This 1957 aerial view of the Memorial Union from the front (north) and west shows the northwest addition and west terrace, the Gold Star Hall entrance, the multiple stories and roof levels, and the fountain in front of the building. Tables and...
This 1953 photograph shows the entire west side and terrace of the Memorial Union from street level. In it are easily seen many of the Union's unique architectural details including the pediments over the windows and in the roofline, balustrades,...
The front entrance of the Memorial Union into Gold Star Hall and focuses on the entryway. There are four people standing on the front steps, in front of the large bronze doors. A boardwalk runs along the front of the building, and makes a wider...
This 1955 photograph is of the outside entrance to Gold Star Hall in the front (north) of the Memorial Union. Decorative details of the entrance include the four attached columns with Doric-style capitals, decorative carvings incorporating...
This 1944 photograph of the Memorial Union's west side shows mainly the roof lines, chimneys, pediments, a balcony around a window above the entrance, and the windows on the upper floors. Lake LaVerne is in the foreground, and plantings and trees...
Memorial Union; Four Seasons Fountain; Petersen, Christian, 1885-1961; Iowa State University;
This 1952 photograph focuses on the Four Seasons Fountain in front (north) of the Memorial Union. The Four Seasons Fountain, which includes four Native American female figures, each representing one of the four seasons, is by Christian Petersen....
Memorial Union; Four Seasons Fountain; Petersen, Christian, 1885-1961; Iowa State University;
This 1952 photograph focuses on the Four Seasons Fountain in front (north) of the Memorial Union. The Four Seasons Fountain, which includes four Native American female figures, each representing one of the four seasons, is by Christian Petersen....
This 1953 photograph shows the entire west side and terrace of the Memorial Union from street level. In it are easily seen many of the Union's unique architectural details including the pediments over the windows and in the roofline, balustrades,...
This 1953 photograph shows the entire west side and terrace of the Memorial Union from street level. In it are easily seen many of the Union's unique architectural details including the pediments over the windows and in the roofline, balustrades,...
Memorial Union; Four Seasons Fountain; Petersen, Christian, 1885-1961; Iowa State University;
This 1941 image is a close-up of two of the figures, Winter and Fall, in the Four Seasons Fountain which is located in front (north) of the entrance to the Memorial Union's Gold Star Hall. The Four Seasons Fountain, which includes four Native...
This 1954 aerial view of the Memorial Union from the back (south) clearly shows the multiple stories and roof levels, the terrace to the left (west) side, the parking lot on the right (east) side, and the fountain in the front (north). The formal...
This distance image shows the Memorial Union through trees and shrubbery in the foreground. The side (west) and Gold Star Hall entrances are visible through the trees, and the roofline and one chimney are prominent against the sky. A paved road and...
This 1938 image taken from north and only slightly west of the Gold Star Hall (front) entrance to the Memorial Union has foreground an unpaved road that crosses in front of the fountain and defines the Union's property. A lamppost and a No Parking...
This 1954 photograph shows the west side of the Memorial Union from across Lake LaVerne. Only the tallest parts of the Union are visible through the thick foliage and trees that surround the lake. One white swan is standing in the shallows, and...
This 1954 photograph of the front (north) and (west) side of the Memorial Union has several people walking on the curved sidewalk towards Gold Star Hall, and towards the west terrace. The west side of the building is in bright sunlight and the...
This 1941 photograph is of the west side of the Memorial Union, seen from across Lake LaVerne. Several cars are parked and people are walking along a road between the lake and the Union. Plantings partially obscure the lower story of the Union, but...
This 1957 photograph taken from the terrace 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...
This 1950 photograph of the Memorial Union shows the excavated construction area for what will become the west terrace. A new foundation wall is near the center. A large stack of bricks is in the foreground and a crane, steel framework for the...
This image focuses on one corner, the southwest, of the Memorial Union with Lake LaVerne down an embankment and in the foreground. Trees and shrubbery partially hide the building, but the photograph is composed to emphasize the roof levels,...
This 1941 photograph shows a close view of the Four Seasons Fountain in the front (north) of the Memorial Union. The Four Seasons Fountain, which includes four Native American female figures, each representing one of the four seasons, is by...
