Mecca Day parade float, The University of Iowa, 1920 <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Universities+%26+colleges">Universities & colleges</a> <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=University+of+Iowa">University of Iowa</a> <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=United+States+--+Iowa+--+Iowa+City">United States -- Iowa -- Iowa City</a> <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=1920-1930">1920-1930</a> <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Parades+%26+processions">Parades & processions</a> <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Floats+%28Parades%29">Floats (Parades)</a> <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Street+cleaning">Street cleaning</a> <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Carts+%26+wagons">Carts & wagons</a> Mecca Day was put on by the College of Engineers. The name Mecca derives from the first letters of the names of the engineerng departments: mechanical, electrical, civil, chemical, and architectural. Mecca Day events included a parade highlighting progress in engineering plus more humorous floats; in the evening was a play put on by engineering students. Kent, Frederick W. (Frederick Wallace), 1894-1984 University of Iowa. Libraries. University Archives 1920 2008-05 Educational use only, no other permissions given. U.S. and international copyright laws may protect this digital object. Commercial use or distribution of the object is not permitted without prior permission of the copyright holder. Iowa City Town and Campus Scenes Frederick W. Kent Collection of Photographs, 1866-2000 http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/collguides/?RG30.0001.01 Prints Events and activities Parades, Mecca Day Parades, Mecca Day Scanned with Ricoh Aficio 3228C @ 600 ppi, full color. Master image saved in TIFF format. 9 14 Still image Photographs; Postcards jpeg RG30.0001.01 https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/ Pan-Hell-bridge float in Mecca Day parade, The University of Iowa, 1923 <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Universities+%26+colleges">Universities & colleges</a> <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=University+of+Iowa">University of Iowa</a> <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=United+States+--+Iowa+--+Iowa+City">United States -- Iowa -- Iowa City</a> <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=1920-1930">1920-1930</a> <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Parades+%26+processions">Parades & processions</a> <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Floats+%28Parades%29">Floats (Parades)</a> <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Fraternities+%26+sororities">Fraternities & sororities</a> Mecca Day was put on by the College of Engineers. The name Mecca derives from the first letters of the names of the engineerng departments: mechanical, electrical, civil, chemical, and architectural. Mecca Day events included a parade highlighting progress in engineering plus more humorous floats; in the evening was a play put on by engineering students. Kent, Frederick W. (Frederick Wallace), 1894-1984 University of Iowa. Libraries. University Archives 1923 2008-05 Educational use only, no other permissions given. U.S. and international copyright laws may protect this digital object. Commercial use or distribution of the object is not permitted without prior permission of the copyright holder. Iowa City Town and Campus Scenes Frederick W. Kent Collection of Photographs, 1866-2000 http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/collguides/?RG30.0001.01 Prints Events and activities Parades, Mecca Day Parades, Mecca Day Scanned with Ricoh Aficio 3228C @ 600 ppi, full color. Master image saved in TIFF format. 9 14 Still image Photographs; Postcards jpeg RG30.0001.01 https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/ Tombstone on float in Mecca Day parade, The University of Iowa, 1923 <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Universities+%26+colleges">Universities & colleges</a> <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=University+of+Iowa">University of Iowa</a> <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=United+States+--+Iowa+--+Iowa+City">United States -- Iowa -- Iowa City</a> <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=1920-1930">1920-1930</a> <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Parades+%26+processions">Parades & processions</a> <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Floats+%28Parades%29">Floats (Parades)</a> <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Carts+%26+wagons">Carts & wagons</a> <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Tombs+%26+sepulchral+monuments">Tombs & sepulchral monuments</a> Mecca Day was put on by the College of Engineers. The name Mecca derives from the first letters of the names of the engineerng departments: mechanical, electrical, civil, chemical, and architectural. Mecca Day events included a parade highlighting progress in engineering plus more humorous floats; in the evening was a play put on by engineering students. Kent, Frederick W. (Frederick Wallace), 1894-1984 University of Iowa. Libraries. University Archives 1923 2008-05 Educational use only, no other permissions given. U.S. and international copyright laws may protect this digital object. Commercial use or distribution of the object is not permitted without prior permission of the copyright holder. Iowa City Town and Campus Scenes Frederick W. Kent Collection of Photographs, 1866-2000 http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/collguides/?RG30.0001.01 Prints Events and activities Parades, Mecca Day Parades, Mecca Day Scanned with Ricoh Aficio 3228C @ 600 ppi, full color. Master image saved in TIFF format. 9 14 Still image Photographs; Postcards jpeg RG30.0001.01 https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/ Skyscraper and railroad handcar in Mecca Day parade, The University of Iowa, 1922 <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Universities+%26+colleges">Universities & colleges</a> <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=University+of+Iowa">University of Iowa</a> <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=United+States+--+Iowa+--+Iowa+City">United States -- Iowa -- Iowa City</a> <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=1920-1930">1920-1930</a> <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Parades+%26+processions">Parades & processions</a> <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Floats+%28Parades%29">Floats (Parades)</a> <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Skyscrapers">Skyscrapers</a> <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Railroad+handcars">Railroad handcars</a> Mecca Day was put on by the College of Engineers. The name Mecca derives from the first letters of the names of the engineerng departments: mechanical, electrical, civil, chemical, and architectural. Mecca Day events included a parade highlighting progress in engineering plus more humorous floats; in the evening was a play put on by engineering students. Kent, Frederick W. (Frederick Wallace), 1894-1984 University of Iowa. Libraries. University Archives 1922 2008-05 Educational use only, no other permissions given. U.S. and international copyright laws may protect this digital object. Commercial use or distribution of the object is not permitted without prior permission of the copyright holder. Iowa City Town and Campus Scenes Frederick W. Kent Collection of Photographs, 1866-2000 http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/collguides/?RG30.0001.01 Prints Events and activities Parades, Mecca Day Parades, Mecca Day Scanned with Ricoh Aficio 3228C @ 600 ppi, full color. Master image saved in TIFF format. 9 14 Still image Photographs; Postcards jpeg RG30.0001.01 https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/ Mecca Day parade float, The University of Iowa, 1923 <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Universities+%26+colleges">Universities & colleges</a> <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=University+of+Iowa">University of Iowa</a> <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=United+States+--+Iowa+--+Iowa+City">United States -- Iowa -- Iowa City</a> <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=1920-1930">1920-1930</a> <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Trucks">Trucks</a> <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Musicians">Musicians</a> <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Floats+%28Parades%29">Floats (Parades)</a> <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Prisoners">Prisoners</a> Mecca Day was put on by the College of Engineers. The name Mecca derives from the first letters of the names of the engineerng departments: mechanical, electrical, civil, chemical, and architectural. Mecca Day events included a parade highlighting progress in engineering plus more humorous floats; in the evening was a play put on by engineering students. Kent, Frederick W. (Frederick Wallace), 1894-1984 University of Iowa. Libraries. University Archives 1923 2008-05 Educational use only, no other permissions given. U.S. and international copyright laws may protect this digital object. Commercial use or distribution of the object is not permitted without prior permission of the copyright holder. Iowa City Town and Campus Scenes Frederick W. Kent Collection of Photographs, 1866-2000 http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/collguides/?RG30.0001.01 Prints Events and activities Parades, Mecca Day Parades, Mecca Day Scanned with Ricoh Aficio 3228C @ 600 ppi, full color. Master image saved in TIFF format. 9 14 Still image Photographs; Postcards jpeg RG30.0001.01 https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/ Boys on Mecca Day parade float mocking law students and their Law Jubilee, The University of Iowa 1922 <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Universities+%26+colleges">Universities & colleges</a> <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=University+of+Iowa">University of Iowa</a> <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=United+States+--+Iowa+--+Iowa+City">United States -- Iowa -- Iowa City</a> <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=1920-1930">1920-1930</a> <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Parades+%26+processions">Parades & processions</a> <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Celebrations">Celebrations</a> <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Floats+%28Parades%29">Floats (Parades)</a> <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Carts+%26+wagons">Carts & wagons</a> <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Bicycles+%26+tricycles">Bicycles & tricycles</a> <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Boys">Boys</a> A rivalry existed between the law and engineering students, and the law students' Law Jubilee was an evening of satirical skits and musical numbers scheduled to coincide with Mecca Day. Mecca Day was put on by the College of Engineers. The name Mecca derives from the first letters of the names of the engineerng departments: mechanical, electrical, civil, chemical, and architectural. Mecca Day events included a parade highlighting progress in engineering plus more humorous floats; in the evening was a play put on by engineering students. Kent, Frederick W. (Frederick Wallace), 1894-1984 University of Iowa. Libraries. University Archives 1922 2008-05 Educational use only, no other permissions given. U.S. and international copyright laws may protect this digital object. Commercial use or distribution of the object is not permitted without prior permission of the copyright holder. Iowa City Town and Campus Scenes Frederick W. Kent Collection of Photographs, 1866-2000 http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/collguides/?RG30.0001.01 Prints Events and activities Parades, Mecca Day Parades, Mecca Day Scanned with Ricoh Aficio 3228C @ 600 ppi, full color. Master image saved in TIFF format. 9 14 Still image Photographs; Postcards jpeg RG30.0001.01 https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/ Mecca Day parade float, The University of Iowa, 1922 <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Universities+%26+colleges">Universities & colleges</a> <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=University+of+Iowa">University of Iowa</a> <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=United+States+--+Iowa+--+Iowa+City">United States -- Iowa -- Iowa City</a> <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=1920-1930">1920-1930</a> <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Parades+%26+processions">Parades & processions</a> <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Floats+%28Parades%29">Floats (Parades)</a> <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Trucks">Trucks</a> Mecca Day was put on by the College of Engineers. The name Mecca derives from the first letters of the names of the engineerng departments: mechanical, electrical, civil, chemical, and architectural. Mecca Day events included a parade highlighting progress in engineering plus more humorous floats; in the evening was a play put on by engineering students. Kent, Frederick W. (Frederick Wallace), 1894-1984 University of Iowa. Libraries. University Archives 1922 2008-05 Educational use only, no other permissions given. U.S. and international copyright laws may protect this digital object. Commercial use or distribution of the object is not permitted without prior permission of the copyright holder. Iowa City Town and Campus Scenes Frederick W. Kent Collection of Photographs, 1866-2000 http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/collguides/?RG30.0001.01 Prints Events and activities Parades, Mecca Day Parades, Mecca Day Scanned with Ricoh Aficio 3228C @ 600 ppi, full color. Master image saved in TIFF format. 9 14 Still image Photographs; Postcards jpeg RG30.0001.01 https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/ Mecca Day parade float mocking Law Jubilee, The University of Iowa, 1922 <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Universities+%26+colleges">Universities & colleges</a> <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=University+of+Iowa">University of Iowa</a> <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=United+States+--+Iowa+--+Iowa+City">United States -- Iowa -- Iowa City</a> <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=1920-1930">1920-1930</a> <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Parades+%26+processions">Parades & processions</a> <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Floats+%28Parades%29">Floats (Parades)</a> <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Celebrations">Celebrations</a> Mecca Day was put on by the College of Engineers. The name Mecca derives from the first letters of the names of the engineerng departments: mechanical, electrical, civil, chemical, and architectural. Mecca Day events included a parade highlighting progress in engineering plus more humorous floats; in the evening was a play put on by engineering students. The Law Jubilee, put on by law students, was an evening of satirical skits and musical numbers scheduled to coincide with Mecca Day. Kent, Frederick W. (Frederick Wallace), 1894-1984 University of Iowa. Libraries. University Archives 1922 2008-05 Educational use only, no other permissions given. U.S. and international copyright laws may protect this digital object. Commercial use or distribution of the object is not permitted without prior permission of the copyright holder. Iowa City Town and Campus Scenes Frederick W. Kent Collection of Photographs, 1866-2000 http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/collguides/?RG30.0001.01 Prints Events and activities Parades, Mecca Day Parades, Mecca Day Scanned with Ricoh Aficio 3228C @ 600 ppi, full color. Master image saved in TIFF format. 9 14 Still image Photographs; Postcards jpeg RG30.0001.01 https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/ Mecca Day parade float, The University of Iowa, 1923 <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Universities+%26+colleges">Universities & colleges</a> <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=University+of+Iowa">University of Iowa</a> <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=United+States+--+Iowa+--+Iowa+City">United States -- Iowa -- Iowa City</a> <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=1920-1930">1920-1930</a> <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Parades+%26+processions">Parades & processions</a> <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Celebrations">Celebrations</a> <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Floats+%28Parades%29">Floats (Parades)</a> <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Trucks">Trucks</a> <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Knights">Knights</a> Mecca Day was put on by the College of Engineers. The name Mecca derives from the first letters of the names of the engineerng departments: mechanical, electrical, civil, chemical, and architectural. Mecca Day events included a parade highlighting progress in engineering plus more humorous floats; in the evening was a play put on by engineering students. Kent, Frederick W. (Frederick Wallace), 1894-1984 University of Iowa. Libraries. University Archives 1923 2008-05 Educational use only, no other permissions given. U.S. and international copyright laws may protect this digital object. Commercial use or distribution of the object is not permitted without prior permission of the copyright holder. Iowa City Town and Campus Scenes Frederick W. Kent Collection of Photographs, 1866-2000 http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/collguides/?RG30.0001.01 Prints Events and activities Parades, Mecca Day Parades, Mecca Day Scanned with Ricoh Aficio 3228C @ 600 ppi, full color. Master image saved in TIFF format. 9 14 Still image Photographs; Postcards jpeg RG30.0001.01 https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/ Mecca Day parade float, The University of Iowa, 1920s <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Universities+%26+colleges">Universities & colleges</a> <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=University+of+Iowa">University of Iowa</a> <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=United+States+--+Iowa+--+Iowa+City">United States -- Iowa -- Iowa City</a> <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=1920-1930">1920-1930</a> <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Parades+%26+processions">Parades & processions</a> <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Celebrations">Celebrations</a> <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Floats+%28Parades%29">Floats (Parades)</a> <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Prisoners">Prisoners</a> <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Trucks">Trucks</a> Mecca Day was put on by the College of Engineers. The name Mecca derives from the first letters of the names of the engineerng departments: mechanical, electrical, civil, chemical, and architectural. Mecca Day events included a parade highlighting progress in engineering plus more humorous floats; in the evening was a play put on by engineering students. Kent, Frederick W. (Frederick Wallace), 1894-1984 University of Iowa. Libraries. University Archives 1920/1929 2008-05 Educational use only, no other permissions given. U.S. and international copyright laws may protect this digital object. Commercial use or distribution of the object is not permitted without prior permission of the copyright holder. Iowa City Town and Campus Scenes Frederick W. Kent Collection of Photographs, 1866-2000 http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/collguides/?RG30.0001.01 Prints Events and activities Parades, Mecca Day Parades, Mecca Day Scanned with Ricoh Aficio 3228C @ 600 ppi, full color. Master image saved in TIFF format. 9 14 Still image Photographs; Postcards jpeg RG30.0001.01 https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/