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| Title | Corn Palace at the Bloomington Cornfest |
| Coverage / Year | 1915 |
| Description | A Corn Palace was the center of the 1915 Bloomington Cornfest. This photo was taken at night. |
| Interpretation | The 1915 Bloomington Cornfest was held from November 1-6 to coincide with the Bloomington Prosperity Week when many stores had sales. The Corn Palace was advertised as "the most prestigious corn palace ever built in central Illinois." The palace was a temporary structure created by rebuilding the exterior of the Coliseum. A timber false front was added to the front of the Coliseum which was covered with decorative swirls and spirals formed by ears of corn. The outside of the palace was lit by a 1, 000 watt Pearless nitrogen lamp and 11 smaller 750 watt lamps. |
| 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-
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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; Festivals; Celebrations; Harvesting |
| 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 | mch0310; IL MCLEAN AGR WAL - Figure 6:3, p. 79 |
| CONTENTdm file name | 6095523832002_mch0310.jpg |
