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; Speeches; Presidents' papers; Iowa State University presidents; Fairs; Agricultural education
Box 3, Folder 1: A speech given by Welch to the "Farmers of Delaware County" who helped organize their county fair. Welch speaks of the importance of agricultural education and practical farming. He discusses the value of fairs, compares fairs to...
Exploration; Travel; Central America; Panama; Darien
Box 1: folder 13, Source Material Relating to Richard A. Tewkesbury’s trips to the Darien in 1939 and 1940. Contains informational materials collected on the Indians of the Darien.
Two individuals are walking along the Ames & Campus Railway (The Dinkey) track towards campus. The area on both sides of the track is fenced and a herd of animals are contained within one of the fences. The Campanile, Old Main, the Marston Water...
The Ames & College Railway (The Dinkey) is waiting for passengers beside the Depot. Various groups of individuals are standing in front of the train or a seated on one of the cars. A water fountain is in the foreground.
A group of passengers are standing on the station platform in front of the Ames & College Railway (The Dinkey). The Marston Water Tower is in the background.
The Ames & Campus Railway (The Dinkey) is traveling between campus and the city of Ames. Buildings and other structures are on both sides of the tracks.
The Ames & College Railway (The Dinkey) engine is attempting to cross a over Squaw Creek. The creek is high, but not covering the bridge. The Chicago & Northwestern (C&NW) coal chute is in the distance.
An Ames & College Railway (The Dinkey) locomotive stands in front of an unnamed building. The side of the locomotive reads, ""Ames & College Railway Rapid Transit."" The numeral ""2"" also appears on the car.
Frank Lang, motorman for the Ames & College Railway (The Dinkey) is seated in the locomotive while other individuals stand beside the train. The third and fourth standing individuals from the left are identified as M. K. Smith, manager and Hank...
