|
| Title | Pfister Float in 1947 Corn Bowl Parade |
| Coverage / Year | 1947 |
| Description | A Pfister float made of corn cobs travels in the 1947 Corn Bowl parade. |
| Interpretation | A parade was held in anticipation of the Corn Bowl, a football game held on Thanksgiving between North Central College and Southern Illinois University. |
| 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 | Walters, William D, Jr., 1942-
|
| 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; Festivals; Parades & processions; Floats (Parades); Football |
| Collection Publisher | McLean County Museum of History
|
| 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 | mch0318; IL MCLEAN AGR WAL - Figure 6:11, p. 83 |
| CONTENTdm file name | 296023832002_mch0318.jpg |
