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| Title | Herding hogs to Chicago |
| Coverage / Year | 1868 |
| Description | This drawing shows farmers herding hogs to Chicago, where they were known to fetch a high price. |
| Interpretation | With the beginning of the railroads in McLean County, much livestock and grain was transported to Chicago via train. But farmers began accusing railroads of cheating them on prices, so here, farmers are taking hogs to market themselves. |
| 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.; Walters, William D, Jr., 1942- |
| Other Contributors | Hartzold, Susan
Koos, Greg, 1949-
LaBounty, Bill
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| Source | Extra images from 'Just Corn: The Amaizing Story', museum exhibit, 1997 |
| Subject / Keywords | McLean County, Illinois; Bloomington, Illinois; Hogs; Pigs; Sketches; Cartoons (Commentary) |
| 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 | mch0403 - Digital Images Master CD - museum archives |
| CONTENTdm file name | 9063119462002_mch0403.jpg |
