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...
The History of Dubuque County, Iowa, Containing a History of the County, its Cities, Towns, &
Biographical Sketches of Citizens, War Record of its Volunteers in the late Rebellion, General and Local Statistics, Portraits of Early Settlers and...
Welch, Adonijah Strong, 1821-1889; Speeches; Presidents' papers; Iowa State University presidents; Curriculum development; Higher education; Technical education
Box 2, Folder 17: A speech given by Welch before the State Association of Principals of Graded Schools in Iowa City on July 27, 1878. He discusses differences between the old and new theories of education and curricula. He asserts that in order...
Welch, Mary B. (Mary Beaumont), 1840-1923 ; Travel ; Rome (Italy)
Continues from "An Afternoon in Italy" describing the family's time in Rome in 1892 including visits to the Basilica of St. John Lateran, Colosseum, soldiers marching by the Arch of Constantine, Porta del Popolo, various fountains and churches, and...
VEISHEA; Student Activities; Animal Husbandry; Iowa State University
A 1923 VEISHEA Animal Husbandry float. The horse-drawn float is mounted on a flat bed wagon that contains lambs, chickens, and a calf. The sign above reads: ""Our Ideal Attractive Homesteads Are DesirableHomes Paid For By Purebred Heards of...
Farm Equipment; Agriculture; Iowa State University;
Drawn farm machinery lined up for exhibit. A front row contains wind mill motors. A steam engine sits at the rear of the assembled machinery. A man stands in the second row with his hand on a two-bottom plow. There is a white fence in the rear of...
Round, metal, white, 3 red scrolls around the outside circle of the button "America" "The Land" "We Love" inscribed in gold, the second circle of the button is white with blue letters "Liberty" gold star, "Justice" gold star, and "Equality" gold...
The Ames & Campus Railway (The Dinkey) tracks are running through campus. Various buildings and fences areas are on both sides of the tracks. One fences area contains a herd of small grazing animals, perhaps goats or sheep. Two individuals are...
The front of Beardshear Hall from central campus. A central campus tree grove on the image right contains cannon and a flag pole.Onevehicle is parked on the streetin front of Beardshear Hall.
Welch, Mary B. (Mary Beaumont), 1840-1923 ; Iowa Agricultural College and Model Farm
Contains biographical information including an article from the Alumnus, radio address by Ralph K. Bliss, and memorials given by various individuals including O. H. Cessna, President Raymond A. Pearson, and Herman Knapp,
