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; Iowa State University presidents; Presidents' papers; Speeches; Commencements; Commencement, 1872; Graduating classes; Personality development
Box 1, Folder 16: The speech was given during the first commencement ceremony for Iowa Agricultural College (now Iowa State University). Welch discusses character, morality, integrety, and that fortune will not necessarily come to the graduates...
Welch, Adonijah Strong, 1821-1889; Iowa State University presidents; Presidents' papers; Speeches; Patriotism; Freedom; Education; Presidents -- Assassinations
Box 1, Folder 19: Welch discusses citizenship, patriotism, natinalism, President James A. Garfield's assassination, freedom of religion, and universal education.
Welch, Adonijah Strong, 1821-1889; Iowa State University presidents; Presidents' papers; Speeches
Box 1, Folder 21: Welch discusses the advances of science, its relation to religion, qualities required of citizens, and the transitions society was experiencing at that time.
Welch, Adonijah Strong, 1821-1889; speeches; presidents' papers; Iowa State University presidents; Personal morality; Personality development; Learning
Box 2, Folder 7: A speech given by Welch about how hard work and effort improves character. He discusses self-indulgence, benefits of dealing with difficulties, and how a gifted person appears to have a natural talent but has gained these...
Exploration; Travel; Central America; Panama; Darien
Box 1: folder 10, Source Material Relating to Richard A. Tewkesbury’s trips to the Darien in 1939 and 1940. Contains excerpts from various periodicals and publications highlighting Tewkesbury and his expeditions.
Iowa State University; Iowa Agriculture and Home Economics Experiment Station
A worker is driving a Ford tractor that is pulling an implement used in the harvesting of crops. The Ford logo is on the front of the tractor. A silo and other farm buildings are in the background.
Farm Equipment; Agriculture; Iowa State University;
Two Ford tractors linked together as a single drivable unit and hitched to a five bottom plow. The machinery is sited in front of Davidson Hall. Ten men are looking at the machinery, another is sitting in the driving seat of the power unit. Another...
Farm Equipment; Agriculture; Iowa State University;
A four-row corn planter being pulled by a steel-wheeled tractor. The photograph is from the rear. A man in coveralls and a hat is driving the tractor. The photograph was taken April 27, 1931.
Farm Equipment; Agriculture; Iowa State University;
A Hart-Parr 16-30 steel-wheeled tractor pulling a corn stalk harvesting machine. The corn field has already been harvested for corn. One man is driving the tractor and two other men are working on the stalk harvester. The photograph was taken April...
Farm Equipment; Agriculture; Iowa State University;
An enclosed-gear, steel-wheeled, two-hitch horse-drawn rider- operated bar mower being used in a hay field. The operator is driving the work horses away from the camera. One of the horses is wearing a leather fly skirt. A row of poplar trees runs...
Iowa State University; Iowa Agriculture and Home Economics Experiment Station
A rural stretch of Iowa U. S. 30 is covered with some snow, although there is evidence that it has been recently plowed. The are a mailbox, utility poles, farm buildings and fences along the sides of the road. Two cars are driving on the road.
