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Advertisement of Detasselers

Shirley Corn and Horse Show

Loading seed into corn planter

Hauling corn to Shirley elevator

Sommer Bros. Float in 1947 Corn Bowl Parade

Single Row Corn Picker about 1935

Corn Blotter Advertisement from 1916 Corn Show

Eugene Funk

Funk Brothers Products

Map, McLean County Railroads in 1900

Adjusting belt on combine in October 1995

Dumping corn into pit before drying

High density corn planting

Chisel Plowing

Sellman's Blacksmith Shop Building

Walton Plow Shop

Illinois in 1837

Everybody should use Dr. Howe's Medicines Advertisement

Justrite Vacuum Cleaners Advertisement

Diorama of Mississippian Culture

Marion's Hired Hand

Traditional Cornfield Planting

County School Display at State Fair

Map of Funk Farms, McLean County, Illinois

Funk Brothers State Fair Exhibit

Pantagraph Typesetters

Moore's Marble Works

Bloomington Cider and Vinegar Company Advertisement

Man hits barbed wire fence

Combine on Murphy Farms

Trapeze artists, Mary & Roy Valentine with Reiner

No. 3 School, Bloomington, Illinois

Sanborn Map, Grand Opera House, 1892

Bloomington Band - Mardi Gras

McLean County Train Yard

Bloomington Fire Company, Bloomington, Illinois

Iron Arrow Point

Corn Palace Sign

Marking Cornfield

Slatted Corn Crib bins

Advertisement of Detasselers
Multi-Page Item | 2 pages | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Advertisement and photograph of detasselers during World War II.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Funk Brothers Products
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)This photo shows a range of Funk Brothers seed products.
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.
Adjusting belt on combine in October 1995
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Darrell Beehn, Jr. adjusts a belt on a John Deere 4400 combine in October 1995.
Dumping corn into pit before drying
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Al Bateman dumps havested grain from his truck into a pit before drying.
High density corn planting
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)This modern cornfield shows narrow rows and high plant density.
Chisel Plowing
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)A 45 Cat Challenger pulls a Landall plow in a cornfield early in the season.
Sellman's Blacksmith Shop Building
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)The building of Ralph with Sellman's blacksmith shop was at 107 S. Madison in Bloomington.
Walton Plow Shop
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)The Walton Plow Shop manufactured plows and farm implements in downtown Bloomington from 1857 to the 1890s.
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 ...
Everybody should use Dr. Howe's Medicines Advertisement
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Honey Balsam and Blackberry Balsam were two of the popular medicines of Dr. Howe. 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.
Justrite Vacuum Cleaners Advertisement
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)The Justrite Vacuum Cleaner Company unsuccessfully tried to launch a vacuum cleaner line in the early 20th century.
Diorama of Mississippian Culture
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)In this picture of a diorama at the Illinois State Museum in Springfield, Illinois, two Indians, one male and one female, gather corn for food. The male wears a decoration around his neck and a small cloth around his waist. The female wears only a skirt around her waist. Corn grows nearby. It illustrates early Mississippian culture.
Marion's Hired Hand
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)This farmhand in Blue Mound Township, McLean County, Illinois, wears a large straw hat and overalls. He sits cross-legged with his hand to his mouth. He has a mustache.
Traditional Cornfield Planting
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)This is an example of traditional cornfield planting, with multiple plants per hill and space between hills of corn.
County School Display at State Fair
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)This school corn exhibit from McLean County is on display at the 1909 Illinois State Fair.
Map of Funk Farms, McLean County, Illinois
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)This map shows the location of all the Funk Farms in McLean County.
Funk Brothers State Fair Exhibit
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)This exhibit for Funk Brothers Seed Company at the Illinois State Fair in 1904 shows a giant ear of corn sticking up and a sign for free samples of seed.
Pantagraph Typesetters
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Workers set type at the Bloomington Pantagraph Printing and Stationery Co. about 1900.
Moore's Marble Works
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Moore's Marble Works at 311 with Washington was in business in Bloomington from 1876 to 1918. It produced tombstones and monuments.
Bloomington Cider and Vinegar Company Advertisement
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)The Bloomington Cider and Vinegar Co. factory was a short-lived 19th century business packaging vinegar and sweet pickles.
Man hits barbed wire fence
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)In this drawing, a farmer runs into a barbed wire fence between cornfields.
Combine on Murphy Farms
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)A 930 Pixall Combine harvests corn and throws it into a wagon at Murphy Farms in 1995.
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)
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.
Iron Arrow Point
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)The iron point was a trade item obtained from white traders.
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.
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.
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.

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