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The little barcode-like icon now displayed in front of an early 19th century spinning wheel at the McLean County Museum of History would look really odd to those early settlers. It even looks a little bizarre now.
But point your smart- phone's camera at the icon, called a QR (Quick Response) code, and up pops a YouTube video. The 2-minute clip shows a re-creation of how settlers harvested the flax plant, processed and cleaned it, and then used spinning wheels to make flaxen thread.See the full content of this document
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The QR code on the Upland Southerners display is one of 17 recently installed across the museum's four galleries, each enhancing an exhibit by linking smartphone use...
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