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| Title | Funk Brothers Products |
| Coverage / Year | c. 1910 |
| Description | This photo shows a range of Funk Brothers seed products. |
| Interpretation | Using scientific breeding methods to make hybrids, the Funk Brothers produced many varieties of seed corn. They promote their scientific methods through advertising to sell their products. |
| Lesson Plans / Themes | How we learn about communities; Communities and Geography; American Communities in History |
| Learning Standards | 15 Economics; 16 History; 18 Social systems |
| Author or Creator | McLean County Historical Society, Bloomington, Ill. |
| Other Contributors | Walters, William D, Jr., 1942-
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| Source | 'The Heart of the Cornbelt: An Illustrated History of Corn Farming in McLean County,' by William D. Walters Jr.; ISBN 0-943788-15-3 (1997) |
| Subject / Keywords | McLean County, Illinois; Corn; Seed trade; Hybrids |
| 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 | mch0288; IL MCLEAN AGR WAL - Figure 5:6, p. 63 |
| CONTENTdm file name | 315317732002_mch0288.jpg |
