Time Frame | Artifact Type | Title | Description |
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1975 | Video | The Right Thing to Do | Former Iowa Governor Robert Ray talks about his decision to bring refugees from Southeast Asia to Iowa to live in 1975. |
Mid 1800's | Video | Stagecoach Travel | Traveling by stagecoach in the mid-1800s was not always a pleasant experience. |
ca. 1940's | Video | World War II Veteran: Robert A. Helgerson (Bob) | Like many other young men during World War II, Robert "Bob" Helgerson describes leaving school to join to the Navy. He talks about his jobs onboard ship, breaking codes, being torpedoed and being on ship that was attacked by kamikaze. |
2004 | Video | Modern Farm | Scene showing a large modern farm with multiple buildings. hog confines, homestead, and grain silos |
ca. 1995 | Photo | Riverboat Casino | This riverboat has been converted into a casino. In the early to mid-19th century riverboats were used for transportation on Iowa's rivers. But in the 21st century riverboats house some of Iowa's gambling establishments. |
1800's | Video | Pioneer Women | The pioneer woman had many responsibilities and led a hard life in the 1800s. |
1800's | Photo | Sioux City Corn Palace | Exterior view of the Sioux City Corn Palace, 1890. |