Iowa State University; Dept. of Chemical and Biological Engineering
Seven men in suits are engaged in discussion. They are standing in a formal conference room. Iowa State University President, William Robert Parks is standing fourth from the left.
Iowa State University; Dept. of Chemical and Biological Engineering
A test tube in a beaker, a flask, and a large bottle filled with liquid are sitting on a partially enclosed lab work area. Petri dishes and a rack are on the counter to the left.
Iowa State University; Dept. of Chemical and Biological Engineering; Agricultural wastes
Various glassware and instruments are displayed on tables and counters in this laboratory. A large cabinet with glass doors is on the left. The door at the rear opens into another laboratory.
The 1st addition to the library is being constructed with a rotunda entrance on the south side. A large crane is on the right and a mid 1950's Studebaker is parked on the left.
Men are working on the construction site for the 1st addition in this view from the parking lot filled with late 1950 vehicles. The rotunda entrance is beginning to take shape. A war surplus building, Number ""N"", appears on the far left. It was...
This aerial view shows the excavation site for the 1st addition to the library. A war surplus building, Number ""N"" appears on the far left. It was taken down in 1968 prior to construction of the 2nd addition.
A woman is walking on the snow-cleared sidewalk along the north side of the 2nd addition construction. Scaffolding is still visible on the left. Two men are walking in the driveway on the west side of the addition.
Iowa State University; University Library; 3rd Addition
An in-progress view of the 3rd Addition construction looking down from the fourth floor to the second floor bridge, with the circular main staircase and old building fa�ade on the left.
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...
Iowa State University; University Library; Presidential Portrait Gallery
ISU President Martin Jischke is at the podium speaking at the dedication of the Presidential Portrait Gallery in the library's upper rotunda lobby, with former president Gordon Eaton sitting on the left.
This 1957 photograph is of the beginning excavations for what will be the bookstore and Sun Room in the Memorial Union. A workman in a skid shovel with the shovel full of dirt and raised high waits and looks towards a dump truck that is emptying...
This 1954 photograph of the southwest (back) corner of Memorial Union is taken from street level and shows part of the south wing. Prominent are a stone retaining wall, the walls of the lower terrace and the west corner of the south wing. The back...
