| Time Frame | Artifact Type | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1935-1941 | Video | The Importance of the Railroad in Small Town Iowa in the 1940s | Although the automobile was around in the 1940s, railroads were still a main source of transportation for many small rural Iowa communities. Learn more about how the railroad played a key role in daily life in this segment from Iowa PBS’s "Picture Perfect: Iowa in the 1940s" documentary. |
| 1935-1941 | Video | World War II Concerns Come to Rural Iowa in the 1940s | In this segment of Iowa PBS’s "Picture Perfect: Iowa in the 1940s" documentary, Iowans from a small rural town recount their growing concerns leading up to World War II. |
| 1966-1957 | Video | Iowa Girls 6-on-6 Basketball: The 1967 Mediapolis Bullettes | After losing in the 1966 state finals, the Mediapolis Bullettes girls basketball team came back the next year to win the state championship. In this video feature from Iowa PBS's 2017 Girls High School Basketball coverage, members of the 1967 team recount their championship season. |
| 1917 | Photo | World War I Officers Reserve Training Camp at Fort Des Moines | Cropped photograph shows a large group portrait of African American officers from the 5th Provisional Company seated and standing in front of a building at the Fort Des Moines Provisional Army Officer Training School in Des Moines, Iowa, in 1917. |
| 1934-1993 | Video | Girls 6-on-6 Basketball: Preparing for Gameday in Rural Iowa | Playing in the barn, cattle calls to disrupt practice shots, and mom and dad taking over the chores were all part of game day preparation for some rural Iowa girls basketball players. |
| 1959-1993 | Video | Iowa Girls 6-on-6 Basketball: Coach Larry Niemeyer | In this segment from Iowa PBS’s More Than a Game: 6-on-6 Basketball in Iowa documentary, Larry Niemeyer describes his experiences coaching a girls 6-on-6 basketball team for the first time. |
| 1959 | Video | Highlights from the Iowa Girls 6-on-6 Basketball State Tournament: The Blizzard of 1959 | Among the many highlights from past girls 6-on-6 state basketball tournaments, one memorable event didn't have anything to do with the actual game of basketball--the blizzard of 1959. |
| 1993 | Video | Iowa Girls 6-on-6 Basketball: Highlights from the Last State Tournament Game (1993 Finals) | The 1993 state championship game between Hubbard-Radcliffe High School and Atlantic High School is the last official high school girls 6-on-6 basketball game in Iowa. This segment is from Iowa PBS’s More Than a Game: 6-on-6 Basketball in Iowa documentary. |
| 1934-1993 | Video | Iowa Girls 6-on-6 Basketball Covered in the News | The popularity of girls 6-on-6 basketball in Iowa was aided by major newspapers and radio coverage. This segment from Iowa PBS’s More Than a Game: 6-on-6 Basketball in Iowa documentary features interviews with several sports reports from the era. |
| 1934-1993 | Video | Iowa Girls 6-on-6 Basketball: Small Communities Travel to Des Moines to Support Their Teams | In this segment from Iowa PBS’s More Than a Game: 6-on-6 Basketball in Iowa documentary, reporters, players and coaches recount how rural towns traveled to support their teams during the week of the state tournament in Des Moines. |