| Time Frame | Artifact Type | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1929-1939 | Video | The Great Depression: Transient Men | During the Great Depression many men were forced to leave home to find work where they could. |
| 1914 | Photo | Solbrig airborne and racing | Oscar Solbrig airborne and racing through the sky, Davenport, Iowa, 1914. |
| 1896-1917 | Photo | Merle D. Hay | Private Merle D. Hay was an Iowa native from Glidden. He enlisted in the U.S. Army in May of 1917. He was sent to Fort Bliss, Texas, and then to France. He and two other soldiers were killed on November 3 during a German invasion. Private Hay was the first Iowan killed in World War I. |
| 1979 | Video | Refugee Camp in Southeast Asia | Former US Ambassador Kenneth M. Quinn describes conditions in a refugee camp in Southeast Asia. Governors from several US states, including Governor Robert Ray from Iowa, visited the camp in 1979. |
| ca. 1940's | Video | World War II Veteran: Kenneth Lubben (Ken) | Kenneth Lubben served in the Army as a PFC in the 546th Anti Aircraft Artillery Battalion, called the coast artillery corps at the time. He served January 1943- January 1946. |
| 2004 | Video | Viva Columbus Junction | Teenagers and educators from Columbus Junction, Iowa, who are committed to helping Hispanic immigrants adapt to life in Iowa, are featured. This program aired in 2004. |
| 1919 | Photo | World War I Victory Arch at State Capitol, 1919 | A victory arch was constructed on the capitol grounds to welcome the return of the 168th Infantry to Des Moines in 1919. |