Handler posing a gray Percheron stallion (most likely Elmer Koons with Jalap, the chief herd sire for Iowa State College [University] in the 1920's) in the front of the Old Cattle Barn.
Botanical Specimens; Southern Industrial Institute (Camp Hill, Ala.); Curtiss, Charles F. (Charles Franklin), 1863-1947.
Feb. 20, 1903
Prof. C. F. Curtiss,
Ames, Iowa.
My Dear professor Curtiss:
You will doubtless receive a letter from principal Lyman Ward, of Camp Hill, Alabama, asking for a few hop roots. I told him that I thought he would have no trouble in...
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...
Bussey, Cyrus, 1833-1915 ; United States. Army. Iowa Cavalry Regiment, 3rd (1861-1865) ; Pea Ridge, Battle of, Ark., 1862 ; Vicksburg (Miss.) -- History -- Siege, 1863 ; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives
Cyrus Bussey details his exploits as an officer with the Iowa Cavalry. Bussey refers to himself in the third person in this laudatory discussion of his experiences in the Army, including his involvement in the Battles of Pea Ridge and Vicksburg, as...
Chapman, Charles W. fl. 1862-1869 ; United States. Army. Iowa Infantry Regiment, 19th (1862-1865). Company F ; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives ; Diaries
Charles W. Chapman was a farmer from Grandview, Iowa. He served as a private in Company F of the 19th Infantry Regiment of Iowa Volunteers. [N.B.: the regiment number written on Chapman's diary is the 15th Infantry; however, it appears that he was...
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...
Clothing and dress; Costume; Fashion; Fashion Plates; Fashion Illustrations
Two day dresses with large hoop skirts. The left dress consists of a pleated blouse with long, loose sleeves that are cuffed at the wrist, a jewel neckline, a double pointed sash, and a striped skirt. The right dress, which is seen from the side,...
Clothing and dress; Costume; Fashion; Fashion Plates; Fashion Illustrations
Three types of outdoor dresses all with long sleeves and full skirts. The riding habit on the left has a fitted bodice-jacket with a peplum extending down the back, long sleeves with lace trim on the shoulders, a contrasting ribbon around the...
Clothing and dress; Costume; Fashion; Fashion Plates; Fashion Illustrations
Daywear showing a variety of outerwear and day dresses all with wide, loose sleeves, and hoop skirts. The two women on the far left appear to be wearing decorated mantles or paletots over their dresses and heavily trimmed bonnets. The center woman...
Clothing and dress; Costume; Fashion; Fashion Plates; Fashion Illustrations
Outside apparel with the woman's dress has soutache trim and illustrates a fitted bolero jacket with long sleeves, lace ribbon ties down the back of the full skirt, a Eugenie hat trimmed with feathers and lace, and a snood. The man is wearing a...
Botanical Specimens; Curtiss, Charles F. (Charles Franklin), 1863-1947; Pammel, L. H. (Louis Hermann), 1862-1931; Bissell, George Welton, 1866-
October 13th, 1902
Dr. L. H. Pammel,
Ames, Iowa.
My Dear Professor Pammel:
I have your favor of October 7th asking for fifty specimens of our most prominent weeds. I shall take pleasure in collecting these specimens for you myself as I can do so in...
The Iowa State University Veterinarian (1938-2001) was the official publication of the Iowa State University Student Chapter of the American Veterinary Medical Association. The journal was the first veterinary student publication in the country...
The Iowa State University Veterinarian (1938-2001) was the official publication of the Iowa State University Student Chapter of the American Veterinary Medical Association. The journal was the first veterinary student publication in the country...
Animal Diseases; Animal Nutrition; Organization & Administration; Veterinary Medicine
The Iowa State University Veterinarian (1938-2001) was the official publication of the Iowa State University Student Chapter of the American Veterinary Medical Association. The journal was the first veterinary student publication in the country...
History; Transmission; Animal Diseases; Methods; Veterinary Medicine
The Iowa State University Veterinarian (1938-2001) was the official publication of the Iowa State University Student Chapter of the American Veterinary Medical Association. The journal was the first veterinary student publication in the country...
Story County (Iowa); History; Biography; Iowa Agricultural College
Biographical and historical memoirs of Story County, Iowa. Comprising a condensed history of the state, a number of biographies of distinguished citizens of the same, a descriptive history of the county named herein, and numerous selected...
