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Corn Belt Bank, Bloomington, Illinois

Tile Corn Crib

Mature corn near Shirley

Life Magazine Illustration of McLean County Hogs

Display of Corn and Signs

King Corn from 1916 Corn Show

Kickapoo Dwelling (Bark Hut)

Rail Corn Crib

Corn-Shock Binder

Concrete Fence Post

J.J. Ham House and Barn

Naffziger Round Tile Barn

Flat Bottom Drain Tile

Karr Homestead, Bloomington, Illinois

Planting Osage Orange

Flint Corn

Stalk Rake

Single Pen Corn Crib

Illinois in 1837

Recovered Indian Corn Fragments

Kickapoo Grand Village Monument

Centennial Parade, Bloomington, Illinois

Maize Illustration

Snowbirds

Madison' Projectile Points

German Day Parade, Bloomington, Illinois

Plowing

Corn Palace Sign

Hungarian Roller Mill

Corn Belt Creamery Co. Advertisement

Moratz Planing Mill

Bloomington Cracker Company Advertisement

Lenze's Tinsmith Shop Advertisement

Central Mill and Elevator Company

Meadows Washer Line

The 'Y' Brick Yard Advertisement

Ed Bowen Harness Shop

Corn Crib Building

Diagram of Funk hybrids

World map of spread of corn

Corn Belt Bank, Bloomington, Illinois
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)The Corn Belt Bank building in downtown Bloomington, with a horse and carriage waiting outside.
Tile Corn Crib
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)This oval corn crib was built of hollow building tile.
Mature corn near Shirley
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)This mature cornfield is on the Funk Trust Farm near Shirley, Illinois, in September 1995.
Life Magazine Illustration of McLean County Hogs
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)The caption from this Life Magazine photo of McLean County hogs reads, "Fat-sated hogs on Illinois farm wallow in thick carpet of shelled corn. Farmers prefer to waste corn on livestock rather than sell at ceiling prices.
Display of Corn and Signs
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)This display of corn and McLean County's growing methods informs visitors of the many techniques used by farmers.
King Corn from 1916 Corn Show
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)This cartoon shows how locals felt about the Bloomington Cornfest, depicting a man as King Corn.
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.
Rail Corn Crib
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Rail corn cribs like this one, photographed about 1910, were popular forms of early pioneer corn storage.
Corn-Shock Binder
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)This illustration shows the tools used in binding corn into shocks.
Concrete Fence Post
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)This wooden fence was constructed using longer-lasting concrete fence posts.
J.J. Ham House and Barn
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)An 1887 view of J.J. Ham's 1873 home south of Hudson.
Naffziger Round Tile Barn
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)This circular tile sided barn was built by William Naffziger in 1916 in Mount Hope Township, McLean County.
Flat Bottom Drain Tile
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)This drain tile was made of clay and used for drainage of fields. It has a flat bottom and is 2-4 inches in diameter.
Karr Homestead, Bloomington, Illinois
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)The Karr homestead near Bloomington, photographed about 1885, shows an example of what pioneer field and fences were like.
Planting Osage Orange
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Farmers planted Osage orange on the large Sibley Farms in neighboring Ford County.
Flint Corn
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Flint corn was praised by early farmers for its ability to withstand wind and weather, but it was not well regarded as livestock feed.
Stalk Rake
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)This 19th century stalk rake was used to remove stalks in the field from the previous year's corn.
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.
Illinois in 1837
Multi-Page Item | 24 pages | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Illinois in 1837 : a sketch descriptive of the situation, boundaries, face of the country, prominent districts, prairies, rivers, minerals, animals, agricultural productions, public lands, plans of internal improvement, manufacturers, &c., of the state of Illinois : also, suggestions to emigrants, sketches of the counties, cities, and principal towns in the state : together ...
Recovered Indian Corn Fragments
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Fragments of corn recovered from the Grand Village of the Kickapoo in 1972.
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.
Centennial Parade, Bloomington, Illinois
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)A float travels down the street near the west side of the square. The crowds are watching the Centennial Parade, Bloomington, Illinois.
Maize Illustration
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)The first illustration of maize in the herbals from De Historia Stirpium of Leonhard Fuchs.
Snowbirds
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Survivors of the severe winters called themselves "Snowbirds", and they would meet annually to relive their memories.
Madison' Projectile Points
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Four small to medium-sized thin triangular arrowheads. The points are usually like isosceles triangles in shape, or more rarely, equilateral triangles.
German Day Parade, Bloomington, Illinois
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)A marching band is shown participating in the German Day Parade. The buildings are decorated for the event.
Plowing
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Two men and their horses plow fields near Bloomington, Illinois.
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.
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.
Corn Belt Creamery Co. Advertisement
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)The Corn Belt Creamery Company produced butter at 211-17 North Prairie St. in Bloomington.
Moratz Planing Mill
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)At the Moratz Planing Mill about 1915, workers stand amongst wood shaping equipment.
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.
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.
Meadows Washer Line
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Four workers on the Meadows Washer line assemble clothes washers.
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.
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.
Corn Crib Building
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)The side of a wooden corn crib building with ears poking through gaps in the slats of wood. It appears to have a metal roof.
Diagram of Funk hybrids
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)This detailed diagram shows the steps involved in cross corn to make Funk's hybrids.
World map of spread of corn
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)This color world map shows where corn orignated and how and when it spread across the globe.