| Time Frame | Artifact Type | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Photo | Iowa Airman, Vietnam | 1st Lt. Lyle Bainbridge from the 174th Tactical Fighter Wing standing by an F-100C plane during the Vietnam War. This picture was taken at the Phu Car Air Base in the Republic of Vietnam in 1969. |
| 1910 | Photo | Four Coal Miners in 1910 | Four coal miners in 1910. |
| 1832 | Video | Black Hawk Treaty | In 1832 Sac and Fox Indians turned over their land to the U.S. government. |
| 1956 | Photo | Highway Construction | The Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956 set off the biggest highway building boom in the nation's and Iowa's history. Iowa's first segment of interstate highway, I-35/I-80 at the southwest edge of Des Moines, was opened in 1958. |
| 1912 | Photo | Eureka Bridge Construction on the Lincoln Highway (2 of 4) | The Lincoln Highway later became U.S. 30. The Eureka Bridge is located east of Jefferson in Greene County and is still being used. The sign on the bridge reads: Erected by Marsh Engineers Co. Material Supplied by D. Milligan Co. Hawkeye (illegible) Cement (illegible). |
| 1912 | Photo | Lead smelting furnace | Lead smelting furnace. Lead was a natural resource that became very important to the lives of many Iowans. Lead ore was smelted to produce lead shot. The small round pellets were used as ammunition for rifles. This photo was taken near Dubuque, Iowa, circa 1912. |
| 1800's | Video | Diseases on the Frontier | In the 1800s sickness and death were common on the Iowa frontier. Cholera and malaria were common. Herbs and teas were used by pioneers to treat illnesses. |
| 1975 | Video | Iowans Open Their Hearts | Former Iowa Governor Robert Ray discusses Iowa's response to the Tai Dam refugees in 1975. |
| 1871 | Photo | Constructing the Foundation of the State Capitol, 1871 | Workers prepare to lower foundation stones for the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines. A prairie boulder seven feet long, three feet wide and three feet thick became the capitol's cornerstone in 1871. |
| 1846 | Video | Iowa Constitution and Race | A re-enactment portrays a constitutional delegate expressing commonly held views of blacks in 1846. |