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Agricultural engineering student using an engineer's transit, 1957
Iowa State University; Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Dept.; Transit, surveyors'; Soil conservation; Water conservation
Agricultural engineering student Kent Mitchell uses an engineer's transit in soil and water conservation work.
University Photographs

Student learning electronic principles in the Agricultural Engineering Laboratory, 1957
Iowa State University; Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Dept.; Oscilloscopes; Recording instruments; Electric apparatus and appliances
Bill Waters, agricultural engineering senior, learns electronic principles in the laboratory. An oscilloscope, and recording and indicating instruments, are used to show the characteristics of the circuits.
University Photographs

Engineering student adjusting a surveyor's transit, 1957
Iowa State University; Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Dept.; Transit, surveyors'; Soil conservation; Water conservation
Agricultural engineering student Roderick Hall adjusts the surveyor's transit one step in the engineering control of soil and water resources.
University Photographs

Student taking notes on refrigeration experiment, 1957
Iowa State University; Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Dept.; Refrigeration and refrigerated machinery
John Hermnson, agricultural engineering senior, takes notes on a refrigeration experiment. Instruments record temperatures and electrical information, which will be used in the engineering report.
University Photographs

Professor Johnson discussing sprinkler irrigation equipment with students, 1957
Iowa State University; Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Dept.; Sprinkler irrigation; Hydrants
Professor Howard Johnson (in tie) discusses the design and operations of sprinkler irrigation equipment with agricultural engineering students in lab class.
University Photographs

Students learning to build terraces, 1949
Iowa State University; Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Dept.; Terracing; Soil conservation
One man is driving a tractor while others look on in the distance. The Agricultural Engineering students are learning how to layout, build and check terraces on farm land for erosion control.
University Photographs

Professor Ernest Muchmore Mervine and Agricultural Engineering Class, 1919.
Iowa State University; Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Dept.; Tractors
Professor Mervine and several other individuals work on different types of tractors including; a New Hart Parr tractor, a Rock Island Plow Heider tractor and an Avery Company tractor.
University Photographs

Two students determining the depth of a trench on a drainage model, 1957
Iowa State University; Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Dept.; Drainage; Trenches; Engineering models
Agricultural engineers Kent Mitchell (left) and Gerald Hollander work out the relationship between the depth of trench and height if target on a tile drainage model.
University Photographs

Self-propelled combine harvesting crops, view from front, 1955
Iowa State University; Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Dept.; Combines (Agricultural machinery); Farmers; Crops; Harvesting
A farmer operates a self-propelled combine to harvest crops in Washington County, Iowa, shown in view from front.
University Photographs

Self-propelled combine harvesting crops, rear view showing stalk wastes, 1955
Iowa State University; Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Dept.; Combines (Agricultural machinery); Farmers; Crops; Harvesting; Agricultural wastes
The rear view of a self-propelled combine leaving behind stalk waste of crops being harvested in Washington County, Iowa.
University Photographs

Self-propelled combine harvesting crops, right rear view showing grain dust, 1955.
Iowa State University; Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Dept.; Combines (Agricultural machinery); Farmers; Crops; Harvesting; Agricultural wastes
Shown from the right rear, a self-propelled combine takes down crops in Washington County, Iowa, while simultaneously harvesting the grain in a cloud of dust.
University Photographs

Self-propelled combine harvesting crops, right rear view showing crop stalks left behind, 1955
Iowa State University; Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Dept.; Combines (Agricultural machinery); Farmers; Crops; Harvesting; Agricultural wastes
Shown from the right rear, a self-propelled combine harvests crops in Washington County, Iowa, leaving behind shreds of unwanted crop stalks.
University Photographs

Self-propelled combine harvesting crops, in front close-up, 1955
Iowa State University; Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Dept.; Combines (Agricultural machinery); Farmers; Crops; Harvesting
A farmer operates a self-propelled combine to harvest crops in Washington County, Iowa, shown in front close-up.
University Photographs

Self-propelled combine harvesting crops, right side view showing brand name Massey Ferguson, 1955
Iowa State University; Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Dept.; Combines (Agricultural machinery); Farmers; Crops; Harvesting
A self-propelled Massey Ferguson combine is viewed from the right side harvesting crops in Washington County, Iowa.
University Photographs

Self-propelled combine harvesting crops, in front close-up, 1955
Iowa State University; Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Dept.; Combines (Agricultural machinery); Farmers; Crops; Harvesting
A farmer operates a self-propelled combine to harvest crops in Washington County, Iowa, shown in front close-up.
University Photographs

Farmer submerging his hands in freshly combined crops, 1955
Iowa State University; Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Dept.; Combines (Agricultural machinery); Farmers; Crops; Harvesting; Corn; Soybean
A farmer showcases the product from a self-propelled combine, in this case either corn or soybeans, in Washington County, Iowa.
University Photographs

Farmer unloading crops from combine to wagon, 1955
Iowa State University; Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Dept.; Crops; Wagons; Combines (Agricultural machinery); Farmers; Farm tractors; Harvesting
A farmer watches his combine unload crops into the adjacent wagon pulled by a tractor, in Washington County, Iowa.
University Photographs

Combine unloading crops into a wagon, rear close-up view, 1955
Iowa State University; Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Dept.; Crops; Wagons; Combines (Agricultural machinery); Farmers; Farm tractors; Harvesting
In Washington County, Iowa, a combine unloads crops into a wagon pulled by a tractor, in a rear close-up view.
University Photographs

Farmer with wagon of crops harvested by the combine, 1955
Iowa State University; Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Dept.; Crops; Wagons; Combines (Agricultural machinery); Farmers; Farms; Harvesting
A farmer stands next to the crops deposited in the wagon by the combine, with the Washington County, Iowa farm visible in the background.
University Photographs

Crops pouring from the chute of the combine into a wagon, 1955
Iowa State University; Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Dept.; Crops; Wagons; Combines (Agricultural machinery); Farmers; Farms; Harvesting
Crops pour from the chute of the combine into a wagon, with the farmer sitting on the combine in Washington County, Iowa.
University Photographs

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