World's Largest Corn Shock (see also 86.9)

Photograph

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Grover Center: Museum & Historical Society

Name/Title

World's Largest Corn Shock (see also 86.9)

Description

B&W image taken in the downtown square of Shelbyville; part of building on northwest part of square visible; central part of image is a giant cornshock that is higher than building in background; 2 sides of the corn shock have teh 4-H sign on it; there are some people at the base looking at it; printed in white across the bottom of the front side is "WORLD'S LARGEST CORN SHOCK - 70 1/2 FEET/ SHELBYVILLE, INDIANA 'CORN FESTIVAL' "' printed in black on back of card is "Shelby County Raises The Finest Corn/ In The World./ Taller than any building in Shelbyville,/ this huge shock is composed of more than/ 14,500 stalks of corn."

Collection

Martha Bowers

Acquisition

Accession

1987.026

Source or Donor

Martha Bowers

Acquisition Method

Donation

Made/Created

Date made

1950

Place

Location

Shelbyville, IN Corn Festival

Notes

Early Date: 1950

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Create Date

December 27, 2001

Update Date

March 2, 2004