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Time Frame Artifact Type Title Description
Early to Mid 1900's Video Early Corn Picking

Corn was picked by hand during the early 1900s. It was hard work and a day's work didn't yield many bushels.

1950 Video Korean War 101

It was the bloodiest foreign war in U.S. history, but what do you know about the Korean War? This is a primer.

1943 Photo Iowa Soldier, WWII

An Iowa soldier, part of the 34th Division, looking through binoculars in North Africa in 1943.

1870 Video Iowa's Meatpacking Industry

Iowa's farming industry contributed to the growth of the meatpacking industry in the state. New technologies also helped fast growth of meatpacking plants.

ca. 1870's Photo Coal Mining With Child Labor

Coal mining was a big industry in southern and central Iowa. Some boys as young as 8th graders worked in the mines.

Illustration The people of Iowa are known as Iowans

This illustration depicts the diverse people who make up the history of the state. Can you identify some famous people?

1940 Photo Four-row tractor corn planter

Four-row tractor corn planter. Jasper County, Iowa. May, 1940

ca. 1895 Photo Blacksmith Shop, ca. 1895.

E. Bennet Blacksmith Shop. Location believed to be in Newton. ca. 1895.

1920s Video Hispanic History

The lives of Latinos living in Iowa in the 1920s are featured. Originally aired in 2002.

1912 Photo Eureka Bridge Construction on the Lincoln Highway (4 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.

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