A view of the Water Tower construction site on March 18, 1897. Five of the construction crew members are sitting or standing on top of the first tier of support girders. Old Main and Chemistry Hall are among the buildings in the background.
Marston Water Tower (Ames, IA); Iowa State University; Old Main (Ames, Iowa); Morrill Hall (Ames, Iowa)
The Marston Water Tower in a later phase of construction. Workmen are using a crane to construct the upper part of the Tower. Old Main and Morrill Hall are in the background.
Marston Water Tower (Ames, IA); Iowa State University; Old Main (Ames, Iowa)
The Marston Water Tower in the early phases of construction. Old Main and a variety of other buildings appear in the background. Workmen stand around the site and there appears to be snow on the ground.
Marston Water Tower (Ames, IA); Iowa State University; Morrill Hall (Ames, Iowa); Corn
A field of corn and another crop surround the Marston Water Tower. Immediately behind the Water Tower is the Engineering Annex. A dirt road runs along the fields. In the distance is Morrill Hall and other buildings.
Marston Water Tower (Ames, IA); Iowa State University
The Marston Water Tower from an elevated view. The Water Tower is surrounded by cultivated fields and dirt roads. Two people are walking on one of the roads, Other buildings and trees are in the distance.
Barker, Celestia Lee, 1846- ; Barker, William B ; Cookery, American -- Midwestern style ; Farm life -- Iowa ; Home economics ; Religious education -- Iowa ; Rural families ; Women in agriculture ; Women teachers -- Iowa ; Iowa -- History -- Civil...
The majority of entries were written during the Civil War and describe Lee's work on the family farm, attending religious services, visiting family throughout central Iowa, social activities, and her beaux. She also describes her training to be a...
Chambers, John W., 1840-1863 ; United States. Army. Iowa Infantry Regiment, 15th (1861-1865). Company E ; Soldiers -- Iowa -- 19th century -- Diaries ; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Diaries ; Iowa -- History -- Civil War,...
The diary contains brief entries detailing his experiences in camp, on marches, and at battle, as well as entries made while in the regimental hospital. The final entries recording Chambers' illness and death are written in a different hand. The...
Robertson, James, Iowa soldier ; United States. Army. Iowa Infantry Regiment, 8th (1861-1865). Company C ; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives ; Diaries
James Robertson was a native of Clifton, Iowa, in Louisa County. He was a private in Company C, 8th Iowa Infantry, was taken prisoner at the battle of Shiloh and hospitalized in Nashville, Tennessee's University Hospital. The diary details his...
In 1914, Warren H. Manning began work on the National Plan which culminated in a "National Plan study brief," printed in Landscape Architecture, July 1923. The full report was never published but provides interesting viewpoints on how state...
Atanasoff, John V. (John Vincent) ; Electronic digital computers -- History ; Computers -- United States -- History ; Computers -- United States -- Patents ; Patent suits -- United States
Honeywell, Inc. Plaintiff, -vs- Sperry Rand Corporation and Illinois Scientific Developments, Inc., Defendants. U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota Fourth Division. Deposition of Dr. John V. Atanasoff taken by Plaintiff, before Earl G....
