| Time Frame | Artifact Type | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1656 | Photo | 1656 map showing the uncharted west | A map of the undiscovered western United States. This early map shows how little was known about the western part of North America in 1656. |
| 1975 | Video | State of Iowa is One of a Kind | Former president of the Des Moines Register, Michael Gartner, explains the state of Iowa's unique status as a resettlement agency. |
| ca. 1940's | Video | World War II Veteran: Vince Connors (Pete) | Pete Conners was called up February, 1941 with Company E along with 112 young men from Shenandoah. Pete was wounded 3 times during World War II 1942-1945 and again in 1950 in Korea. Pete tells us about combat in North Africa and Northern Italy. |
| 2004 | Video | Modern Machinery Used for Harvest | Combine removes the remains of a harvested crop. |
| 1959 | Photo | Riverboat Passes Through Dubuque, 1959 | A riverboat passes under the Iowa/Wisconsin Hi Bridge and Dam on the Mississippi River. Dubuque, 1959. |
| ca. 1910 | Photo | A man stands in the doorway of a sod home on his farmstead | A man stands in the doorway of a sod home on his farmstead. Due to a lack of trees many settlers to the prairie had little choice but to build homes made of sod until other building materials could be delivered. ca. 1910. |
| 1948 | Photo | Meatpacking Plant | Two workers in Rath Meatpacking Plant in Waterloo. Undated photo. |