Time Frame | Artifact Type | Title | Description |
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1929-1939 | Video | Bank Closures | During the 1920s about 300 banks closed in Iowa leading up to the Great Depression. |
1931 | Photo | Barn Destroyed by Tornado, 1931 | A tornado producing wind turns a large barn on its side in 1931. Iowa ranks sixth in the United States for tornado frequency. |
1915 | Photo | Barn raising | Workers constructing barn on farm near Stacyville, Iowa. Some men are wearing aprons of Stacyville Lumber Company. ca. 1915. |
1880 | Photo | Bird's-eye view in Amana Colonies | A bird's eye view of the Amana Colonies in Iowa County. Gardens are shown in the foreground. ca. 1880. |
1832 | Video | Black Hawk Speaks to His Followers | In 1832 Black Hawk asked his people to return to the land they had given up in an earlier treaty. |
1832 | Video | Black Hawk Treaty | In 1832 Sac and Fox Indians turned over their land to the U.S. government. |
1955 | Photo | Blacksmith | Men working with hammers and anvil in blacksmith shop. Moscow, Iowa. 1955. |
ca. 1895 | Photo | Blacksmith Shop, ca. 1895. | E. Bennet Blacksmith Shop. Location believed to be in Newton. ca. 1895. |
Late 1800's | Video | Book Farming | New farming tools and techniques were made known to farmers via publications like "Wallaces' Farmer." Henry A. Wallace was the owner and publisher of the ag magazine. He was also the U.S. secretary of agriculture. |
2006 | Video | Borlaug Receives Congressional Gold Medal | In December 2006 native Iowan, Norman Borlaug, received the Congressional Gold Medal. |