| Time Frame | Artifact Type | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1906 | Interactive | 1906 Voting Booth (360 Views) | In the late 1800s, mechanical voting devices were being introduced in U.S. elections. This 1906 model was one of the first to be used in Iowa. |
| 1940s | Video | Time Travel Iowa: Peter-Mar Toys | This Iowa company made wooden toys for children during World War II. |
| 1940s | Interactive | Peter-Mar Toy Tractor | The Peter-Mar toy company in Muscatine, Iowa, produced wooden toys during the 1940s. Since lumber was limited to government contracts during World War II, the company used scrap lumber to create their product. |
| 1930s | Interactive | Child's Doll from Meskwaki Settlement, 1930s | This is a 1930s era doll from the Meskwaki Settlement near Tama, IA. It is representative of a typical doll a child on the Meskwaki Settlement would have owned in the 1920s and 1930s. The face and clothing (including breechcloth and leggings) are made from tanned deer hide. |
| 1850s | Interactive | Child's Doll, 1850s | This doll was owned by Mary Josephine Mason, daughter of first Supreme Court justice in Iowa, Charles Mason. Mason purchased the doll at a church fundraiser in 1851. The doll has a ceramic face, stuffed fabric arms and thighs, and ceramic arms and lower legs. |
| 1940s | Interactive | Peter-Mar Toy Wagon | The Peter-Mar toy company in Muscatine, Iowa, produced wooden toys during the 1940s. Since lumber was limited to government contracts during World War II, the company used scrap lumber to create their product. |
| Video | Julien Dubuque, Lead Mining and the Mines of Spain | In 1796, Julien Dubuque began searching for lead and other mineral deposits in what is now known as the Mines of Spain. |