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...
VEISHEA; Student Activities; Education; Iowa State University;
A 1923 horse-drawn float from the Education Department. Two horses are pulling a flatbed wagon with a tiered platform with the words ""health,"" ""citizenship,"" ""life work,"" ""use of leisure,"" and ""citizens in making."" Girls sit in chair on...
Farm Equipment; Agriculture; Iowa State University;
A driver on a steel-wheeled tractor pulling a plow toward the horizon through an unplowed field. Two automobiles are in the field in the far left distance. Another tractor is in the far right distance. A tree line on the horizon defines the edge of...
Iowa State University; Iowa Agriculture and Home Economics Experiment Station
A worker is driving a Ford tractor that is pulling an implement used in the harvesting of crops. The Ford logo is on the front of the tractor. A silo and other farm buildings are in the background.
Farm Equipment; Agriculture; Iowa State University;
A six-horse team pulling a grain wagon marked ""Winona."" Two drivers are dressed for a draft horse show. The team and wagon are posed in the middle of a grass expanse. The photograph was taken in the fall of 1904, probably on Excursion Day.
Farm Equipment; Agriculture; Iowa State University;
A Hart-Parr 16-30 steel-wheeled tractor pulling a corn stalk harvesting machine. The corn field has already been harvested for corn. One man is driving the tractor and two other men are working on the stalk harvester. The photograph was taken April...
Iowa State University; Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Dept.; Dynamometer
A team of horse are hitched to the rear of a modified truck. A group of men are standing on the truck bed along with some equipment. An early form of the dynamometer is being used to test the horses' pulling power.
Animal Diseases; Animal Nutrition; Therapy; Veterinary Medicine
The Iowa State University Veterinarian (1938-2001) was the official publication of the Iowa State University Student Chapter of the American Veterinary Medical Association. The journal was the first veterinary student publication in the country...
Barker, Celestia Lee, 1846- ; Barker, William B ; Cookery, American -- Midwestern style ; Farm life -- Iowa ; Home economics ; Religious education -- Iowa ; Rural families ; Women in agriculture ; Women teachers -- Iowa ; Iowa -- History -- Civil...
The majority of entries were written during the Civil War and describe Lee's work on the family farm, attending religious services, visiting family throughout central Iowa, social activities, and her beaux. She also describes her training to be a...
Robertson, James, Iowa soldier ; United States. Army. Iowa Infantry Regiment, 8th (1861-1865). Company C ; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives ; Diaries
James Robertson was a native of Clifton, Iowa, in Louisa County. He was a private in Company C, 8th Iowa Infantry, was taken prisoner at the battle of Shiloh and hospitalized in Nashville, Tennessee's University Hospital. The diary details his...
Kitchen-Klatter began as a half-hour radio show with Leanna Driftmier sharing household tips, recipes, and childrearing advice among other topics. The radio show aired from 1926-1986 making it the longest running homemaker program in the history of...
Kitchen-Klatter began as a half-hour radio show with Leanna Driftmier sharing household tips, recipes, and childrearing advice among other topics. The radio show aired from 1926-1986 making it the longest running homemaker program in the history of...
