Time Frame | Artifact Type | Title | Description |
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ca. 1940's | Video | World War II Veteran: Richard Henneman | World War II veteran, Richard Henneman, reflects on the cold winter in France, Germany and Belgium as a tank driver. He remembers the 5 members of his tank unit. |
2000 | Photo | Mississippi River From Pike's Peak | View of the Mississippi River from Pike's Peak. |
1975 | Video | Returning Vietnam Veterans Want Change | Dr. Philip Hubbard (1921-2002), first African-American professor at the University of Iowa, talks about expectations of Vietnam vets returning to Iowa. |
1800's | Video | Pioneer Children | Life on the frontier in the 1800s was lonely and hard for pioneer children. |
1907-2006 | Video | Maytag Washers | The Maytag company produced clothes washers. The new machines eased the drudgery of wash day for women on the farms and in towns. |
ca. 1940 | Photo | Preserved Food Containers in Root Cellar | Preserved food containers stored in root cellar. Preserving food by canning was a common practice before refrigerators became available. |
ca. 1940's | Video | World War II Veteran: Billy Amos | On June 6, 1944 the Allies conducted the invasion of Normandy. Bill Amos describes preparing for this invasion, the actual invasion, and other missions during World War II. |