| Time Frame | Artifact Type | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1869 | Photo | St. Donatus, 1869 | The town of St. Donatus in northeast Iowa. Settled by immigrants from Luxemburg. 1869 |
| ca. 1940's | Video | World War II Veteran: Richard O. Keep (Dick) | World War II veteran, Dick Keep, remembers a German family sharing thier fresh bread, eggs, wine and rings of liverwurst with his unit. Keep also talks about the concentration camp at Landsburg, and how a hot cup of water saved his life one day. |
| 1830's | Video | Mississippi River Fuels Iowa Industry | The Mississippi River helped industry by transporting people and materials. Logs floated down the river from Minnesota and Wisconsin to Iowa mills where they were cut into lumber. |
| 2004 | Photo | River Barge Transporting Coal | Barges transport coal and grain down the Mississippi River in 2004. The Alter Company, organized by Frank R. Alter in Davenport in 1916, is still operating. The company has terminals in New Orleans, St. Paul, La Crosse, and at its main base in Davenport, Iowa. 2004. |
| 1940 | Photo | Hybrid seed plant | Pioneer Hybrid Seed Plant. Reinbeck, Iowa. April, 1940. |
| ca. 1938 | Photo | Maytag Washing Machine | Maytag washing machine "Model 70." |
| ca. 1930 | Photo | President Herbert Hoover, 1929-1933 | Herbert Hoover from West Branch, Iowa, was the 31st president of the United States (1929-1933). |