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1. 'Madison' Projectile Points 'Madison' Projectile Points Mississippian Indians; Equipment; Point, Projectile; Arms & armament; Illinois; Indians of North America; McLean County, Illinois; Cahokia, Illinois Four small to medium-sized thin triangular arrowheads. The points are usually like isosceles triangles in shape, or more rarely, equilateral triangles.
2. 100 West Washington Street, Bloomington, Illinois 100 West Washington Street, Bloomington, Illinois Bloomington, Illinois; McLean County, Illinois; Street railroads; Photographs Photograph of Washington Street in Bloomington, Illinois in 1904. The image includes text describing each of the numbered items.
3. Kickapoo Bear Chief (Mkopahmah) Kickapoo Bear Chief (Mkopahmah) Kickapoo Nation; Custer, Milo, 1880-; Indians of North America; McLean County, Illinois; Kansas; Clothing & dress Bear Chief (Mkopahmah) was a Kickapoo Indian living on the Kickapoo reservation in Kansas. He was photographed by Milo Custer, who visited there in 1906 and 1911.
4. Iron Arrow Point Iron Arrow Point Kickapoo Nation; Equipment; Commerce; Point, Projectile; Arms & armament; Indians of North America; McLean County, Illinois The iron point was a trade item obtained from white traders.
5. Snowbirds Snowbirds Settlers; McLean County, Illinois Survivors of the severe winters called themselves "Snowbirds", and they would meet annually to relive their memories.
6. McLean Bicyclists McLean Bicyclists McLean County, Illinois; Recreation; Cycling; Three young women from McLean, Illinois, are shown with their bicycles.
7. Feeding the Chickens Feeding the Chickens McLean County, Illinois; Agriculture; Livestock; Chickens Two young boys feed the chickens in rural McLean County, Illinois. Farmers in the area might also have raised hogs, cattle or sheep and grown grain.
8. Stubblefield Horse Stubblefield Horse McLean County, Illinois; Horses; Livestock; Agriculture; Transportation; Percheron horses A Percheron horse stands in the foreground of the Stubblefield Stables. A lot of farm work was carried out with the help of Percheron or Norman horses, which were bred and sold in Normal, Illinois.
9. Rosencrans School, interior Rosencrans School, interior McLean County, Illinois; Education; Classrooms; The interior of the Rosencrans School, Illinois, is decorated with pictures and paper chains. The children and their teacher are seated at their desks.
10. Threshing Crew Threshing Crew McLean County, Illinois; Agriculture; Threshing; Members of a threshing crew pose with their thresher near Carlock, Illinois, in 1887.
11. Skinner School, Hudson Township, Illinois (exterior) Skinner School, Hudson Township, Illinois (exterior) McLean County, Illinois; Education; Classrooms; Teachers The children of Skinner School, Hudson Township, Illinois, pose with their schoolteacher in front of their schoolhouse.
12. Johnny Ramseyer and His Pig Johnny Ramseyer and His Pig McLean County, Illinois; Agriculture; Livestock; Swine; Johnny Ramseyer poses with his pig "Columbia" in the split rail pen.
13. Saybrook, Illinois, 1900 Saybrook, Illinois, 1900 McLean County, Illinois; Transportation; Winter This photograph shows the snow-covered streets of Saybrook, Illinois, in the winter of 1900.
14. Plowing Plowing McLean County, Illinois; Agriculture; Plowing; Two men and their horses plow fields near Bloomington, Illinois.
15. Twelve-horse Hitch Twelve-horse Hitch McLean County, Illinois; Agriculture; Livestock; Transportation This photo shows a 12-horse hitch being used to plow a field in McLean County, Illinois.
16. Bloomington, Illinois Bloomington, Illinois McLean County, Illinois; Transportation; The photo shows South Center Street in Bloomington, Illinois, around 1857. Shops, sidewalks, livestock, etc. are all visible.
17. Wickizer Bakery, interior Wickizer Bakery, interior McLean County, Illinois; Bakeries; Commerce; Breads and rolls fill the counter of the Wickizer Bakery, which was at 603 N. Main, Bloomington, Illinois.
18. C&A Shops, Locomotive C&A Shops, Locomotive McLean County, Illinois; Transportation; Railroad locomotives; Railroad passenger cars; A locomotive sits in the C&A shops in Bloomington, Illinois. C&A (Chicago and Alton) shops were the largest employer in McLean County. There, the first Pullman sleeper, the first commerical dining car,...
19. Bloomington Fire Company, Bloomington, Illinois Bloomington Fire Company, Bloomington, Illinois McLean County, Illinois; Fire fighters; Municipal services; This photograph shows the Bloomington Fire Company with its equipment. Downtown Bloomington, Illinois, can be seen in the background.
20. Moses Montefiore Temple, Bloomington, Illinois Moses Montefiore Temple, Bloomington, Illinois McLean County, Illinois; Judaism; Synagogues; This photo shows a man sitting on the steps of the Moses Montefiore Temple. Muddy streets surround the temple.
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