This is a sepia postcard showing Central Park one of the times it was used for the Chautauqua meetings as you can see from the banner in the lower left hand corner. This view shows the gazebo and is looking from the NW corner of the park.
This is a panorama view of Central Park in 1964 during the 125th anniversary celebration of the founding of Fairfield. This view is taken from the south side of the square looking north.
This is a artificially colored photo postcard of the Parsons College campus. The central building on the postcard is Ballard Hall which was built in 1901. Ballard Hall was built from a donation of $6,000 from Calvin Ballard of Winterset Iowa. This…
This is a double litho colored postcard made in Germany for the The Novelty Store of Fairfield. It shows both Fairfield Hall and Ballard Hall. Fairfield Hall was built after a fire destroyed Ankeny Hall and the president's home on campus in 1902. T…
In 1875, Mrs. Ada North who was then librarian, prepared a historical sketch of the library from the time of the territorial government of Iowa beginning in 1838 up to 1875.. The later history follows it and completes the records of the library up to…
Shown here is a tinted postcard of the Chapel and a glossy photo of the Rich Young Ruler Window in the Chapel. These two postcards show the chapel and a stained glass window in the chapel from Barhydt Chapel on the campus of Parsons College. The…
This is a tinted postcard of Trustee Gym.built in 1908. Trustee Gym was built on a hill above the sports field on the campus. In it's time, Parsons had the best equipment for sports and physical training of any college in Iowa.
