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; Presidents' papers; Iowa State University presidents; Presidents' family relationships
Box 1, Folder 5: Contains correspondence about members of Adonijah and Mary Welch's family, correspondence by descendents, obituaries, and brief histories. Correspondents primarily include A. B. Shaw and Winifred Dudley Shaw.
Welch, Adonijah Strong, 1821-1889; Presidents' papers; Iowa State University presidents
Box 1, Folder 6: Contains remembrances of Welch and Iowa State and correspondence discussing Welch. Correspondents include Louis Pammel and Earle Ross.
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...
Clothing and dress; Costume; Fashion; Fashion Plates; Fashion Illustrations
Two afternoon dresses, bell shaped skirts with multiple ruffles at hem and small trains, sashes at waist with bow at side, high collars, right dress has bishop sleeves changing material partway down forearm to wide cuff; left dress has fitted...
Clothing and dress; Costume; Fashion; Fashion Plates; Fashion Illustrations
Afternoon Home Dress, demonstrating the increasing importance of receiving visitors in the home. The dress has widening and ruffled shoulders with decoration at the end of the sleeve, the bodice is trimmed with decoration, and there is an emphasis...
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
Three children's and an adolescent dress, children's dresses to knee; left one no waist, shoulder ruffle over full sleeves, large ribbon bow in hair; one belted at waist, full sleeves to elbow, square neckline filled with lace, high collar, large...
Clothing and dress; Costume; Fashion; Fashion Plates; Fashion Illustrations
Day and evening dresses all with full, hoop skirts. The first woman is wearing a burnoose over her dress. The second has a dagged, shoulder cape over her long sleeved, fitted bodice; a long sash tied around her waist with a bow in back; a layered...
Clothing and dress; Costume; Fashion; Fashion Plates; Fashion Illustrations
Two day and two party dresses, left has pleated overskirt with tubular underskirt to ankle, elbow length sleeves, buttoned blouse with tall open collar, hat with tall crown, brim, and feather; front dress has three pleated layers of skirt ending at...
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
Two day dresses both with skirts evolving into a bustle shape. The left dress is striped and has a small, band collar; long, fitted sleeves, a ribbon belt tied slightly above the natural waistline, and a layered skirt with a long train. The right...
Clothing and dress; Costume; Fashion; Fashion Plates; Fashion Illustrations
Three day dresses all with very full, floor-length skirts and feather trimmed bonnets. Left dress has a 'V' neckline, fitted bodice, narrow waist, long sleeves with 2 ruffles at top and full from ruffles to cuff, and bows down center front of...
Clothing and dress; Costume; Fashion; Fashion Plates; Fashion Illustrations
Two day dresses, both with 'V' necklines trimmed with lace, fitted bodices with yoked waistlines, long sleeves; long, full skirts, and bonnets trimmed with feathers and ribbons. Left dress has pleats on upper sleeves to control fullness and ribbon...
