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...
Medal awarded for achievement in engineering by an ISU alumnus, in the fields of technical construction, design, planning, development, and management, as well as teaching and research. The award was established by Iowa State College through the...
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Two men's outfits both with frock coats, high collars (left has cravat, right has bowtie and jabot), top hats, canes, striped trousers, and pointed-toe shoes. Man on right has his knee-length frock coat open to reveal his double breasted waistcoat,...
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Woman's wedding dress with a simpler bodice, jewel neckline, lace-trimmed short sleeves, gloves, a ribbon tied around waist, and a floor length, full skirt; the veil is attached to a floral crown and is decorated with flowers. The accompanying...
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Two women's dresses, left dress has 'V' neckline with lace collar, fitted bodice with ruffle trim, fitted lower sleeves, narrow waistline; floor-length full skirt; ruffle edged, shawl, and a large bonnet trimmed with flowers and ribbons. Right...
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Two evening dresses with shoulder baring, wide necklines (for evening only), fitted bodices, yoked waistlines, short sleeves, gloves, full skirts and elaborate coiffures with ringlets, ribbons, and flowers. Left dress has a polonaise style skirt...
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Two men's outfits, right has mid-thigh length frock coat, waistcoat, shirt, and plaid trousers. Left man has a tail coat, plaid waistcoat, ruffle trimmed shirt, and fitted trousers. Both men have top hats, high cravats, nipped in waists, canes, and...
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Two evening dresses with bertha collars, fitted bodices with pointed waists, short sleeves, gloves, and very full skirts; left dress has smooth collar with rosette trim and elaborate coiffure with ringlets and roses; right dress has pleated bertha...
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Two day dresses, both with 'V' necklines trimmed with lace, fitted bodices with yoked waistlines, long sleeves; long, full skirts, and bonnets trimmed with feathers and ribbons. Left dress has pleats on upper sleeves to control fullness and ribbon...
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Walking dress shown under a loose cape with a shawl over the cape and a bonnet. The cape has a bow and a lace collar, the shawl is trimmed with tassels, and the bonnet has ribbons and feathers. The man is wearing a topcoat with a roll collar over a...
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Fashions for April, illustrating a loose fitting coat and 4 dresses all with fitted bodices and full skirts. Top left dress has jewel neckline, 3/4 length, ruffle cuffed sleeves, and net mitts; top center has a jewel neckline, 3/4 oversleeves with...
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Fashions for December showing 2 semi-fitted capes and 3 evening dresses (top portion only). The semi-fitted capes have either lace or ruffle edges worn over full skirted dresses and with simply trimmed bonnets. The evening dresses all have fitted...
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Fashions for August, showing Home Costumes. The dress on the left has a chemisette insert with a jewel neckline edged with ribbon, short sleeves, a full skirt with an attached apron edged with 2 rows of ruffles or puffed fabric, net mitts, and a...
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Walking and Evening Dress for January 1818, illustrating a high waist, growing design emphasis on the skirt and hem, and capes and wraps (published by Dean and Munday, Threadneedle Street (London))
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Five dresses, all with small, low bustles and narrow ruffled skirts gathered with layers of fabric into trains, heavily trimmed, princess seams predominate. Three day or visiting dresses with long, coat sleeves; high collars, feather trimmed hats,...
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Evening Dress, illustrating widening shoulders with a decorated bodice, descending waistline marked by ribbon or cummerbund, the emphasis of decoration on the lower hem, with gloves and purse (published for La Belle Assemblee)
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Five day and walking dresses with small sloped bustles, skirts heavily trimmed with multiple layers of ruffles, two jacket bodices with lapels, one mourning dress, one dress with overlapped bodice and asymmetrical trim, final covered with coat....
