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...
Exploration; Travel; Central America; Panama; Darien
Box 1: folder 9, Source Material Relating to Richard A. Tewkesbury’s trips to the Darien in 1939 and 1940. Tewkesbury's published writings included in these materials are: “There’s Drama In Mexico”; “An Explorer Sets Forth”; “Darien...
Elwood, P. H. (Philip Homer), b. 1884 ; National parks and reserves -- California ; Gardens -- California ; Architecture -- California -- San Diego ; Exhibition buildings -- California -- San Diego ; Sequoia National Park (Calif.) ; California --...
Landscape architecture Professor Philip H. Elwood, along with three Iowa State College students, made a trip of U.S. western national parks in the summer of 1927. This video contains clips from the California portions of that trip. Includes footage...
Clothing and dress; Costume; Fashion; Fashion Plates; Fashion Illustrations
Two children's and two adult outfits; boy in Eton suit with short pants, soft hat; girl in military style dress with buttons to hem, four pockets, cape, and cap with brim; both adult dresses have full, ankle length skirts, left one with waist sash...
Clothing and dress; Costume; Fashion; Fashion Plates; Fashion Illustrations
Six children's military style outfits, two for boys, one with short pants and a jacket with frogging, other with long pants and sailor style jacket and cap; girls' dresses end at midcalf or ankle, bodices and skirts trimmed with frogging and braid,...
A football player is tipping over an old style outhouse with ""MU' written on the door. A long tail type object is coming out from a crack in the from door. It may represent the tail of the University of Missouri's mascot, the Tiger.
Clothing and dress; Costume; Fashion; Fashion Plates; Fashion Illustrations
Three day and two walking dresses all with small sloped bustles, narrow skirts trimmed with layers of ruffles or lace. Bodices on day dresses curve over hips with princess seams, buttons down center front, overall heavily trimmed, hats with flower...
Clothing and dress; Costume; Fashion; Fashion Plates; Fashion Illustrations
Five day dresses, large bustles, overskirts gathered into bustle; two trimmed with lace, four have contrasting fabric, 3/4 length coat sleeves with wide cuffs and long gloves, fitted jacket style bodices with pleated fabric or lace insets, small...
Clothing and dress; Costume; Fashion; Fashion Plates; Fashion Illustrations
Five day dresses, moderate to large bustles, overskirts trimmed with embroidery, braid, or fur, two bodices are asymmetrically layered, two have jacket style bodices with lapels and buttons, leg-of-mutton sleeves, band collars on three, ""v""-neck...
Clothing and dress; Costume; Fashion; Fashion Plates; Fashion Illustrations
Five day dresses, small bustles, overskirts trimmed with embroidery on three, fitted jacket style bodices with lapels and high band collars on four, waists curve to a point in front, leg-of-mutton sleeves either full or 3/4 length with gloves, hats...
Clothing and dress; Costume; Fashion; Fashion Plates; Fashion Illustrations
Two day dresses, fitted skirts with bell flare at hem, jackets with coat sleeves, wide lapels and button closure over blouses, right shirtwaist has high men's style collar with tie and left has high band collar, hats have slightly curved brims and...
Clothing and dress; Costume; Fashion; Fashion Plates; Fashion Illustrations
Four day dresses, two adult dresses with A-line, mid-calf length skirts, square necklines, sleeves 3/4 length or bishop, wide waistbands, one with ribbon sash and bow; ""misses"" knee length, A-line skirt, belt, long bishop sleeves, buttons from...
Clothing and dress; Costume; Fashion; Fashion Plates; Fashion Illustrations
Three day dresses with straight, mid-calf length skirts; left has handkerchief hem apron style overdress, sash at waist with ties, elbow length sleeves, ruffle cuffs and collar, picture hat with round crown and flat brim trimmed with flowers;...
Clothing and dress; Costume; Fashion; Fashion Plates; Fashion Illustrations
Two day dresses with long sleeves and full skirts that are starting to show the shifting of the skirt's shape from conical to bustled. The left woman has a bodice with surplice style trim, a lace jabot, a ribbon belt, and a layered skirt with the...
