A tribute to a "pioneer" of Cedar Rapids, Iowa. "Most men are satisfied to accumulate a fortune for themselves, but very few are identified with the whole life of a town from its first settlement until it has grown to be a city of twenty thousand people. Wm. Green was one of these few men. He has been closely identified with the whole history of Cedar Rapids, from the building of the first permanent house to the building of the last street railroad..." 22 pp. no publication date. First page states: "Another Pioneer Gone. Death of William Greene, at his residence on Fifth A... View More...
4 separate Bulletins (volumes). Iowa Geological Survey. No.4: GEOLOGY AND GROUND-WATER RESOURCES OF WEBSTER COUNTY, IOWA by William E. Hale. 1955. With Photographs, Graphs, Tables. In back pocket, 4 Plates: Bedrock Geologic Map Webster County, Iowa; Map of Webster County, Iowa showing location of wells; Geologic section north-south through Webster County; and Geologic section east-west through Webster County. 257 pp. Book is Very Good. No. 5: QUALITY OF SURPACE WATERS OF IOWA 1886-1954. 1955. With Photographs, Graphs, Tables and a Geologic Map of Iowa. 351pp. including Index. Book is Very Good... View More...
With Science Supplement. Article by a Famous American: in Science Supplement: E. J. JAMES "Recent land legislation in England". Other articles: "Blackfoot Tribes"; "Some Reaction-Time Studies" with a table; "Ben Nevis Meteorological Observatory" with an illustration of the observatory; and "Entomology in the National Museum" with a table. In Letters to the Editor: "Effigy mounds in Iowa" with an illustration. Covers slightly soiled. ex.mus. stamp on front. vertical crease, mildly seen throughout publication, very minor. Slight chipping at bottom ... View More...
"The material in the present collection of the Norwegian American Museum falls largely into two categories: that which represents the life and culture of the immigrant before leaving Norway and that which represents his life and culture after settling in the New World. Most of the objects in both categories have been donated by the families with whose histories they have been associated." 28 pp. Each page with photographs, some in color. Very Good+ to Near Fine. View More...
March 1955. Report prepared by the Office of River Basin Studies. Principal Author-Grady E. Mann. Region III, Fish and Wildlife Service. United States Department of the Interior. "As part of a Nationwide inventory of wetlands subject to drainage or other reclamation, a survey to locate, classify, and evaluate the wetlands of Iowa was initiated in July, 1953. These lands have been evaluated primarily on the basis of habitat for waterfowl and, secondarily, for other wildlife..." 41 pp. plus Appendix A-E with 27 pp. Total pages 68. Typed not printed. Illustrations/plates copied not origin... View More...
U.S. Department of Agriculture. Forest Service -- Circular 154. Issued September 15, 1908. 24 pp. Ex. museum stamp and identification numbers on front cover. Cover edges are browning, dirt smudges, tears to corners. Top corner is creased. Interior clean. Pamphlet in VG- condition. View More...
Bureau of Fisheries. Appendix to the Report of the U.S. Commissioner of Fisheries for 1920. Three plates. All photographs. Plate I :"The New Biological Laboratory Building, Completed in 1920"; Plate II: Ponds for Experiment Work and Troughs for Rearing Mussels; and Plate III:Ponds for Fish-Cultural Experiment Work and A Simple Fishpond. Includes a double spread page with 4 "floor plans" of the Biological Laboratory.12 pages total. Opening paragraphs on History and Functions. Thin paper wraps. Mildly soiled. 2" tear at spine base. Front bottom corner creased. Good + View More...
Delivered in the House of Representatives and Senate, Fifty-Seventh Congress. Second Session. Document No. 464. Frontis. engraved portrait of Hon. John N.W. Rumple. protected with tissue guard. 64 pp. Disbound. Front page creased at top edge. 1/2"x2/16" missing piece along top edge. 1" tear at spine. Otherwise document is Very Good. Interior is tight, clean and VG+. Rumple was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-seventh Congress and served from March 4, 1901, until his death in Chicago, Illinois, January 31, 1903. View More...
207 pp. Slightly soiled? or rubbed gilt design on front cover, otherwise covers are VG+. Interior is tight, clean and VG+. Mainly photographs, many on each page. View More...
Reprint. Pages 76-93. Four b/w plates. Tan paper wraps with staple binding, back cover is missing. Front cover has chipping and small tears to edges, edge is darkened, cover is dirty and creased. Most interior page edges are chipping, many are uncut along top edge. Interior has some dirt smudges, creasing to corners. Document is Good- to Good. View More...
29th Congress. 1st Session. Doc. No.168. House of Representatives. "Transmitting The report, journal, and map of Captain J. Allen, of the first regiment of dragoons, of his expedition to the heads of the rivers Des Moines, Blue Earth, &c, in the northwest..." .(Research done indicates that the Map mentioned was not issued.) 18 pp. Report of an expedition into the Indian country (Sioux).Submitted by W.L. Marcy, Secretary of War.(President James K. Polk). Mild foxing along side margin otherwise document is Very Good. View More...
Iowa Northern Boundary. 32d Congress, 1st Session, House of Representatives, Ex. Doc. No. 66. February 12, 1852 -- Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means, and ordered to be printed. 4 pp. Disbound government document. Chips and creasing to spine edge. Browning along page edges, some foxing spots, bent corners. Document in VG condition. View More...
31st Congress, 1st Session, House of Representatives, Rep. No. 501. Laid upon the table, and ordered to be printed, September 17, 1850. "The Committee on Indian Affairs, to whom was referred the resolution of the House of Representatives of the 6th May, 1850, respecting the contract made with Henry M. Rice for the removal of the Winnebagoes from Iowa and Wisconsin to their lands in Minnesota..." 64 pp. Disbound government document. Residue and strings from book remain on spine edge. Light foxing/browning throughout pages. Document in VG condition. View More...
Report removed from Eleventh Annual Report of the United States Geological Survey 1889-'90. Part I. Geology. Pages 189-577 with many maps, plates and figures. Missing three plates that were in pocket of original volume. Disbound government document. Residue and strings from book binding remain on spine edge. First three pages are separated from rest of document. Ex. library stamp on page edges, some wear to paper edges, dirt smudges/fingerprints to interior pages. Document in Good to Good+ condition. View More...
Water-Supply Bulletin No.3. Iowa Geological Survey. Stream-flow records published on a daily basis for the period 1943-1950. (Publication was curtailed by the State during and after World War II because of paper and personnel shortages) The report is arranged for convenient use and is designed to facilitate detailed consideration for surface-water problems in the State. These data are useful to public officials engaged in work on water resources including sediment and flood control; to engineers who plan, construct or maintain dams, bridges, sewage disposal or water works, industrial and agric... View More...
"In this list of the land and fresh-water shells now found living in the immediate vicinity of Iowa City, Iowa, the species of terrestrial pulmonates are grouped as by W. G. Binney in "Terrestrial Mollusks", vol. v; the other families as by Binney, Prime, and Tyron in "Land and Fresh-Water Shells of N. A.". 4 pp. Very small bi-fold pamphlet. Corners bent and wear to edges. Pamphlet is clean and in VG condition. View More...
Extract from the Bulletin from the Laboratories of Natural History of the State University of Iowa, Vol. V., No. 4., November 19, 1904. Papers on the Loess by B. Shimek. Pages 298-381. Cover edges and corners chipped or torn, and interior page edges are chipped. View More...
"This book...is published...in the hope that it will assist in creating a better general understanding of the issures involved in the question of private versus government ownership of railways;" 330 pp. including Index, 16 Appendices, and Bibliography. Lloyd Thurston's personal copy as his name: Hon. Lloyd Thurston is in gilt imprinted letters on front cover and signed by him on front free endpaper with date, Nov. 1937. Spine faded, otherwise covers are Very Good. Interior is tight, clean and Very Good. Lloyd Thurston, from Iowa, served in Congress from March 4, 1925 to January 3, 193... View More...
From the Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries, Volume XXXV, 1915-16. Document No. 854, Issued December 22, 1917. Pages 165-198.Ten b/w plates, seven fold-out. Green paper covers with black title lettering on front. Wear and discoloration to cover edges and corners, spine is creased, spine ends are torn. Ex. museum stamp and identification numbers on top of front cover and title page. Bottom spine end has been bumped and is creased throughout document. Fold-out plate edge is discolored and dirty from being longer than the document. Document in Good- to Good condition. View More...
From Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries, Vol. XXXIX 1923-24. pp.231-345. 102 figures. Stiff green covers. Davenport Academy of Science stamp on front cover. On title page, stamp and numbers. Otherwise covers are Very Good+. Interior is tight, clean and Very Good. $40 postpaid. View More...
