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McLean County Historical Society, Bloomington, Ill.
13
Walters, William D, Jr., 1942-
4
Early American Museum
2
Native American, probably Ojibway Tribe
1
Contributor
Walters, William D, Jr., 1942-
8
Koos, Greg, 1949-
5
Hartzold, Susan
4
LaBounty, Bill
2
Munson, Don, 1941-
1
Wyckoff, Martin A., 1950-
1
Language
eng
2
Subject
Celebrations
22
Festivals
17
McLean County (Ill.)
13
Corn
10
Harvesting
6
Buildings
5
Bloomington (Ill.)
4
Advertisements
3
Horses
3
Stores and shops
3
Urbana (Ill.)
3
Artwork
2
Champaign (Ill.)
2
Decorations
2
Fairs
2
Farmers
2
Farming
2
Halloween
2
Bags
1
Bandoliers
1
Barns
1
Beads
1
Castles and palaces
1
Christmas
1
Construction
1
Floats (Parades)
1
Fourth of July celebrations
1
Gifford (Ill.)
1
Hensley Township (Ill.)
1
Horse racing
1
Illinois
1
Independence Day
1
Indians of North America
1
Lighting
1
Little, Allen Grant
1
London (England)
1
Native American
1
Patriotism
1
Plowing
1
Pouch
1
Signs (Notices)
1
Sketches
1
Soldiers
1
Threshing
1
Tractors
1
Wheat
1
World War, 1914-1918
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Plowing Contest
Griesheim's Advertisement for Cornfest
Corn Palace Sign
Race Track, Champaign County Fair, Champaign, Illinois
Patriotic ribbon
Print, Photographic (threshing scene)
Champaign County Fair
Halloween, Main Street, Urbana, Illinois
Shirley Corn and Horse Show
Corn Blotter Advertisement from 1916 Corn Show
Barn Raising
Independence Day, 1918
Candlestick Lane, Urbana, Illinois
Corn Palace at the Bloomington Cornfest
Cornbelt Exposition Sign
Corn Palace Sketch
Corn Celebration Preparation
Inside the Shirley Corn Show Tent
Corn Design on Float
Corn Dollar Inside 1916 Corn Palace
Halloween, Main Street, Urbana, Illinois
Native American Bandolier Bag
Plowing Contest
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This 1914 plowing contest featured tractors that competed as hundreds of spectators watched.
Griesheim's Advertisement for Cornfest
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Griesheim's clothing store runs an ad for the Bloomington Cornfest.
Corn Palace Sign
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This sign identifies the Corn Palace, the center of activity at Bloomington's annual corn festival.
Race Track, Champaign County Fair, Champaign, Illinois
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Race Track, Champaign County Fair, July 31, 1940.
Patriotic ribbon
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Patriotic ribbon in red, white, and blue. Bow at the top with one white, red, and blue streamer. Red streamer has the following inscription: "July 4th 1908, Daisy Hickman, Gifford, '08".
Print, Photographic (threshing scene)
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Threshing scene on the Allen Grant Little farm, Hensley Township, Champaign County, Illinois. Right to left, Allen Grant Little and son Harvey. Charles V. True Jr. (no hat), Wylie True, and Kirker True. A steam thresher hooked to a blower stands in the foreground, on the right-hand side is a single horse buggy next to a wagon. Harvey Little carries a water jug.
Champaign County Fair
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Midway, Champaign County Fair, 1978.
Halloween, Main Street, Urbana, Illinois
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Main Street, Urbana.
Shirley Corn and Horse Show
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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.
Corn Blotter Advertisement from 1916 Corn Show
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A blotter from the 1916 Bloomington Cornfest advertises the Corn Palace.
Barn Raising
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McLean County, Illinois, men pose for a picture during a barn raising.
Independence Day, 1918
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Black and white photograph, #15938, showing American soldiers and spectators at an Independence Day ball game in London, England, July 4, 1918. Originally released by the Committee for Public Information September 9, 1918.
Candlestick Lane, Urbana, Illinois
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Candlestick Lane, Urbana, Illinois, December 17, 1977.
Corn Palace at the Bloomington Cornfest
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A Corn Palace was the center of the 1915 Bloomington Cornfest. This photo was taken at night.
Cornbelt Exposition Sign
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This sign advertises for the Bloomington Corn Exposition Oct. 16-21, 1939.
Corn Palace Sketch
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A sketch of the Bloomington Colliseum turned Corn Palace for the annual Cornfest harvest celebration.
Corn Celebration Preparation
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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.
Inside the Shirley Corn Show Tent
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Six women sit atop the stage inside the tent at the Shirley Corn Show. Cornstalks don the stage for decoration.
Corn Design on Float
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A close-up look at a unique design made of corn on a float in the Bloomington Cornfest parade.
Corn Dollar Inside 1916 Corn Palace
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The interior of the 1916 Bloomington Corn Palace shows the giant corn dollar on display amongst ears of corn.
Halloween, Main Street, Urbana, Illinois
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Main Street, Urbana.
Native American Bandolier Bag
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A bandolier bag is a large pouch with a long continuous strap. This one is made of deerskin. The panel between the strap and pouch is covered with black velvet. Along the bottom edge are wool yarn tassels and loops of beads. The entire bag is covered with beaded decoration in bold floral and foliate designs. The flowers on the pouch are worked in red and blue flowers with gr...
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