This 1957 photograph taken from the terrace is of the beginning excavations for what will be the bookstore and Sun Room in the Memorial Union. A workman in a skid shovel with the shovel full of dirt and raised high waits and looks towards a dump...
Beardshear Hall under construction. Scaffolding, a construction shack, and equipment are in place. Workmen are present, including several carving the capitals of the columns. The dome is unfinished. The photo shows the east side of the building.
The Campanile with a wooden tower built against one side. An automobile and some construction debris are at the bottom of the tower. The tower is for the purpose of installing a new bell in The Campanile.
The base of the Campanile with a wooden tower built against one side. A delivery truck and some construction debris are at the bottom of the tower. The tower is for the purpose of installing a new bell in The Campanile. Four people are shown moving...
This 1957 photograph is of the beginning excavations for what will be the bookstore and Sun Room in the Memorial Union. A workman in a skid shovel with the shovel full of dirt and raised high waits and looks towards a dump truck that is emptying...
This 1950 photograph shows the west side of the Memorial Union with excavation for what will become the west terrace. The foundation walls are exposed and steel framework for the northwest addition is seen. A crane and construction framing are on...
This 1950 photograph of the Memorial Union shows the excavated construction area for what will become the west terrace. A new foundation wall is near the center. A large stack of bricks is in the foreground and a crane, steel framework for the...
A photograph of the construction group involved in the 1952 northwest addition to the Memorial Union. Pictured are, left to right, Harold Pride, Elmer H. Borg, Frank Mack, Rudy Lubsen, Ernie Moschelle, Joe Borg, Elme Kluck.
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...
Men are working on the construction site for the 1st addition in this view from the parking lot filled with late 1950 vehicles. The rotunda entrance is beginning to take shape. A war surplus building, Number ""N"", appears on the far left. It was...
Work continues on the construction of the original library building. Construction materials are laying around the future east entrance to the building. A portion of Gilman Hall can be seen on the right.
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.
This 1954 photograph of the front (north) and (west) side of the Memorial Union has several people walking on the curved sidewalk towards Gold Star Hall, and towards the west terrace. The west side of the building is in bright sunlight and the...
This 1955 photograph is of the outside entrance to Gold Star Hall in the front (north) of the Memorial Union. Decorative details of the entrance include the four attached columns with Doric-style capitals, decorative carvings incorporating...
This 1954 photograph of the front (north) and (west) side of the Memorial Union has several people walking on the curved sidewalk towards Gold Star Hall and on the west terrace. The west side of the building is in bright sunlight and the front...
Construction work continues on the original library building. The exterior of the first floor is taking shape while the upper floors are still framed. A construction office appears in the lower right corner.
Iowa State University; Memorial Union; Student unions
Lake LaVerne, the surrounding path and vegetation occupy the foreground of this image. The west façade of the Memorial Union appears on the distant shore.
