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| Title | Funk Brothers Seed Advertisement |
| Coverage / Year | c. 1900 |
| Description | In order to promote their hybrids, Funk Brothers Seed Company advertised their new products. This ad for 90-day corn ran about 1900. |
| Interpretation | 90-Day corn was designed to grow quickly, so farmers could plant it later in the season if early seed failed to grow. |
| 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; Advertisements; Seed trade; Corn; Hybrids |
| 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 | mch0401 - Digital Images Master CD - museum archives |
| CONTENTdm file name | 15720562002_mch0401.jpg |
