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| Title | Bloomington Manufacturing Company |
| Coverage / Year | c. 1860s |
| Description | The Bloomington Manufacturing Company manufactured the "Graham Mower and Reaper" in the 1860s. |
| Interpretation | The company employed 70 to 80 workers and averaged $100, 000 in business annually. They produced bicycles, tricycles, carriages, and buggies. |
| 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; Industry; Mowing; Bicycles & tricycles; Carriages & coaches |
| 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 | mch0441 |
| CONTENTdm file name | 4681521652002_mch0441.jpg |
