Marston Water Tower, ca. 1910-1930 <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Marston+Water+Tower+%28Ames%2C+IA%29">Marston Water Tower (Ames, IA)</a> <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Iowa+State+University">Iowa State University</a> <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Morrill+Hall+%28Ames%2C+Iowa%29">Morrill Hall (Ames, Iowa)</a> <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Corn">Corn</a> A field of corn and another crop surround the Marston Water Tower. Immediately behind the Water Tower is the Engineering Annex. A dirt road runs along the fields. In the distance is Morrill Hall and other buildings. Erected in 1897, the Water Tower was built to alleviate the water shortage on the Iowa State campus, which in 1895 had forced the cancellation of classes for two weeks. Designed by Anson Marston (Dean of Engineering, 1914-1932) and others, the Water Tower was the first elevated steel water tower west of the Mississippi. Standing 168 feet above campus, the tank itself was 40 feet tall and 24 feet in diameter and held 162,000 gallons. The use of the Water Tower was discontinued in 1978 when the university switched to a city water system. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981, and in 1997, it was restored. Iowa State University 4-8-I.WaterTower.288-4-5 Iowa State University Library Special Collections; http://www.add.lib.iastate.edu/spcl/index.html 1910-1930 2006-02-03 U.S. and international copyright laws protect this digital image. Commercial use or distribution of the image is not permitted without prior permission of the copyright holder. 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Erected in 1897, the Water Tower was built to alleviate the water shortage on the Iowa State campus, which in 1895 had forced the cancellation of classes for two weeks. Designed by Anson Marston (Dean of Engineering, 1914-1932) and others, the Water Tower was the first elevated steel water tower west of the Mississippi. Standing 168 feet above campus, the tank itself was 40 feet tall and 24 feet in diameter and held 162,000 gallons. The use of the Water Tower was discontinued in 1978 when the university switched to a city water system. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981, and in 1997, it was restored. Iowa State University 4-8-I.WaterTower.288-4-4 Iowa State University Library Special Collections; http://www.add.lib.iastate.edu/spcl/index.html 1900-1910 2006-02-03 U.S. and international copyright laws protect this digital image. Commercial use or distribution of the image is not permitted without prior permission of the copyright holder. 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Two people are walking on one of the roads, Other buildings and trees are in the distance. Erected in 1897, the Water Tower was built to alleviate the water shortage on the Iowa State campus, which in 1895 had forced the cancellation of classes for two weeks. Designed by Anson Marston (Dean of Engineering, 1914-1932) and others, the Water Tower was the first elevated steel water tower west of the Mississippi. Standing 168 feet above campus, the tank itself was 40 feet tall and 24 feet in diameter and held 162,000 gallons. The use of the Water Tower was discontinued in 1978 when the university switched to a city water system. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981, and in 1997, it was restored. Iowa State University 4-8-I.WaterTower.288-4-3 Iowa State University Library Special Collections; http://www.add.lib.iastate.edu/spcl/index.html 1900-1910 2006-02-03 U.S. and international copyright laws protect this digital image. 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There are also various other smaller buildings in the distance. Erected in 1897, the Water Tower was built to alleviate the water shortage on the Iowa State campus, which in 1895 had forced the cancellation of classes for two weeks. Designed by Anson Marston (Dean of Engineering, 1914-1932) and others, the Water Tower was the first elevated steel water tower west of the Mississippi. Standing 168 feet above campus, the tank itself was 40 feet tall and 24 feet in diameter and held 162,000 gallons. The use of the Water Tower was discontinued in 1978 when the university switched to a city water system. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981, and in 1997, it was restored. Iowa State University 4-8-I.WaterTower.288-4-2 Iowa State University Library Special Collections; http://www.add.lib.iastate.edu/spcl/index.html 1900-1910 2006-02-03 U.S. and international copyright laws protect this digital image. 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Erected in 1897, the Water Tower was built to alleviate the water shortage on the Iowa State campus, which in 1895 had forced the cancellation of classes for two weeks. Designed by Anson Marston (Dean of Engineering, 1914-1932) and others, the Water Tower was the first elevated steel water tower west of the Mississippi. Standing 168 feet above campus, the tank itself was 40 feet tall and 24 feet in diameter and held 162,000 gallons. The use of the Water Tower was discontinued in 1978 when the university switched to a city water system. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981, and in 1997, it was restored. Iowa State University 4-8-I.WaterTower.288-4-1 Iowa State University Library Special Collections; http://www.add.lib.iastate.edu/spcl/index.html 1912 2006-02-03 U.S. and international copyright laws protect this digital image. Commercial use or distribution of the image is not permitted without prior permission of the copyright holder. 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Erected in 1897, the Water Tower was built to alleviate the water shortage on the Iowa State campus, which in 1895 had forced the cancellation of classes for two weeks. Designed by Anson Marston (Dean of Engineering, 1914-1932) and others, the Water Tower was the first elevated steel water tower west of the Mississippi. Standing 168 feet above campus, the tank itself was 40 feet tall and 24 feet in diameter and held 162,000 gallons. The use of the Water Tower was discontinued in 1978 when the university switched to a city water system. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981, and in 1997, it was restored. Iowa State University 4-8-I.WaterTower.288-3-8 Iowa State University Library Special Collections; http://www.add.lib.iastate.edu/spcl/index.html 1897 2006-02-03 U.S. and international copyright laws protect this digital image. Commercial use or distribution of the image is not permitted without prior permission of the copyright holder. 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Erected in 1897, the Water Tower was built to alleviate the water shortage on the Iowa State campus, which in 1895 had forced the cancellation of classes for two weeks. Designed by Anson Marston (Dean of Engineering, 1914-1932) and others, the Water Tower was the first elevated steel water tower west of the Mississippi. Standing 168 feet above campus, the tank itself was 40 feet tall and 24 feet in diameter and held 162,000 gallons. The use of the Water Tower was discontinued in 1978 when the university switched to a city water system. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981, and in 1997, it was restored. Iowa State University 4-8-I.WaterTower.288-3-7 Iowa State University Library Special Collections; http://www.add.lib.iastate.edu/spcl/index.html 1897 2006-02-03 U.S. and international copyright laws protect this digital image. Commercial use or distribution of the image is not permitted without prior permission of the copyright holder. 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Erected in 1897, the Water Tower was built to alleviate the water shortage on the Iowa State campus, which in 1895 had forced the cancellation of classes for two weeks. Designed by Anson Marston (Dean of Engineering, 1914-1932) and others, the Water Tower was the first elevated steel water tower west of the Mississippi. Standing 168 feet above campus, the tank itself was 40 feet tall and 24 feet in diameter and held 162,000 gallons. The use of the Water Tower was discontinued in 1978 when the university switched to a city water system. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981, and in 1997, it was restored. Iowa State University 4-8-I.WaterTower.288-3-6 Iowa State University Library Special Collections; http://www.add.lib.iastate.edu/spcl/index.html 1897 2006-02-03 U.S. and international copyright laws protect this digital image. Commercial use or distribution of the image is not permitted without prior permission of the copyright holder. 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Workmen are using a crane to construct the upper part of the Tower. Old Main and Morrill Hall are in the background. Erected in 1897, the Water Tower was built to alleviate the water shortage on the Iowa State campus, which in 1895 had forced the cancellation of classes for two weeks. Designed by Anson Marston (Dean of Engineering, 1914-1932) and others, the Water Tower was the first elevated steel water tower west of the Mississippi. Standing 168 feet above campus, the tank itself was 40 feet tall and 24 feet in diameter and held 162,000 gallons. The use of the Water Tower was discontinued in 1978 when the university switched to a city water system. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981, and in 1997, it was restored. Iowa State University 4-8-I.WaterTower.288-3-5 Iowa State University Library Special Collections; http://www.add.lib.iastate.edu/spcl/index.html 1897 2006-02-03 U.S. and international copyright laws protect this digital image. 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For permission to use the digital image, please contact Iowa State University Library, Special Collections archives@iastate.edu For reproductions see: http://www.add.lib.iastate.edu/spcl/services/photfees.html University Photographs; http://www.add.lib.iastate.edu/spcl/collections/images.html Photograph 11.1 x 16.5 cm Image (color) Image 4-8-I.WaterTower.288-3-5 https://digitalcollections.lib.iastate.edu/ Marston Water Tower, 1897 <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Marston+Water+Tower+%28Ames%2C+IA%29">Marston Water Tower (Ames, IA)</a> <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Iowa+State+University">Iowa State University</a> <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Old+Main+%28Ames%2C+Iowa%29">Old Main (Ames, Iowa)</a> The Marston Water Tower in the early phases of construction. Old Main and a variety of other buildings appear in the background. Workmen stand around the site and there appears to be snow on the ground. Erected in 1897, the Water Tower was built to alleviate the water shortage on the Iowa State campus, which in 1895 had forced the cancellation of classes for two weeks. Designed by Anson Marston (Dean of Engineering, 1914-1932) and others, the Water Tower was the first elevated steel water tower west of the Mississippi. Standing 168 feet above campus, the tank itself was 40 feet tall and 24 feet in diameter and held 162,000 gallons. The use of the Water Tower was discontinued in 1978 when the university switched to a city water system. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981, and in 1997, it was restored. Iowa State University 4-8-I.WaterTower.288-3-1 Iowa State University Library Special Collections; http://www.add.lib.iastate.edu/spcl/index.html 1897 2006-02-03 U.S. and international copyright laws protect this digital image. Commercial use or distribution of the image is not permitted without prior permission of the copyright holder. For permission to use the digital image, please contact Iowa State University Library, Special Collections archives@iastate.edu For reproductions see: http://www.add.lib.iastate.edu/spcl/services/photfees.html University Photographs; http://www.add.lib.iastate.edu/spcl/collections/images.html Photograph 16.5 x 11.4 cm Image (color) Image 4-8-I.WaterTower.288-3-1 https://digitalcollections.lib.iastate.edu/