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Corn Crib Building

World map of spread of corn

Inside of corn kernel

Metal Corn Bins

Ear of corn close-up

Dr. Howe's Medicines Advertisement

Henney Kilowatt Advertisement

Maxwell, Batchelder and Co. Business Receipt

Pantagraph Press Room

H.A. Miner Business Receipt

Bloomington Manufacturing Company

Meadows Washer Line

The 'Y' Brick Yard Advertisement

Moratz Planing Mill

Preparing corn planter

Harvesting Corn on Funk Trust Farm

Cornbelt Bank Building, Bloomington, Illinois (detail)

Cultivating Soybeans with Horses

Grassed Waterway

Trapeze artists, Mary & Roy Valentine with Reiner

No. 3 School, Bloomington, Illinois

Sanborn Map, Grand Opera House, 1892

Views of the Sholty Homestead in Dale Township

Plowing, about 1917

Corn Planter Advertisement

Drag Roller

Slatted Corn Crib bins

Untrimmed Osage Orange Hedge Row

Marking Cornfield

Iron Arrow Point

Bloomington Band - Mardi Gras

McLean County Train Yard

Bloomington Fire Company, Bloomington, Illinois

Natural History Lesson

Rural Schools - Corn Exhibit

Stoking Engine

German Day Parade, Bloomington, Illinois

Saybrook, Illinois, 1900

Rail Corn Crib

Asahel Gridley, businessman, McLean County, Illinois

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.
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.
Inside of corn kernel
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)This diagram labels and explains the various parts of the inside of a kernel of corn.
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.
Ear of corn close-up
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)A closeup of an ear of corn still in its husk, tasseled, on the stalk of the plant.
Dr. Howe's Medicines Advertisement
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Dr. Howe and his partner, Dr. Woodard, produced a variety of patent medicines in Bloomington. Their medicines were later produced by Dr. Z. Waters who gave his name to the line.
Henney Kilowatt Advertisement
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)The Henney Kilowatt electric automobile, was produced by C. Russell Feldman and Henney Motor Car Company in 1953.
Maxwell, Batchelder and Co. Business Receipt
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)In 1872, Maxwell, Batchelder & Co. manufacturered inks and sold books and stationery.
Pantagraph Press Room
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Workers operate the printing press at The Bloomington Pantagraph Printing and Stationery Co., about 1900.
H.A. Miner Business Receipt
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)In 1875, H.A. Miner offered his services as a manufacturer of sash, doors, blinds, mouldings, and house finishings.
Bloomington Manufacturing Company
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)The Bloomington Manufacturing Company manufactured the "Graham Mower and Reaper" in the 1860s.
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.
Moratz Planing Mill
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)At the Moratz Planing Mill about 1915, workers stand amongst wood shaping equipment.
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.
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.
Trapeze artists, Mary & Roy Valentine with Reiner
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)The Valentines and Reiner pose for a publicity photograph. They were famous trapeze artists.
No. 3 School, Bloomington, Illinois
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)The Number 3 School was a tall brick structure located at Jackson and Mason Streets, Bloomington, Illinois.
Sanborn Map, Grand Opera House, 1892
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Sanborn map of the Grand Opera House in McLean County, Illinois, 1892. The Opera House is located next to the A. Brockaw Plow Factory. (alternate spelling: Brokaw)
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.
Corn Planter Advertisement
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)An ad for a corn planter with description.
Drag Roller
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)This drawing shows a drag roller, a rotating cylinder on one end and a hitch on the other.
Slatted Corn Crib bins
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Bins at either side of corn cribs were designed to hold ear corn.
Untrimmed Osage Orange Hedge Row
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)This Osage orange hedgerow in Blue Mound Township, McLean County, has remained untrimmed for many years.
Marking Cornfield
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)This drawing of a hand-held planter shows a farmer planting in evenly-marked spaces.
Iron Arrow Point
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)The iron point was a trade item obtained from white traders.
Bloomington Band - Mardi Gras
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)The Bloomington Band Mardi Gras is shown on the east side of the Square. The musicians are in a variety of costumes. Kresge's department store is in the background.
McLean County Train Yard
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Sanborn map of the train yard in McLean County, Illinois, undated.
Bloomington Fire Company, Bloomington, Illinois
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)This photograph shows the Bloomington Fire Company with its equipment. Downtown Bloomington, Illinois, can be seen in the background.
Natural History Lesson
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)The students get a natural history lesson from their teacher using a beaver.
Rural Schools - Corn Exhibit
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)The corn on the desks was exhibited at The County Teachers' Institute on Dec. 17, 1909. The school was in Normal, Illinois.
Stoking Engine
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)The Stoking Engine is fighting the Bloomington Fire of 1900.
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.
Saybrook, Illinois, 1900
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)This photograph shows the snow-covered streets of Saybrook, Illinois, in the winter of 1900.
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.
Asahel Gridley, businessman, McLean County, Illinois
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Asahel Gridley, McLean County's first millionaire, had much to say about early farming. Gridley is recognized as one of the first citizens to arrive in Bloomington, Illinois. He arrived there in 1831 and played a role in the founding of the first newspaper and telegraph office. He was a prominent businessman, lawyer and a politician. He was also a friend of Abraham Linco...

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