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1. Cornbelt Cube Cornbelt Cube McLean County, Illinois; Dwellings; Country life; Construction This home, constructed around the turn of the 20th century, is called a Cornbelt Cube, or American Foursquare, because of its shape.
2. Block House, Carlock, Illinois Block House, Carlock, Illinois McLean County, Illinois; Concrete; Housing; Construction This concrete block home south of Carlock, Illinois, was built around 1900.
3. Husking Corn By Hand Husking Corn By Hand McLean County, Illinois; Corn; Employees; Migrant agricultural laborers; A migrant worker husks corn by hand in a cornfield in McLean County about 1910.
4. Leo Miller House Leo Miller House McLean County, Illinois; Houses; Prosperity; Dwellings; This replacement house on the Leo Miller farm was built around the turn of the 20th century.
5. House Converted to Sheep Barn House Converted to Sheep Barn McLean County, Illinois; Houses; Sheep; Barns This building on the Leo Miller farm was constructed as a residence in the 1870s. Twenty years later, it was converted to a sheep barn.
6. Cultivating Corn with Horses Cultivating Corn with Horses McLean County, Illinois; Horses; Corn; Farmers; Farming; Croplands; A farmer cultivates a field of corn with a team of two horses.
7. C.U. Williams Car Dealership C.U. Williams Car Dealership Bloomington, Illinois; McLean County, Illinois; Automobile dealerships; Secondhand sales; Garages; Transportation C.U. Williams had several enterprises, including this car dealership. Williams also ran a picture postcard business.
8. Higgins Stone Masons Higgins Stone Masons McLean County, Illinois; Bloomington, Illinois; Factories; Masonry; Industry Stone masons work at the Bloomington firm, Higgins-Jury-Kleinan.
9. Illinois Tractor Advertisement Illinois Tractor Advertisement McLean County, Illinois; Bloomington, Illinois; Tractors; Advertisements; Plows The Illinois Tractor Company in Bloomington promised "the lowest priced tractor in the world."
10. Enfield and Mackey Cigar Factory Enfield and Mackey Cigar Factory McLean County, Illinois; Bloomington, Illinois; Cigar industry; Factories; Paint Five men pose in front of the Enfield and Mackey Cigar Factory, an early 20th century manufacturer operating in Bloomington.
11. Justrite Vacuum Cleaners Advertisement Justrite Vacuum Cleaners Advertisement McLean County, Illinois; Bloomington, Illinois; Vacuum cleaners; Advertisements The Justrite Vacuum Cleaner Company unsuccessfully tried to launch a vacuum cleaner line in the early 20th century.
12. Metal Corn Bins Metal Corn Bins McLean County, Illinois; Bloomington, Illinois; Corn; Storage facilities; Silos; Granaries; Metal corn bins for the Ever-Normal Granary store corn of a Funk's hybrid.
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