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| Title | Centennial Parade, Bloomington, Illinois |
| Coverage / Year | 1930 |
| Description | A float travels down the street near the west side of the square. The crowds are watching the Centennial Parade, Bloomington, Illinois. |
| Interpretation | The people of McLean County, Illinois, celebrated the centennial ten months after the stock market crash of 1929. The four-day celebration included the parade, boat races and vaudeville acts. |
| Lesson Plans / Themes | How we learn about communities; Communities and Geography; American Communities in History; Celebrations and Festivals |
| Learning Standards | 15 Economics; 16 History; 18 Social systems |
| Author or Creator | McLean County Historical Society, Bloomington, Ill. |
| Other Contributors | Munson, Don, 1941-
Wyckoff, Martin A., 1950-
Koos, Greg, 1949-
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| Source | 'The Illustrated History of McLean County', pp. 320 |
| Subject / Keywords | McLean County, Illinois; Parades & processions; Entertainment; Floats (Parades) |
| Collection Publisher | McLean County Museum of History
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| Further Information | For any further information related to this record, please contact the Collection Publisher. See http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/tdc for more information about this project. |
| Rights Management Statement | http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/tdc/conditions.htm |
| Resource Identifier | mch0124 |
| CONTENTdm file name | 875371632002_mch0124.jpg |
