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Video Cut-Off Lake | Iowa PBS Explores

A piece of Iowa land a little over two square miles sits snugly in Omaha, Nebraska. 

Learn the colorful, confusing history involving floods, legal battles, and cessation of Carter Lake, Iowa.

Video Dvořák in Iowa | Iowa PBS Explores

How did a man like Antonín Dvořák, who was an international celebrity, spend a little over three months in a small Iowa village, and while staying here, end up composing two of his most enduring and celebrated works?

Video The Polio Epidemic | Iowa PBS Explores

Public swimming pools were shut down. Movie theaters urged patrons to not sit too close together. And children disappeared from neighborhoods. Sound familiar?

The polio pandemic ravaged communities across the country, and Iowa was not spared.

Video The Great White Way | Iowa PBS Explores

Just off of i-80 between Council Bluffs and Des Moines, sits a 26 mile stretch of road with white painted telephone poles. Hundreds of them connect five communities between Adair and Dexter.

1874-1891 Video Early Years of Herbert Hoover

Herbert Hoover was born in West Branch, Iowa. He spent ten years in Iowa prior to moving to Oregon at the death of his parents.

1965 Video John Tinker Describes His Life After High School

John Tinker describes his experiences after high school, including his continued activism, alternative path to education and job training, and his success working in computer programming and telecommunications industries.

1965 Video John Tinker Describes the Purpose of Protest and Activism

John Tinker describes his perspective on the purpose of protests and activism to raise awareness and to provide affirmation to those participating.

1965 Video Mary Beth Tinker Describes Her Work Raising Awareness of First Amendment Rights

Mary Beth Tinker describes how she came to the decision to begin public speaking to help raise awareness of First Amendment rights for young people.

1965 Video Mary Beth Tinker Describes the Need to Understand First Amendment Rights

Mary Beth Tinker describes how she continues to see the need for young people to understand and practice their First Amendment rights.

1965 Video John Tinker Describes His Values and Continued Activism

John Tinker describes his values regarding peace, justice and equality and how that influences his continued activism.

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