| Time Frame | Artifact Type | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Video | New Iowan: Helen | This is an interview with a young, New Iowan, as part of the documentary "Our Kids." |
| 1942 | Photo | Telephone switchboard operator | Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC) switchboard operators in training. This was part of a communication course for WAACs at Fort Des Moines, Iowa. 1942. |
| 1932 | Photo | School and Outhouse, 1932 | One room schoolhouse in Lincoln Township, Kossuth County. The small white building in the background is the outhouse. Before indoor plumbing, students had to use outhouses as restrooms. 1932. |
| 1870's-present | Video | Norwegians in Iowa | Norwegians immigrated to Iowa for many reasons. Many were escaping problems in their homeland including overpopulation, lack of farmland, and the social climate. Norwegians were Iowa’s third largest immigrant group. |
| 1929-1939 | Video | The Great Depression Ends | World War II pulled the nation out of the Great Depression. |
| 1914 | Photo | Solbrig flying before a crowd | Oscar Solbrig flying in an exhibition in Davenport. Oscar and Mary Solbrig were aviation pioneers. In addition to flying, Oscar built his own plane. Mary was an airplane mechanic, and she was in charge of promoting the exhibitions. 1914. |
| 1912 | Photo | Men Constructing Bridge | Men constructed this bridge located on the Lincoln Highway. The bridge, called the Eureka Bridge, was east of the town of Jefferson. The Lincoln Highway was later renamed U.S. 30. |
| 1856 | Video | Railroad Tracks Across Iowa | Railroad tracks were laid from Council Bluffs to Iowa City in 1856. Four railroad companies created train lines that spanned the state of Iowa from the Mississippi to the Missouri rivers. |
| ca. 1940's | Video | World War II Veteran: Henry Leonard | Private First Class Henry Leonard, a 19-year old draftee from Ryan, was sent to fight in the Philippines in January of 1945. He was assigned to the Bush Masters, a group of National Guardsmen from Arizona, officially known as the 158th Regimental Combat Team. |
| 1975 | Photo | Vietnamese Refugees, 1975 | Vietnamese refugees in Des Moines in 1975. |