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| Title | Meyer Brewing Company Advertisement |
| Coverage / Year | 1862 to 1820 |
| Description | Meyer Brewing Company, located where Highland Golf Course is today, brewed beer from 1862 until Prohibition closed the business. This advertisement proclaims, "Not the largest brewery in the world, but the one that spends most money in Bloomington and does things for Bloomington." |
| Interpretation | Many people were out of work when the 18th Amendment prohibited the sale of alcohol. |
| Lesson Plans / Themes | How we learn about communities; |
| Learning Standards | 16 History; 13 Science, Technology and Society; 15 Economics; 18 Social Systems; |
| Author or Creator | McLean County Historical Society, Bloomington, Ill.; Hartzold, Susan; Matejka, Michael, 1953- |
| Other Contributors | Koos, Greg, 1949-
LaBounty, Bill
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| Source | 'Made in McLean County' exhibit; museum archives |
| Subject / Keywords | McLean County, Illinois; Bloomington, Illinois; Beer; Brewing industry; Buildings; Advertisements |
| 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 | mch0444 |
| CONTENTdm file name | 154216352002_mch0444.jpg |
