Time Frame | Artifact Type | Title | Description |
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ca. 1940's | Video | Traces of POW History in Iowa | The stories of World War II German, Italian and Japanese prisoners of war held in Iowa are featured. This program aired in 2003. |
1940s | Video | Time Travel Iowa: Peter-Mar Toys | This Iowa company made wooden toys for children during World War II. |
1900s | Video | Time Travel Iowa: 1906 Voting Machine | In the late 1800s, mechanical voting devices were being introduced in U.S. elections. This 1906 model was one of the first to be used in Iowa. |
1930s | Video | Threshing Machine: Farmers Working Together | Threshing, the process of removing the grain from the stalk on a plant such as oats or wheat, was a big event that drew friends and neighbors to local farms. Prior to the steam engine, this work was laborious and all done by hand. |
Early to Mid 1900's | Video | Threshing Day | Threshing day was a community event that brought farm families together to help harvest crops. |
1953 | Photo | Threshing crew at work | Threshing crew at work. Location unknown. August 1953. |
1950 | Photo | Threshers at Lunch, 1950 | Threshers enjoy a lunch break in Jackson County. Women spent long hours preparing the huge meals when threshers came to help with the farm work. 1950. |
1980s | Video | The1980s Farm Crisis Impacts All Farmers in Iowa | Four different farm families in Iowa each come to farming through different means. Each is impacted by the 1980s farm crisis. |
2002 | Video | The Universal Language | A choir from Tanzania touring and performing gospel music in Iowa is featured. Originally aired in 2002. |
Early to Mid 1800's | Video | The Underground Railroad | A re-enactment of escaped slaves making their way north on the Underground Railroad in the 1800s. |