| Time Frame | Artifact Type | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Video | Life as a Refugee | Former Iowa Governor Robert Ray talks sbout life as a refugee. |
| 1910s-1930s | Video | African-American Legal Associations | Charles P. Howard Jr. (1921-1994), a former president of the National Bar Association, discusses discrimination faced by black attorneys. |
| 1875 | Photo | Downtown Des Moines, 1875 | Des Moines, Iowa's capital city. 1875 |
| 1865 | Video | Iowans Return from the Civil War | After four years of fighting, the Civil War ended. The North had won. Iowa soldiers returned home to adjust to new lives in 1865. |
| 1931 | Photo | grasshopper devastated crop | Four individuals survey a field ravaged by grasshoppers. Swarming grasshoppers devoured crops leaving nothing behind. 1931 |
| 1929-1939 | Video | Iowa Farmers Strike | Iowa farmers organized to stop agriculture production in protest of the low prices they received for their products. |
| Approximatey One Million Years Ago | Video | Glaciers in Iowa | Approximatey one million years ago, glaciers moved into Iowa. Later, when they receded, they left behind rich soil. |