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...
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 Contains Tewkesbury’s unpublished writings which consist of his diary and day by day notes of his second trip through the Darien from...
Exploration; Travel; Central America; Panama; Darien
Box 1: folder 10, Source Material Relating to Richard A. Tewkesbury’s trips to the Darien in 1939 and 1940. Contains excerpts from various periodicals and publications highlighting Tewkesbury and his expeditions.
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
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
Heavily trimmed day dress with bustle, small train, long sleeves with ribbons on shoulders and high neckline, with fringed overskirt. One riding habit with a simpler skirt and smaller bustle, open front blazer-style jacket with loose sleeves,...
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, one fitted bodice with basque and coat sleeves, one loose jacket, both with hoop skirts, small hats tilted on front of heads, one dress features decorative buttons down the front of the skirt, the other scallops placed possibly...
Clothing and dress; Costume; Fashion; Fashion Plates; Fashion Illustrations
Three day dresses with hobble, instep length skirts; left dress has jacket with small lapels, sash at waist with long tail, buttons at cuff, stomach, and hem, v-neck blouse; center dress has cropped jacket with elbow length sleeves, loose blouse...