Iowa Heritage Digital Collections
State Library of Iowa

Browse Items (315 total)

Mecca Day parade, The University of Iowa, 1916

Mecca Day parade, The University of Iowa, 1916

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…
Horse in Mecca Day parade, The University of Iowa, 1916

Horse in Mecca Day parade, The University of Iowa, 1916

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…
Structural engineering display for Mecca Day, The University of Iowa, 1910s

Structural engineering display for Mecca Day, The University of Iowa, 1910s

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…
Men with surveying poles on horseback in Mecca Day parade, The University of Iowa, 1920

Men with surveying poles on horseback in Mecca Day parade, The University of Iowa, 1920

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…
Bugle boys in blackface on horse in Mecca Day parade, The University of Iowa, 1920

Bugle boys in blackface on horse in Mecca Day parade, The University of Iowa, 1920

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…
Men with surveying poles on horseback in Mecca Day parade, The University of Iowa, 1920

Men with surveying poles on horseback in Mecca Day parade, The University of Iowa, 1920

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…
Horse wearing coat in Mecca Day parade, The University of Iowa, 1923

Horse wearing coat in Mecca Day parade, The University of Iowa, 1923

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…
Students in horse costume for Mecca Day, The University of Iowa, 1923

Students in horse costume for Mecca Day, The University of Iowa, 1923

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…
Cadets and student in cap and gown on horseback for Senior Frolic, The University of Iowa, 1910s

Cadets and student in cap and gown on horseback for Senior Frolic, The University of Iowa, 1910s

Senior Frolic was the senior class's annual commencement week celebration. The first commencement frolic took place in 1909.
Play depicting college student's life before and after graduation for Senior Frolic, The University of Iowa, 1914

Play depicting college student's life before and after graduation for Senior Frolic, The University of Iowa, 1914

Senior Frolic was the senior class's annual commencement week celebration. The first commencement frolic took place in 1909.
Output Formats

atom, csv, dcmes-xml, json, omeka-xml, rss2