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 8, 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 Contains Tewkesbury’s unpublished writings which consist of his diary and day by day notes of his second trip through the Darien from...
Iowa State University; Dept. of Chemical and Biological Engineering; Agricultural wastes
A group of large cylinders and tubs containing agricultural by-products are in the foreground. One of the cylinders is empty and waiting to be filled. There are towels hanging over the tubs and there is a large tank sitting on a table in the corner...
Curtiss-Wright Engineering Cadettes, 1941-1945; Department of Military Science; Iowa State University; Women in Science and Engineering; World War II
On the blackboard is the organization for one of the laboratory periods. The cut and formed parts are on the table for inspection before assembling begins. Two cadettes are standing to the left of the blackboard and two are seated on a table to the...
Students are examining plant speciments with microscopes in the Botany Lab located in part of the old chapel of the Main Building (Old Main). Professor Pammel is bending over looking through a microscope in the center of the photograph. There is...
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
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 slight bustles, multiple ruffled and flounced overskirts, one displays a basque bodice with long sleeves that end in a bell cuff, other wears Dolman cape and a small hat tilted to front with flower, feathers and a ribbon...
Clothing and dress; Costume; Fashion; Fashion Plates; Fashion Illustrations
Three day dresses, ankle-length A-line skirts, bishop sleeves, tall open collars; left has overskirt to mid-thigh, sash at waist with ends hanging down, wide brimmed hat with feathers; center has lace skirt flounced over ribbon-banded underskirt,...
Dr. Pammel is lecturing a Botany class studying weeds in the Botany Lab located in the Central Building (Beardshear Hall). Some of the students are using microscopes. Botanical specimens are framed and hanging on the walls.
Carver, George Washington, 1864?-1943; Stanton, Edgar W., 1850-1920.
Portrait of Edgar W. Stanton . George Washington Carver’s professor in plane geometry. Edgar W. Stanton served Iowa State continuously from his graduation in 1872 until his death in 1920. He was made Head of the Mathematics Department in 1874,...
Clothing and dress; Costume; Fashion; Fashion Plates; Fashion Illustrations
Evening Theater or Opera Dress, illustrating ornate and ruffled off the shoulder bodied, empire belted waist, short cap sleeves, and a ruffled hem. A turban hat with feathers and hanging decoration and gloves.
Clothing and dress; Costume; Fashion; Fashion Plates; Fashion Illustrations
A May Party, demonstrating differing dress standards for different generations. The dress on the far left shows a wide neckline with lace trim, a large shawl edged with ruffles; a full, flounced skirt; and a wide brimmed hat with lace hanging from...
