As the Iowa Digital Library approaches the 100,000-item mark, we’re celebrating this milestonetemp by highlighting some of our favorite items from the collections. Title: Children’s wonder book Creator: Steinwender-Stoffregen Coffee Co. Collection: Szathmary Recipe Pamphlets Digital Collection   This is a page from the “Children’s Wonder Book”, a 1905 advertising pamphlet for Yale Coffee containingContinue reading “IDL staff pick: Children’s wonder book, 1905”

As the Iowa Digital Library approaches the 100,000-item mark, we’re celebrating this milestonetemp by highlighting some of our favorite items from the collections. Title: James Van Allen on deck at an arctic rockoon expedition, 1950s Creator: Joseph Kasper Collection: Research Collections Images Prof. James Van Allen adjusting equipment about to be sent aloft during anContinue reading “IDL staff pick: James Van Allen with rockoon, 1950s”

As the Iowa Digital Library approaches the 100,000-item mark, we’re celebrating this milestonetemp by highlighting some of our favorite items from the collections. Title: Supersisters trading cards, 1979 Creator: Supersisters Collection: Iowa Women’s Archives Founders Digital Collection In 1978, Lois Rich was asked by her 8-year-old daughter, a baseball card collector, why there weren’t anyContinue reading “IDL staff pick: Supersisters trading cards, 1979”

As the Iowa Digital Library approaches the 100,000-item mark, we’re celebrating this milestonetemp by highlighting some of our favorite items from the collections. Title: Threshing at the Graham farm, Davis City, Iowa, 1910s Creator: unknown Collection: Noble Photographs Digital Collection One of my favorite images from the digital collections is this image of threshing. IContinue reading “IDL staff pick: Threshing at an Iowa farm, 1910s”

As the Iowa Digital Library approaches the 100,000-item mark, we’re celebrating this milestonetemp by highlighting some of our favorite items from the collections. Title: Rosa Cunningham and Mary Louise Smith listening to anti-ERA speech at state GOP convention, Iowa, June 1980 Creator: unknown Collection: Iowa Women’s Archives Founders Digital Collection These two women are listeningContinue reading “IDL staff pick: Mary Louise Smith listening to anti-ERA speech, Iowa, 1980”

As the Iowa Digital Library approaches the 100,000-item mark, we’re celebrating this milestonetemp by highlighting some of our favorite items from the collections. Title: Mary Louise Smith and Louise Noun, Iowa, mid-1990s Creator: unknown Collection: Iowa Women’s Archives Founders Digital Collection   I like this one as it shows the IWA founders and that theyContinue reading “IDL staff pick: Louise Noun photographs, 1898-2002”

As the Iowa Digital Library approaches the 100,000-item mark, we’re celebrating this milestonetemp by highlighting some of our favorite items from the collections. Title: Campus plan of The University of Iowa, 1930 Creator: University of Iowa Collection: University of Iowa Campus Maps Digital Collection A 1930 vision of our institution, titled “Campus Plan of theContinue reading “IDL staff pick: UI campus plan, 1930”

As the Iowa Digital Library approaches the 100,000-item mark, we’re celebrating this milestonetemp by highlighting some of our favorite items from the collections. Title: “Wearin’ pants and boots and smokin’ pipes and runnin’ for President!” Creator: Frank Miller Collection: Iowa Women’s Archives Founders Digital Collection I love this image, and talk about timely. Before BarackContinue reading “IDL staff pick: “Wearin’ pants…” editorial cartoon, 1972″

As the Iowa Digital Library approaches the 100,000-item mark, we’re celebrating this milestonetemp by highlighting some of our favorite items from the collections. Title: Tablet weaving, 2005 Creator: Sally Orgren Collection: cARTalog Digital Collection   I started at the library long enough ago to have typed/corrected/filed and pulled (mostly pulled) cards from the catalog. IContinue reading “IDL staff pick: Woven card catalog art, 2005”

As the Iowa Digital Library approaches the 100,000-item mark, we’re celebrating this milestonetemp by highlighting some of our favorite items from the collections. Title: Louise standing amongst roses in City Park, Iowa City, Iowa, between 1924 and 1928 Creator: unknown Collection: African American Women in Iowa Digital Collection I love this photograph from the collegeContinue reading “IDL staff pick: Louise at City Park, Iowa City, mid-1920s”