Marston Water Tower (Ames, IA); Iowa State University; Morrill Hall (Ames, Iowa); Corn
A field of corn and another crop surround the Marston Water Tower. Immediately behind the Water Tower is the Engineering Annex. A dirt road runs along the fields. In the distance is Morrill Hall and other buildings.
Marston Water Tower (Ames, IA); Iowa State University
The Marston Water Tower from an elevated view. The Water Tower is surrounded by cultivated fields and dirt roads. Two people are walking on one of the roads, Other buildings and trees are in the distance.
A view of the Water Tower construction site on March 18, 1897. Five of the construction crew members are sitting or standing on top of the first tier of support girders. Old Main and Chemistry Hall are among the buildings in the background.
Marston Water Tower (Ames, IA); Iowa State University; Old Main (Ames, Iowa)
The Marston Water Tower in the early phases of construction. Old Main and a variety of other buildings appear in the background. Workmen stand around the site and there appears to be snow on the ground.
Marston Water Tower (Ames, IA); Iowa State University; Old Main (Ames, Iowa); Morrill Hall (Ames, Iowa)
The Marston Water Tower in a later phase of construction. Workmen are using a crane to construct the upper part of the Tower. Old Main and Morrill Hall are in the background.
Morrill Hall; Marston Hall; Water Tower; Iowa State University;
Slightly elevated view of the front (east) and north sides of Morrill Hall with a long sidewalk leading up to the building. A woman is on a dirt road to the north of the building. Marston Hall and water tower are in the back right of the photo....
A group of passengers are standing on the station platform in front of the Ames & College Railway (The Dinkey). The Marston Water Tower is in the background.
The Ames & College Railway (The Dinkey) tracks are running through campus. Various campus buildings including the Marston Water Tower, Beardshear Hall (Central Building) and the Campanile are in the distance. Along both sides of the railroad...
The Ames & College Railway (The Dinkey) is waiting at the Campus terminal. Two railway workers are posed on the platform beside the locomotive. The Marston Water Tower is faintly visible above the terminal roof.
During a flood occuring in Spring 1901 or 1902, water in Squaw Creek over-flowed the banks, submerging the surrounding area. The water is high, but doesn't appear to be over the Ames & college Railway (The Dinkey) tracks. Two individuals are...
Two individuals are walking along the Ames & Campus Railway (The Dinkey) track towards campus. The area on both sides of the track is fenced and a herd of animals are contained within one of the fences. The Campanile, Old Main, the Marston Water...
