Iowa Heritage Digital Collections
State Library of Iowa

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Smith and Cilek home products parade float, Iowa City, Iowa, 1910s

Smith and Cilek home products parade float, Iowa City, Iowa, 1910s

Skyscraper and railroad handcar in Mecca Day parade, The University of Iowa, 1922

Skyscraper and railroad handcar in Mecca Day parade, The University of Iowa, 1922

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…
Schmidt Music Co. float in Tri-Cities Floral Parade, Davenport, Iowa, June 21, 1916

Schmidt Music Co. float in Tri-Cities Floral Parade, Davenport, Iowa, June 21, 1916

S.U.I. float in Mecca Day parade, The University of Iowa, 1920

S.U.I. 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…
Ruth Smith and class on parade float at Waverly Fair, Waverly, Iowa, 1910

Ruth Smith and class on parade float at Waverly Fair, Waverly, Iowa, 1910

Rocket on float in Mecca Day parade, The University of Iowa, 1920

Rocket on 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…
Replica of a stone fort on parade float, The University of Iowa, 1910s

Replica of a stone fort on parade float, The University of Iowa, 1910s

Railroad engineering float in parade, The University of Iowa, 1910s

Railroad engineering float in parade, The University of Iowa, 1910s

Radio float in parade, The University of Iowa, 1910s

Radio float in parade, The University of Iowa, 1910s

R.R. construction camp float in parade, The University of Iowa, 1910s

R.R. construction camp float in parade, The University of Iowa, 1910s

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