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1. Corn Exhibit Photograph Corn Exhibit Photograph McLean County, Illinois; Bloomington, Illinois; Corn; Galleries & museums; Exhibitions; A photo of the 'Just Corn: The Amaizing Story' exhibit inside the McLean County Museum of History in 1997. Panels of related photos and logos of seed companies are shown.
2. William D. Walters, Jr. William D. Walters, Jr. McLean County, Illinois; Bloomington, Illinois; Corn; Teachers; Authors William D. Walters, Jr., a professor of geography at Illinois State University, researched and wrote 'The Heart of the Cornbelt: An Illustrated History of Corn Farming in McLean County,' published in 1997....
3. McLean County Map in Corn Exhibit McLean County Map in Corn Exhibit McLean County, Illinois; Bloomington, Illinois; Exhibitions; Corn; Maps; Education; Schoolteachers A map of McLean County sits in the middle of a corn school exhibit at a December 17, 1909, Teacher's Institute in Normal, Illinois.
4. Map of Funk Farms, McLean County, Illinois Map of Funk Farms, McLean County, Illinois McLean County, Illinois; Bloomington, Illinois; Maps; Townships; Funk, Eugene Duncan, 1867-1944 This map shows the location of all the Funk Farms in McLean County.
5. Marion's Hired Hand Marion's Hired Hand McLean County, Illinois; Bloomington, Illinois; Farmhands; Migrant agricultural laborers; This farmhand in Blue Mound Township, McLean County, Illinois, wears a large straw hat and overalls. He sits cross-legged with his hand to his mouth. He has a mustache.
6. School Work Corn Exhibit of McLean County School Work Corn Exhibit of McLean County McLean County, Illinois; Bloomington, Illinois; Exhibitions; Corn; Schoolteachers This boys corn exhibit of McLean County was shown at a Teacher's Institute on December 17, 1909, in Normal, Illinois.
7. Van Schoick and Company Pork Packers Advertisement Van Schoick and Company Pork Packers Advertisement Bloomington, Illinois; McLean County, Illinois; Pork; Shipping William Van Schoick and Company processed the "Celebrated Bloomington Ham." In 1872, the company became the Bloomington Pork Packing Co.
8. Walton Plow Shop Walton Plow Shop Bloomington, Illinois; McLean County, Illinois; Plows; Farming; Farmers; Equipment; Business people; The Walton Plow Shop manufactured plows and farm implements in downtown Bloomington from 1857 to the 1890s.
9. National Automatic Scale Advertisement National Automatic Scale Advertisement Business enterprises; Merchants; Advertisements; Bloomington, Illinois; McLean County, Illinois; The National Automatic Scale Company was located at 215 E. Douglas St. in Bloomington. They specialized in the manufacture of scales for agriculture use.
10. Seibel Brothers Millinery Building Seibel Brothers Millinery Building McLean County, Illinois; Bloomington, Illinois; Millinery; Factories; Woodworking; Buildings; Factories The Seibel Brothers Wholesale and Retail Millinery in downtown Bloomington.
11. Meadows Washer Line Meadows Washer Line McLean County, Illinois; Bloomington, Illinois; Washing machines; Assembly-line methods; Factories; Industry; Four workers on the Meadows Washer line assemble clothes washers.
12. Ulbrich Advertisement Ulbrich Advertisement McLean County, Illinois; Bloomington, Illinois; Saddlery; Luggage; Advertisements H.with Ulbrich manufactured harnesses, saddles, and collars at several locations in Bloomington from 1883 to 1895.
13. Mitsubishi Stamping Mitsubishi Stamping McLean County, Illinois; Bloomington, Illinois; Stamping; Steel; Automobiles; Factories; Industry This is one of the five press lines in the stamping shop at Mitsubishi Motor Manufacturing of America (MMMA) where coils of steel are stamped into body parts such as doors, hoods, and floor plans.
14. Klemm's Overall Manufacturing Company Workroom Klemm's Overall Manufacturing Company Workroom McLean County, Illinois; Bloomington, Illinois; Overalls; Merchants; Factories; Industry; Workshops; Sewing; Women; Thread; Klemm's Overall Manufacturing Co. produced overalls in this large sewing workroom with dozens of women at machines.
15. Higgins Stone Masons Higgins Stone Masons McLean County, Illinois; Bloomington, Illinois; Factories; Masonry; Industry Stone masons work at the Bloomington firm, Higgins-Jury-Kleinan.
16. 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."
17. Bloomington Pork Packing Company Bloomington Pork Packing Company McLean County, Illinois; Bloomington, Illinois; Pork; Shipping; Hogs; Pigs In 1872, William Van Schoick combined his company with three partners to form the Bloomington Pork Packing Company. The company butchered 15,000 hogs annually, but ultimately failed, due to competition...
18. Sona-Mag Advertisement Sona-Mag Advertisement McLean County, Illinois; Bloomington, Illinois; Tape; Electronic apparatus & appliances; Advertisements; Equipment; Airports Sona-Mag continues to produce tape units such as this one. They also produced electronic equipment for airports.
19. International Tapetronics Corporation International Tapetronics Corporation McLean County, Illinois; Bloomington, Illinois; Radio stations; Electronic apparatus & appliances International Tapetronics Corporation (ITC)'s version of the automated radio station, as used by WFYR Radio in Chicago, about 1974.
20. Brokaw Plow Shop Brokaw Plow Shop McLean County, Illinois; Bloomington, Illinois; Plows; Clippers; Utility poles; Agriculture The Brokaw Plow Shop perfected the 'Bloomington Clipper Plow,' an effective tool for turning prairie soil.
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