Browse Items (7 total) for Parsons College, Fairfield, Iowa

This is a artificially colored photo postcard of the Parsons College campus. The central building on the postcard is Ballard Hall which was built in 1901. Ballard Hall was built from a donation of $6,000 from Calvin Ballard of Winterset Iowa. This…

This is a photo of Ankeny Hall that was built in 1891 from a donation by W R Ankeny of Des Moines Iowa.

This is a double litho colored postcard made in Germany for the The Novelty Store of Fairfield. It shows both Fairfield Hall and Ballard Hall. Fairfield Hall was built after a fire destroyed Ankeny Hall and the president's home on campus in 1902. T…

These are some views of Foster Hall that was built as a science building in 1903.

Shown here is a tinted postcard of the Chapel and a glossy photo of the Rich Young Ruler Window in the Chapel. These two postcards show the chapel and a stained glass window in the chapel from Barhydt Chapel on the campus of Parsons College. The…

This is a tinted postcard of Trustee Gym.built in 1908. Trustee Gym was built on a hill above the sports field on the campus. In it's time, Parsons had the best equipment for sports and physical training of any college in Iowa.

This is a montage of the buildings on campus at the college circa 1908.