Made in Elgin, IL: Elgin Street Sweeper

Have you seen a street sweeper drive by after a parade? Street sweepers were were invented in Elgin in 1914. The Elgin Sweeper Company is still in business and provides sweepers to cities all over the world! There is even an Elgin Street Sweeper toy at the end of the video!!
Produced in collaboration with Side Street Studio Arts Latino Outreach Coordinator, Ivette De Santiago. www.sidestreetstudioarts.org
Companion worksheet available on the Elgin History Museum's website: elginhistory.o...