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; Iowa Agriculture and Home Economics Experiment Station; Center for Agricultural and Rural Development; Hungary
Earl O Heady talks with Dr. Joseph Toth, Rector (President) Debrecen Agricultural University of Hungary, a woman translator, and another man. Dr. Toth is the tall man on the right. Dr. Heady is in Hungary in 1979 to receive an honorary degree and...
Iowa State University; Iowa Agriculture and Home Economics Experiment Station; Silos; Silage
An individual is using a ""cat"" tractor to compact grass silage into a pit silo. Another worker waits nearby holding a pitchfork. An International Harvester Farmall tractor is also present.
The front side of Iowa State's Old Main, with a large juniper tree blocking part of the view of the building. The Hub building can be seen to the extreme right of the image.
Military Training; Old Main; Iowa State University;
the front side of Old Main, with the college military cadet corps arranged in a review formation on the lawn in front of the building. An officer on a horse is at the foot of the Old Main steps. Military training was compulsory for male Iowa State...
The front side of Old Main, with the college military cadet corps arranged in a review formation on the lawn in front of the building. The women's military corps is in front of the corps, in addition to a band and a drum major. Military training...
An aerial view of the rear side of Old Main. A flag flies from the north tower of the building. The Hub and railroad tracks are depicted to the left of Old Main. Further to the left of the image can be seen the rear of Morrill Hall.
The south side of Old Main after a winter snow. A large number of trees and shrubs stand between the photographer and Old Main, partially blocking the view of the building.
An aerial view of Old Main and Morrill Hall from central campus. The Hub and other campus buildings can be seen between and behind the two main college buildings.
A collapsed wall after the first building fire at Old Main in December 1900. A large amount of rubble is at the base of the large open space in the wall. Smoke is still present inside the burned out building wing.
VEISHEA; Student Activities; Iowa State University
A 1920s central lawn event that may or may not be associated with VEISHEA. A number of people are present in the midst of eight simulated columns on the lawn. People are in costume, some holding exhibit like materials, and others holding banners.
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.
VEISHEA; Student Activities; Iowa State University;
1923 motorized vehicle float. ""Marathon dance record coast to coast present record Ames 1000,000 hours."" Nine people stand on the flat bed, some with instruments.
VEISHEA; Student Activities; Iowa State University;
A VEISHEA parade float. People are standing on the back of a flatbed truck, two with instruments, and the float bears two large signs. One is a May calendar, mounted on the truck door. The other sign, centered on the truck bed, reads:""Marathon...
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...
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...
