham 1934
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Drawing for an advertisement
Chevrolet Utility Coupe 1922
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Drawing for an advertisement
Franklin Airman 6 1934
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Drawing for an advertisement
Map, McLean County Railroads in 1860
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)This map shows the path of railroads through McLean County in 1860.
Gable Roof Corn Crib
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Corn cribs like this were built for more than a hundred years in McLean County and were among the most valuable structures on many farms.
Circus performers on trapeze
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Trapeze artists fly through the air in Bloomington, Illinois.
Early Moldboard Plow
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)This early moldboard plow was used to open new land for cornfields in spring.
Funk Brothers Products
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)This photo shows a range of Funk Brothers seed products.

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