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Sanborn Map, Grand Opera House, 1886

Metal Wheeled Tractor

Melvin Hendricks on Tractor

Sanborn Map, McLean County Court House, Bloomington, Illinois

Twelve-horse Hitch

Plowing

Stubblefield Horse

Snowbirds

William Goodfellow Farm

Husking Corn By Hand

100 West Washington Street, Bloomington, Illinois

Centennial Parade, Bloomington, Illinois

Maize Illustration

Shocked Corn

D.L. White Farmhouse and English Barn

Karr Homestead, Bloomington, Illinois

Shock Frame

Flint Corn

Wickizer Bakery, interior

Bloomington, Illinois

Rosencrans School, interior

Sanborn Map, McLean County Court House, Bloomington, Illinois

McLean County, Illinois, Street Scene

Sanborn Map, McLean County Court House, Bloomington, Illinois

Moses Montefiore Temple, Bloomington, Illinois

Cast of 'London Assurance'

Archaeologists at Noble-Wieting, Illinois

Dennis Kenyon Farmstead in 1874

Oxen on Turn-of-the-Century Farm

Reuben Benjamin

Isaac Funk

Front of Typical I-House

Automated Corn Planting

Youngsters with corn

Horses harvesting cornfield

U.S. Food Administration Advertisement

Washing out roots

Stump and Coons Business Receipt

Audi-Cord Corporation Advertisement

Schneider's Bakery Advertisement

Sanborn Map, Grand Opera House, 1886
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Sanborn map of the Grand Opera House in McLean County, Illinois, 1886. The Opera House is located next to the A. Brockaw Plow Factory. (alternate spelling: Brokaw)
Metal Wheeled Tractor
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Three farmers in overalls look over the engine of a metal wheeled tractor in the 1930s as a well-dressed man sits on the machine with a jug.
Melvin Hendricks on Tractor
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Melvin Hendricks, a farm hand, uses one of the first tractors in McLean County in 1935.
Sanborn Map, McLean County Court House, Bloomington, Illinois
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Sanborn map of the McLean County, Illinois Court House, 1886.
Twelve-horse Hitch
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)This photo shows a 12-horse hitch being used to plow a field in McLean County, Illinois.
Plowing
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Two men and their horses plow fields near Bloomington, Illinois.
Stubblefield Horse
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)A Percheron horse stands in the foreground of the Stubblefield Stables. A lot of farm work was carried out with the help of Percheron or Norman horses, which were bred and sold in Normal, Illinois.
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.
William Goodfellow Farm
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)William Goodfellow built this brick farmhouse in Dale Township.
Husking Corn By Hand
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)A migrant worker husks corn by hand in a cornfield in McLean County about 1910.
100 West Washington Street, Bloomington, Illinois
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Photograph of Washington Street in Bloomington, Illinois in 1904. The image includes text describing each of the numbered items.
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.
Shocked Corn
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Shocked corn as it appears in a farmer's field with a farmer looking on.
D.L. White Farmhouse and English Barn
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)The D.L. White farmhouse is a central hall I-House.
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.
Shock Frame
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Instructions for how to shock corn, compete with diagrams from Rural Affairs.
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.
Wickizer Bakery, interior
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Breads and rolls fill the counter of the Wickizer Bakery, which was at 603 N. Main, Bloomington, Illinois.
Bloomington, Illinois
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)The photo shows South Center Street in Bloomington, Illinois, around 1857. Shops, sidewalks, livestock, etc. are all visible.
Rosencrans School, interior
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)The interior of the Rosencrans School, Illinois, is decorated with pictures and paper chains. The children and their teacher are seated at their desks.
Sanborn Map, McLean County Court House, Bloomington, Illinois
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Sanborn map of the McLean County, Illinois Court House, 1896.
McLean County, Illinois, Street Scene
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)This photo shows winter in McLean County, Illinois.
Sanborn Map, McLean County Court House, Bloomington, Illinois
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Sanborn map of the McLean County, Illinois Court House, undated.
Moses Montefiore Temple, Bloomington, Illinois
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)This photo shows a man sitting on the steps of the Moses Montefiore Temple. Muddy streets surround the temple.
Cast of 'London Assurance'
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)This picture shows the male and female cast members of "London Assurance".
Archaeologists at Noble-Wieting, Illinois
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Illinois State University students study the remains at the Noble-Wieting archaeological site in 1972, a former Indian mound in McLean County. The site is in Heyworth, Illinois.
Dennis Kenyon Farmstead in 1874
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)This sketch of the Dennis Kenyon farm appeared in the 1874 Atlas of McLean County.
Oxen on Turn-of-the-Century Farm
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Oxen, like this team on a turn-of-the-century McLean County farm, were slower than horses but more suited to heavy tasks like prairie breaking.
Reuben Benjamin
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Reuben Benjamin works in the Illinois courthouse's law library.
Isaac Funk
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Isaac Funk, an early settler of McLean County, played a large role in agriculture. He was also a member of the Illinois State House of Representatives in 1840 and a member of the Illinois State Senate 1862-1864.
Front of Typical I-House
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)The front of the Isaac Funk home, and I-house, which was built in 1842.
Automated Corn Planting
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)In 1995, a tractor attached to an automated corn planter seeds a field. Bags of Ciba seed are used.
Youngsters with corn
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Three young children sit amongst corn piled on the sidewalk, spilling out of a basket, and housed in two crates.
Horses harvesting cornfield
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)A team of horses stands at the end of a row of harvested corn and the rest of the unharvested field is on the left. Two horses stand opposite on the other side of a fence.
U.S. Food Administration Advertisement
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)An ad for the United States Food Adminstration reads: Corn The Food of the Nation Serve Some Way Every Meal Appetizing Nourishing.
Washing out roots
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Standing in a hole around where a cornstalk was growing, a farmer washes the roots of the plant with a hose to inspect the crop.
Stump and Coons Business Receipt
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)In 1873, Stump & Coons offered their services for horseshoeing and jobbing.
Audi-Cord Corporation Advertisement
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)The Audi-Cord Corp. in Normal advertises electronic equipment, including cartridges, recorders, and reproducers.
Schneider's Bakery Advertisement
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)John A. Schneider's Bakery at 301 S. Center St. manufactured bread, cakes, and pies from the 1880s to the 1920s.

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