Time Frame | Artifact Type | Title | Description |
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Early to Mid 1900's | Video | Early Corn Picking | Corn was picked by hand during the early 1900s. It was hard work and a day's work didn't yield many bushels. |
1950 | Video | Korean War 101 | It was the bloodiest foreign war in U.S. history, but what do you know about the Korean War? This is a primer. |
1943 | Photo | Iowa Soldier, WWII | An Iowa soldier, part of the 34th Division, looking through binoculars in North Africa in 1943. |
1870 | Video | Iowa's Meatpacking Industry | Iowa's farming industry contributed to the growth of the meatpacking industry in the state. New technologies also helped fast growth of meatpacking plants. |
ca. 1870's | Photo | Coal Mining With Child Labor | Coal mining was a big industry in southern and central Iowa. Some boys as young as 8th graders worked in the mines. |
Illustration | The people of Iowa are known as Iowans | This illustration depicts the diverse people who make up the history of the state. Can you identify some famous people? |
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1940 | Photo | Four-row tractor corn planter | Four-row tractor corn planter. Jasper County, Iowa. May, 1940 |
ca. 1895 | Photo | Blacksmith Shop, ca. 1895. | E. Bennet Blacksmith Shop. Location believed to be in Newton. ca. 1895. |
1920s | Video | Hispanic History | The lives of Latinos living in Iowa in the 1920s are featured. Originally aired in 2002. |
1912 | Photo | Eureka Bridge Construction on the Lincoln Highway (4 of 4) | The Lincoln Highway later became U.S. 30. The Eureka Bridge is located east of Jefferson in Greene County and is still being used. |