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…
Single story wooden depot. Wooden cart and automobile parked next to depot. Grain elevator and railroad cars in background. "Photo taken by Ronald Sims, 4207 Bowdoin St., Des Moines 13, Iowa"--Photograph verso.
