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Pharmacists' float in Mecca Day parade, The University of Iowa, 1921

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…

Pushing truck over mountains to Billy Goat Pass on scientific expedition, The University of Iowa, 1920

University of Iowa science expeditions to Hawaii and Washington state to gather specimens for public display in the Museum of Natural History.

Soldiers driving in Mecca Day parade, The University of Iowa, 1921

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…