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...
Welch, Adonijah Strong, 1821-1889; Presidents' papers; Iowa State University presidents; Speeches; Curriculum development; Educational reform; Agricultural education; State universities and colleges; Western United States; Undergraduate education;...
Box 2, Folder 3: A speech given by Welch at Nebraska University about the change in education needed in the new Western territories. He talks about the growing needs of the West, including school houses, governments, and homes and how they will...
VEISHEA; Student Activities; Iowa State University
1949 VEISHEA queen and her attendanta. Front row (left to right): Mirm, Keilman, Dorthea Kuschmann; center: Eleanor Rickman, queen; back row (left to right): Joan Wienhardt, Pat Hussey.
Exploration; Travel; Central America; Panama; Darien
Box 1: folder 7, 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 Contains Tewkesbury’s unpublished writings which consist of his day by day notes of his trek through the Darien from July 6 to August...
Exploration; Travel; Central America; Panama; Darien
Box 1: folder 9, Source Material Relating to Richard A. Tewkesbury’s trips to the Darien in 1939 and 1940. Tewkesbury's published writings included in these materials are: “There’s Drama In Mexico”; “An Explorer Sets Forth”; “Darien...
World War I, 1914-1918; Military Training; Iowa State University;
""Sergeant Purdy's section of the 39th military training detachment"" posed for a formal portrait in front of a military transport truck. Twenty- two men in two rows, the front row kneeling, are posed for this photograph.
Iowa State University; Iowa Agriculture and Home Economics Experiment Station
An ill kept fence row provides an example of how not to be a good steward of the land. A road runs along the side of the field and its shoulder is overgrown with vegetation. A wooden telephone poll and lines are also located beside the field.
Farm Equipment; Agriculture; Iowa State University;
Drawn farm machinery lined up for exhibit. A front row contains wind mill motors. A steam engine sits at the rear of the assembled machinery. A man stands in the second row with his hand on a two-bottom plow. There is a white fence in the rear of...
Volume 11, Bulletins 133-145. (133) Inheritance of Color and Horns in Blue-Gray Cattle II; (134) Bacteriology of Butter: I. Influence of the Distribution of the Non-Fatty Constituents on the Changes in Bacterial Content During Holding; (135)...
Ten alumni are arranged in two rows for this formal portrait. The front row is seated while six individuals stand behind them. Most are wearing paper name tags and a few have football shaped tags indicating membership on the football team.
World War I, 1914-1918; War Work; Iowa State University;
General Lincoln and the staff of the Student Army Training Corp. Taken on January 1, 1919, the photograph shows twenty uniformed men in three rows with the front row sitting in chairs, at the middle of which sits General Lincoln.
Animal Husbandry; Animal Science; Iowa State University;
Members of the Benson Cow Testing Association are shown in 1909 in this photograph. The group is composed of twenty-four men. In the back row, third from the right is R.K. Bliss, who received a B.A. in animal husbandry from Iowa State College...
A chemistry laboratory session. Twelve young men and women are working at their individual work stations. A row of fume hoods is against the back wall between large windows. Common laboratory apparatus can be seen throughout the laboratory.
Clothing and dress; Costume; Fashion; Fashion Plates; Fashion Illustrations
Two children's dresses and two children's coats, boy's dress to knee, belted, bishop sleeves, high collar with large bow, hat with wide brim; girl's dress pleated from drop waist to knee, bishop sleeves, high collar, contrast center panel on...
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...
