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1. Eugene Funk Eugene Funk McLean County, Illinois; Corn; Seed trade; Portrait photographs; Farms; Funk, Eugene Duncan, 1867-1944 This is a portrait of Eugene Funk, who began breeding and selling corn seed. He was a noted seedsman who pioneered the use of hybrid corn. He was the son of LaFayette Funk, co-founder and director the...
2. Testing Seed Germination at Funk Brothers Testing Seed Germination at Funk Brothers McLean County, Illinois; Seeds; Testing A man tests seed germination inside a Funk building.
3. Funk Seed Corn in Shipping Crates Funk Seed Corn in Shipping Crates McLean County, Illinois; Corn; Seed trade; Shipping; Crates Funk's seed corn packaged in wooden crates.
4. Funk Brothers Seed Advertisement Funk Brothers Seed Advertisement McLean County, Illinois; Bloomington, Illinois; Advertisements; Seed trade; Corn; Hybrids In order to promote their hybrids, Funk Brothers Seed Company advertised their new products. This ad for 90-day corn ran about 1900.
5. Funk Brothers State Fair Exhibit Funk Brothers State Fair Exhibit McLean County, Illinois; Bloomington, Illinois; Seed trade; Advertisements; Corn; Hybrids This exhibit for Funk Brothers Seed Company at the Illinois State Fair in 1904 shows a giant ear of corn sticking up and a sign for free samples of seed.
6. Planter, Hand Planter, Hand Farming; Farmers; Appliances; Corn; Agriculture; Illinois; 1. Homemade corn planter, painted blue. No distinguishing marks. Has handle, seed hopper and hand-lever. 2. Wooden planter. Long square body, flat on one side and tapers to a blunt point on the front....
7. Funk Brothers Products Funk Brothers Products McLean County, Illinois; Corn; Seed trade; Hybrids This photo shows a range of Funk Brothers seed products.
8. Funk's 90-Day Corn Advertisement Funk's 90-Day Corn Advertisement McLean County, Illinois; Advertisements; Corn; Seed trade This ad for Funk's 90-Day Corn provides photos and descriptions of the company's high yielding corn.
9. Loading seed into corn planter Loading seed into corn planter McLean County, Illinois; Corn; Tractors Darrell Beehn Jr. loads Pioneer seed into an International 400 Cycle planter near Shirley, Illinois. Darrell Beehn Sr. stands beside the planter.
10. Nigerian Offertory Bowl with Lid Nigerian Offertory Bowl with Lid Nigeria; Africa; Bowls (Tableware); Containers; Yoruban culture A decorative bowl carved from a single piece of wood in the form of a kneeling woman holding a lidded bowl in the shape of a rooster. The woman has large breasts and is unclothed. Four rings suggesting...
11. Descriptive and Illustrated Catalogue for 1865, of Plows and Other Agricultural Implements and Machinery Descriptive and Illustrated Catalogue for 1865, of Plows and Other Agricultural Implements and Machinery Agricultural implement industry; Agricultural innovations Trade catalog from Furst and Bradley. Dimensions: 8.75" x 5.75".
12. Corn Husking Contest Corn Husking Contest McLean County, Illinois; Corn; Contests; Corn husking; An arial photo of a corn husking contest at Funk's Farm with hundreds of spectators.
13. Funk Inbreds Funk Inbreds McLean County, Illinois; Corn; Seed trade; Two men stand by stalks of inbred Funk's corn.
14. Picnic at Funk Farms Picnic at Funk Farms McLean County, Illinois; Picnics; Farms; Seed trade People gather at Funk Farms for a picnic. Cars are seen in the background.
15. James R. Holbert James R. Holbert McLean County, Illinois; Seed trade; James R. Holbert worked with the Funk Brothers in McLean County in developing many new plant products.
16. Soybean Varieties Advertisement Soybean Varieties Advertisement McLean County, Illinois; Soybeans; Advertisements This Funk Brothers Seed Company advertisement show different varieties of soybeans.
17. Sommer Bros. Float in 1947 Corn Bowl Parade Sommer Bros. Float in 1947 Corn Bowl Parade McLean County, Illinois; Corn; Floats (Parades); Parades & processions; Football A Sommer Bros. Seed Co. float travels in the 1947 Corn Bowl parade.
18. 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.
19. Automated Corn Planting Automated Corn Planting McLean County, Illinois; Bloomington, Illinois; Corn; Farming; Farmers; Tractors In 1995, a tractor attached to an automated corn planter seeds a field. Bags of Ciba seed are used.
20. 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.
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