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...
Welch, Adonijah Strong, 1821-1889; speeches; presidents' papers; Iowa State University presidents; fairs; agricultural exhibitions; breeding value; contest judging
Box 2, Folder 11: A speech given by Welch at an agricultural fair. He discusses his opinion that animal competitions should be judged by the value of the animal to the world and not the price of the animal to the farmer. He argues that fairs...
Welch, Mary B. (Mary Beaumont), 1840-1923 ; Iowa State College Domestic Economy Department ; Home economics ; Women -- Education -- Europe
An unfinished letter or address on the education of women in England and German originally found inserted in Mary Welch's lectures on domestic economy. Author unknown.
Welch, Mary B. (Mary Beaumont), 1840-1923 ; Travel ; Rome (Italy)
Continues from "An Afternoon in Italy" describing the family's time in Rome in 1892 including visits to the Basilica of St. John Lateran, Colosseum, soldiers marching by the Arch of Constantine, Porta del Popolo, various fountains and churches, and...
Clothing and dress; Costume; Fashion; Fashion Plates; Fashion Illustrations
Adult and adolescent day dresses, full skirts, leg-of-mutton sleeves, braid at wrists and down front of both bodices, hats have flat brim and trimmed with large ribbons and feathers, adolescent dress ends at ankles, skirt decorated with braid and...
The windows and bushes at the Alpha Gamma Delta, Rho Chapter house are decorated to depict a winter scene. Two Kansas Jayhawk figures are sitting among the frozen landscape. A banner reads, ""Freeze 'em out.""
Clothing and dress; Costume; Fashion; Fashion Plates; Fashion Illustrations
Bridesmaid, wedding, day and two visiting dresses all with large bustles. Bridesmaid dress has wide neckline and cap sleeves, elbow length gloves, flounced and ruffled skirt. Wedding dress heavily trimmed with flowers and lace and fabric draped...
Clothing and dress; Costume; Fashion; Fashion Plates; Fashion Illustrations
Carriage Dress and Dinner Party Dress, illustrating hemmed short and loose leg-of-mutton sleeves with widening shoulders overall, the waist emphasized by a belt (one with an animal design), lace shawls, geometric decoration towards the hem, gloves,...
Clothing and dress; Costume; Fashion; Fashion Plates; Fashion Illustrations
Carriage Dress and Walking Dress, illustrating fur pelerine (shaped shoulder scarf), leg-of-mutton sleeves with widening shoulders overall and cuffed wrists, hats decorated with ribbons, lace, and bows, and continuing the emphasis on the waist...
Clothing and dress; Costume; Fashion; Fashion Plates; Fashion Illustrations
Carriage Dress, Dinner Dress, and Opera Dress. The Opera Dress offers a striped pattern, shirred bodice, puffy leg-of-mutton sleeves, and a belt emphasizing the waist. There is quite a bit of decorate detail, particular near the hem, and the dress...
Clothing and dress; Costume; Fashion; Fashion Plates; Fashion Illustrations
Carriage Dresses, illustrating the pelerine made out of matching fabric over a bodice with a high ruffled collar, wide shoulders, leg-of-mutton sleeves, decorative detailing down the front of the dress. The bonnets are fairly simple, framing the...
Iowa State University; University Library; 3rd Addition; Staircases
All four floors are visible in this view of the circular staircase in the 3rd Addition, taken from the second floor bridge. The fish soft sculpture and a banner hang on the left. On the first floor, there is a decorated Christmas tree and glass...
Clothing and dress; Costume; Fashion; Fashion Plates; Fashion Illustrations
Three day and two evening dresses all with bustles and multiple flounced, ruffled, and tasseled overskirts gathered with bows and flowers several times to form trains. Day dresses have band collars, long sleeves with wide cuffs, fitted bodices, and...
Clothing and dress; Costume; Fashion; Fashion Plates; Fashion Illustrations
Three day dresses, ankle-length hoop skirts with multiple flounced overskirts, coat sleeves, both v and horizontal lines on bodices, pleated ruffles or lace trim, small hat sitting on top of one's head and a small bonnet on center woman's head,...
Clothing and dress; Costume; Fashion; Fashion Plates; Fashion Illustrations
Two day dresses with sloping bustles and overskirts gathered with bows to form train, tassels, wide cuffs with ruffles or ribbon trim, jacket bodices curve over hips to point at center front, decorative buttons and bows, standup collars edged with...
