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Uncle Sam and Bolshevik in Mecca Day parade, The University of Iowa, 1920

Uncle Sam and Bolshevik 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…
U.S. Mail airplane float in Mecca Day parade, The University of Iowa, 1920

U.S. Mail airplane float 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…
U.S. Army float in parade, with Burkley Hotel in background, The University of Iowa, 1917

U.S. Army float in parade, with Burkley Hotel in background, The University of Iowa, 1917

Turkish music ensemble on parade float, The University of Iowa, 1910s

Turkish music ensemble on parade float, The University of Iowa, 1910s

Tombstone on float in Mecca Day parade, The University of Iowa, 1923

Tombstone on float 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…
Teacher and student parade float, The University of Iowa, 1910s

Teacher and student parade float, The University of Iowa, 1910s

Students' Army Training Corps headquarters float in Mecca Day parade, The University of Iowa, 1919

Students' Army Training Corps headquarters float in Mecca Day parade, The University of Iowa, 1919

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 seated on a parade float in the shape of a large boat, The University of Iowa, 1920

Students seated on a parade float in the shape of a large boat, The University of Iowa, 1920

Students posing with Mecca Day parade float, The University of Iowa, 1914

Students posing with Mecca Day parade float, The University of Iowa, 1914

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…
Statue of eagle and naval cadet in Mecca Day parade, The University of Iowa, 1919

Statue of eagle and naval cadet in Mecca Day parade, The University of Iowa, 1919

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…
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