| Time Frame | Artifact Type | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Late 1800'sto Mid 1900's | Video | Radio on the Farm | Radio brought music, news and entertainment to farm families who were previously isolated from the world. |
| ca. 1940's | Video | World War II Veteran: Harold Lamont Schoolen | Harold Lamont Schoolen from Ottumwa describes his time in the 2nd Cavalry Division during World War II in Europe and the struggles he encountered as a black soldier serving under white officers. |
| 1964-75 | Video | Vietnam: Welcome Home | Samuel Sours, a representative of the Vietnam Veterans of America who served in Vietnam for 27 months and moved up the ranks from supply clerk to helicopter crew chief, recalls his experiences. |
| 1915 | Photo | Barn raising | Workers constructing barn on farm near Stacyville, Iowa. Some men are wearing aprons of Stacyville Lumber Company. ca. 1915. |
| late 1800's | Photo | The Last Icarians | The last Icarians, Adams County. The Icarian community disbanded in 1898. |
| Early 1500's | Video | Spanish Meet Indians | In the early 1500s the Spanish were the first Europeans to interact with the Indians. They tried to force the Indians to convert to Christianity. The Indians had their own religions and weren't always interested in changing to Christianity. |
| 1931 | Photo | Churning room in the Perry Milk Products Company | Milk churning room in the Perry Milk Products Company at Perry, Iowa. The churning process created butter out of milk or cream. June 1931. |