This ground view of the Knoll features the northeast corner. Climbing ivy is on the northeast tower and the porte cochere is partially hidden by a tree.
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 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...
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...
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.
Iowa State University; Memorial Union; Student unions
A sidewalk leads through a snow covered lawn to the north side of the Memorial Union. The Union appearing in the background is partially concealed the trees and bushes.
Iowa State University; Memorial Union; Student unions
The Fountain of the Four Seasons by Christian Petersen is located on the north side of the Memorial Union. The Campanile is in the background of this view.
Iowa State University; Memorial Union; Student unions
The Memorial Union, Fountain of the Four Seasons by Christian Petersen, the surrounding streets and landscaping are shown in the aerial view taken in 1954.
Iowa State University; Memorial Union; Student unions
The north façade of the Memorial Union and the Fountain of the Four Seasons (Christian Petersen) is viewed from northwest with the surrounding lawn and sidewalks.
This 1957 aerial view of the Memorial Union from the front (north) and west shows the northwest addition and west terrace, the Gold Star Hall entrance, the multiple stories and roof levels, and the fountain in front of the building. Tables and...
A ground view of the northeast corner of the Knoll. Trees surround the building and the tower is partially covered in climbing ivy. The lawn occupies the foreground of the image.
