| Time Frame | Artifact Type | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Video | New Iowan: Galtat | This is an interview with a young, New Iowan, as part of the documentary "Our Kids." |
| Early 1800's to Early 1900's | Video | Scarce Supplies | Resources were scarce in one room schools. Pencils and paper were used with care. |
| 1860 | Video | Civil War Begins | The election of Abraham Lincoln, who promised to abolish slavery, led to some southern states seceding from the union in 1860. Soon after Lincoln's inauguration in 1861, the first battle of the Civil War took place. |
| 1885 | Photo | J.W. Witmer & Company Insurance | Exterior of J.W. Witmer & Company Insurance with personnel posing in front. Insurance has been a major industry In Iowa since the early 1800s. Des Moines, Iowa. ca.1885. |
| 1800's | Video | Farming on the Frontier | Prairie soil was rich, but tough. In the 1800s oxen plowed up the soil dense with roots of native prairie grasses. |
| 1862 | Video | Army Hospital Established in Keokuk | A hotel in Keokuk, the Estes House, was converted into a hospital for wounded Civil War soldiers in 1862. |
| 1673 | Video | Early French Explorers Visit Iowa | Although the area wasn't called Iowa at the time, in 1673 two French explorers named Marquette and Joliet reached Iowa as they navigated the Mississippi River. |
| 1950-53 | Video | Korean War: The Forgotten War | A Korean War veteran from Iowa recounts his military service in South Korea. This program aired in 2003. |
| 1943 | Photo | Iowa Soldiers in Africa, WWII | Iowa members of the 34th Division walking along a road in North Africa in 1943 during World War II. |
| 1946 | Video | Iowa's Population Shifts | After World War II, machines took over much of the work on the farms. People who had worked on farms moved to towns and cities to work in factories. |