Time Frame Artifact Type Title Description
1831-1916 Photo Grenville Dodge

Grenville Dodge was a Civil War hero, politician and railroad builder.
1896-1922 Video Civil Rights Organizations

Elaine Graham Estes, longtime director of the Des Moines Public Library, discusses the civil rights movement in Iowa.
1939 Photo Inspecting ears of hybrid seed corn

Inspecting ears of hybrid seed corn. Reinbeck, Iowa. September, 1939.
1930s Photo Southern Iowa coal mine

A coal mine located in the south central part of the state near Ottumwa off U.S. Highway 34. Coal mining in the state peaked in 1919. Photo was taken in May 1936.
2008 Video Iowa After the 2008 Parkersburg Tornado

The May 25th 2008 storm was the strongest tornado the state had seen in more than 30 years. With wind speeds of more than 200 mph, the storm left 43 miles of destruction behind it. Seven Iowans were killed in the storm, and the damage to this Iowa community is significant.
1855 Photo Fountain Spring Mill

Fountain Spring Mill built in 1855 in Delaware County. Near Greeley, Iowa. ca. 1920.
1832 Video Black Hawk Speaks to His Followers

In 1832 Black Hawk asked his people to return to the land they had given up in an earlier treaty.
1888-1965 Illustration Portrait of Henry A. Wallace

Portrait of Henry A. Wallace. 1888 - 1965. Iowan who was vice president of the United States, secretary of agriculture, scientist, publisher, farmer and presidential candidate.
1912 Photo Eureka Bridge Construction

The Eureka Bridge was constructed east of Jefferson on the Lincoln Highway, later called U.S. 30. Boards and braces hold materials such as concrete in place.
1975 Video Lasting Impact of Southeast Asian Refugees on Iowa

The Indochinese exodus followed decades of war and chaos in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia, called the Vietnam War. David Yepsen reflects on how the legacy of that time will always be with us.