State College, Ames, Iowa, 1911 – Historic Photograph Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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A window into the past: State College, Ames, Iowa, 1911, preserved in this historic image. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
Library of Congress record: Iowa State College, Ames, Iowa
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State College, Ames, Iowa, 1911
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State College at Ames, Iowa, in 1911 was the Iowa State College of Agricultural and Mechanic Arts, the land-grant school that had opened on the prairie north of town in 1869. Its students came largely from farms across the state to study scientific agriculture, engineering, veterinary medicine and home economics. Ames was a railroad town named for the financier Oakes Ames, and its economy leaned on the college, the rail lines and the surrounding farmland. Campus life before the First World War centered on required military drill, athletic contests and student societies, and residents took pride in the school's reputation. The view shows a campus still closely tied to the agricultural countryside that gave it purpose.
| Created / published | 1911 |
|---|---|
| Creator | colburn, f. e. |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--Iowa |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,297 × 1,055 px · prints to 18 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Iowa State College, Ames, Iowa |
| Reference | IA State College, Ames, 1911 |
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