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, Mary B. (Mary Beaumont), 1840-1923 ; Iowa Agricultural College and Model Farm ; Iowa State College Department of Domestic Economy ; Home economics ; Courtesy ; United States -- Social life and customs ; lecture notes
Welch discusses definitions of politeness, people's perceptions of American society, examples of civility towards women, the genuineness of American politeness, and compares Americam courtesy to that in other countries.
VEISHEA; Student Activities; Architectural Engineering; Iowa State University
A 1923 VEISHEA float from the Department of Architectural Engineering. The float carries a replica of the Campanile with landscaping. The flatbed truck is labeled ""ArchitecturalEngineers"" on the side. See photographs 1722-2-7 and 1722-2-8 for...
VEISHEA; Student Activities; Architectural Engineering; Iowa State University
A 1923 VEISHEA float from the Department of Architectural Engineering. The float carries a replica of the Campanile with landscaping. The flatbed truck is labeled ""ArchitecturalEngineers"" on the side. See photographs 1722-2-6 and 1722-2-8 for...
VEISHEA; Student Activities; Iowa State University;
A 1923 VEISHEA float from the Department of Architectural Engineering. The float carries a replica of the Campanile with landscaping. The flatbed truck is labeled ""ArchitecturalEngineers"" on the side. See photographs 1722-2-6 and 1722-2-7 for...
VEISHEA; Student Activities; Household Science; Iowa State University;
A VEISHEA Household Science float. The float, built on a flat bed truck, exhibits a giant birthday cake with one candle in celebration of the ""first birthday"" of VEISHEA. See photograph no. 1722-4-8 for a different view of this same float.
VEISHEA; Student Activities; House Hold Science; Iowa State University;
A VEISHEA Household Science float. The float, built on a flat bed truck, exhibits a giant birthday cake with one candle in celebration of the ""first birthday"" of VEISHEA. See photograph no. 1722-4-8 for a different view of this same float.
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...
VEISHEA; Student Activities; Iowa State University
A 1976 VEISHEA parade float. An old model pickup truck tows a float depicting a hillbilly scene with a shed and a still. Several participants are dressed in overalls.
Exploration; Travel; Central America; Panama; Darien
Box 1: folder 7, Source Material Relating to Richard A. Tewkesbury’s trips to the Darien in 1939 and 1940. Contains Tewkesbury’s unpublished writings which consist of his day by day notes of his trek through the Darien from July 6 to August...
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...
World War I, 1914-1918; Military Training; Iowa State University;
""Sergeant Purdy's section of the 39th military training detachment"" posed for a formal portrait in front of a military transport truck. Twenty- two men in two rows, the front row kneeling, are posed for this photograph.
World War I, 1914-1918; Military Vehicle; Military Training; Iowa State University;
A U.S. army detachment in training. Five military transport trucks are parked on a field, each with canvas tops rolled up and five men in or on the truck. An officer is pointing at one of the trucks.
The front of Beardshear Hall from central campus. Students crowd the central sidewalk and front steps of Beardshear Hall. A utility truck is parked on the street. The image is reversed.
World War I, 1914-1918; Military Vehicle; Military Training; Iowa State University;
A unit of U.S. soldiers from Missouri known as ""Haverhill's section, 1st detachment."" Twenty-six men are posed for a photograph By a military transport vehicle. The truck's canvas cover is stenciled with the insignia ""U.S.Q.M.C.""
Iowa State University; Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Dept.; Dynamometer
A team of horse are hitched to the rear of a modified truck. A group of men are standing on the truck bed along with some equipment. An early form of the dynamometer is being used to test the horses' pulling power.
